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MLC election: Satyajeet Tambe will be suspended from Congress, says Nana Patole

He had filed his nominations from Nashik as an independent candidate

Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole | PTI

Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Thursday said that Satyajeet Tambe, who filed his nomination paper as an independent candidate from Nashik division graduates constituency for the upcoming state Legislative Council polls, will be suspended from the party.

Addressing a press conference here, Patole also announced the names of five candidates whom the Maha Vikas Aghadi, which comprises the Congress, Nationalist Congress Party and Shiv Sena (UBT), will back and expressed confidence that they will win the polls.

The Congress had on Sunday suspended Satyajeet Tambe's father and three-time MLC Sudhir Tambe after he did not file nomination for the polls despite the party's mandate and instead got his son to enter the fray as an independent.

The term of five members of the Legislative Council two from graduates' and three from teachers' constituencies -- is expiring on February 7. Voting to elect new members of the Upper House will be held on January 30 and counting will be taken up on February 2.

After flip-flops and lack of coordination, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Ambadas Danve and NCP's Jitendra Awhad jointly addressed the press conference with Patole.

"He (Satyajeet Tambe) is in the fray and has started campaigning. He will be suspended today," Patole said.

The state Congress chief also said the MVA will back Shubhangi Patil (independent) in Nashik graduates constituency, Balaram Patil (independent) in Konkan teachers constituency, Vikram Kale (NCP) in Aurangabad teachers constituency, Sudhakar Adbale (independent) in Nagpur teachers constituency and Dhiraj Lingade (Congress) in Amravati graduates constituency.

All five candidates of the MVA will win, Patole said.

On Monday, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said the MLC polls have clearly shown the confusion in the Mahavikas Aghadi and it is not his party's responsibility to make "sacrifices" every time.

He had also said the Shiv Sena's Gangadhar Nakade withdrew his candidate after instructions from the party because there is a feeling that if any decision has to be taken with regards to the MVA then everyone has to fight together.

The MVA was formed in November 2019 after Uddhav Thackeray snapped ties with long-time ally Bharatiya Janata Party over difference on power sharing and joined hands with the Congress and the NCP. 

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