In blow to Congress in Kolhapur North, royal debutant pulls out amid infighting

Madhurimaraje is the daughter-in-law of Congress person Shahu Chhatrapati Maharaj, who had bagged the Kolhapur parliamentary spot successful the caller Lok Sabha polls by defeating the Shiv Sena’s campaigner by astir 1.55 lakh votes.

As per the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA)’s seat-sharing pact for the November 20 authorities Assembly elections, Kolhapur North was allotted to the Congress arsenic the spot is held by the party.

Denying summons to its sitting MLA Jayshree Chandrakant Jadhav, the Congress archetypal named section enactment person Rajesh Latkar arsenic its nominee from the Kolhapur North seat. Later, the enactment replaced Latkar with Madhurimaraje arsenic its debutant campaigner whose hubby Malojiraje was besides its MLA from the aforesaid spot from 2004 to 2009

Latkar nevertheless refused to rotation backmost his bid, filing his information arsenic an Independent candidate.

Madhurimaraje besides launched her predetermination run successful the constituency, with her candidature supported by Congress MLC Satej Patil.

Both Shahu Maharaj and Patil tried to person Latkar to propulsion retired of the race, but helium did not agree, adjacent arsenic the Kolhapur enactment portion seemed to beryllium divided implicit the issue.

Finally, Madhurimaraje was forced to retreat her nomination. Shahu Maharaj said, “Unfortunately, Madhurimaraje has withdrawn from Kolhapur North constituency. Latkar is simply a bully and loyal person of Congress. He has refused to retreat his candidature arsenic an Independent. In this situation, we decided not to contention the seat. Also, taking a measurement backward is simply a measurement guardant for making a debut successful future.”

Patil was nevertheless disappointed. “The withdrawal of Congress campaigner from this constituency astatine the past infinitesimal is wrong. I americium disappointed. If the campaigner was to withdraw, past the summons should not person been fixed to her.”

The Congress present seems to person been near with hardly immoderate enactment different than backing its “rebel” look Latkar successful the constituency.