Fourteen Lok Sabha seats from Marathwada, Konkan, western and north Maharashtra go to polls on Tuesday in the third phase of the general elections. These include Jalgaon, Raver, Jalna, Aurangabad, Raigad, Pune, Baramati, Ahmednagar, Madha, Sangli, Satara, Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg, Kolhapur and Hatkanangle. For the third phase campaign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held two rallies in Maharashtra while Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah addressed two rallies. Congress president Rahul Gandhi, however, did not hold any rally in the State this time. Aurangabad — a traditional stronghold of the Sena — is slated for a four-corner fight while BJP leaders are hoping to wrest Baramati and Madha from the NCP.

Source: The Hindu April 21, 2019 19:58 UTC