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Maharashtra Assembly elections: Rebels, rebels everywhere; not a distt to spare

* Disappointed and furious over their respective parties dumping them, many aspirants have switched over loyalties to get ticket of other parties * Some of these candidates may withdraw, and the picture will be clearer on October 1 The Hitavada Team One party’s rebel is another party’s candidate. This is the simple ‘sutra’ that all major political parties have followed this time in Legislative Assembly elections, which are being held against the backdrop of state-wide political stirring caused by break-up of long-term alliances. Of course, Vidarbha region is not left untouched by this phenomenon. In Nagpur Division, which comprises six districts covering 32 Assembly constituencies, there is not a single district that has not witnessed rebellion. There are 15 constituencies wherein rebels have filed nomination papers either as candidates of other parties or as Independents. Nagpur and Gondia districts have maximum four constituencies each affected by the ‘rebel’ factor. H...