Shivaji Maharaj factor still ruling Maharashtra' Satara| Fadnavis Factor

The Satara bypoll, which is to be held along with the Assembly polls on October 21, has been necessitated by the resignation of Mr. Bhosale — the former Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP from Satara — who switched alliances to join the BJP.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Udayanraje Pratapsinha Bhonsale of NCP won in this seat by defeating the IND candidate by a margin of 3,66,594 votes which was 37.53% of the total votes polled in the constituency. NCP had a vote share of 53.50% in 2014 in the seat. There were a total of 18 contestants in 2014.