New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday released its fourth list of seven candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly polls, which has senior leaders like Eknath Khadse and cabinet minister Vinod Tawde missing from it. Of the seven names, one of the most prominent candidate is Rohini Khadse, the daughter of senior BJP leader Eknath Khadse. She would be contesting from her father's constituency Muktainagar. Meanwhile, senior leader Vinod Tawde has been replaced by Sunil Rane on Borivali seat.

The list also includes candidates for the Katol, Tumsar, Nashik East, Borivali, Ghatkopar East and Colaba Assembly seats. The party has fielded Charan Singh Thakur for Katol, Pradeep Padole for Tumsar, Rahul Dhikale for Nashik East, Sunil Rane for Borivali. Another leader Rahul Narvekar has replaced Raj Purohit from the Colaba seat. BMC corporate Parag Shah has been replaced Prakash Mehta on Ghatkopar east seat.

With its final list of 7 candidates it is now clear that BJP is fighting 26 more seats than its ally Shiv Sena, BJP will be contesting 150 seats and Shiv Sena will contest on 124 seats and other allies gets 14 seats as the total Assembly seat in Maharashtra is 288.

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The assembly elections in Maharashtra will be held on October 21 and the results will be declared on October 24.

(with inputs from agencies)