Congress MLA from Umred constituency, Raju Parve, resigned from the get together and joined the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena in Mumbai on Sunday. He’s prone to be fielded from the reserved Ramtek constituency by Shiv Sena towards Congress candidate Rashmi Barve, sources mentioned.
Ramtek goes to ballot within the first part on April 19.
Parve joined Shiv Sena at ’Varsha’, the official residence of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, within the presence of Deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar. Parve received the Umred seat in Nagpur district on a Congress ticket within the 2019 meeting elections.
Notably, Ramtek Lok Sabha constituency is likely one of the few seats on which Shiv Sena led by Shinde and BJP have staked claims for 2024 polls. This constituency, which falls in Nagpur district, was received by Shiv Sena (undivided) in 1999, 2004, 2014 and 2019 elections.