Swara Bhaskar's Husband Fahad Ahmad Joins NCP-SCP, To Contest Against Nawab Malik's Daughter

Mumbai: Actor Swara Bhaskar's husband and Samajwadi Party leader, on Sunday, joined NCP (SCP) ahead of the Maharashtra assembly elections.

Senior NCP (SCP) leader and former minister Jayant Patil said Ahmad will fight for the Anushakti Nagar seat against Sana Malik of the NCP ( Ajit Pawar faction).

The Anushakti Nagar seat falls under the Mumbai South Central Lok Sabha constituency.

Fahad Ahmad joined the NCP-SP earlier today from Samajwadi Party. 

Former Maharashtra Minister and NCP ( Ajit Pawar faction) leader and the father of Sana Malik - Nawab Malik - had won the Anushakti Nagar seat in 2019.

Malik had also held the same seat from 2009 to 2014.  

Speaking to ANI, Ahmad said, "The roots of Samajwadi Party and NCP-SCP are connected with 'Samajwad'...The public has been waiting for elections in Maharashtra to get rid of the current government. Samajwadi Party and NCP-SCP are like families. There is a very strong relationship between Mulayam Singh Yadav and Sharad Pawar & Supriya Sule and Akhilesh Yadav ..."

NCP-SCP Releases Second List of 22 Candidates; 67 So Far

The NCP-SCP on Saturday declared a second list of 22 candidates for the November 20 Maharashtra assembly elections, fielding the party MLA Sandeep Khirsagar, from Beed.

Sunita Charoskar has been nominated from Dindori in the Nashik district against deputy speaker Narhari Zirwal, who was fielded by Ajit Pawar-led NCP.

The NCP (SP) has so far fielded 67 candidates.

Declaring the latest list of candidates, Maharashtra NCP (SP) president Jayant Patil said no formula over seats has been fixed among MVA constituents for the assembly polls and that decisions are being made on the winnability of candidates.

The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) constituents, Congress , NCP (SP), and Shiv Sena (UBT), had previously said that they would contest 85 seats each in the November 20 Maharashtra elections. 

However, discussions on the final seat-sharing pact are still underway.

“Ninety or eighty-five seats – no formula has been fixed. Whoever can win, that party will be considered. Our effort is to put forth our best candidate,” Patil told reporters.

Asked about the ‘90-90-90’ arrangement for MVA partners as told by senior Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat, the NCP (SP) leader said, “

One or two seats will (remain contentious) here and there.” (with PTI inputs)