Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy will be Congress’s star campaigner for Maharashtra civic polls

mumbai : Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and Cricketer-turned-Minister Mohammad Azharuddin are in the list of Congress’ 40 star campaigners for upcoming polls in 29 civic bodies in Maharashtra.

Azharuddin, AICC general secretary Sachin Pilot, party leaders Kanhaiya Kumar and Jignesh Mevani are among the prominent campaigners, according to a statement from the Maharashtra Congress on Tuesday.

Party leaders from Maharashtra will also campaign in some parts of the state.

Local elections will be held in Mumbai and 28 other cities on January 15 and the results will be announced the next day.

The elections, comprising 2,869 seats and 3.48 crore voters, will set the stage for a major political showdown between the ruling Mahayuti, comprising the BJP, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar-led NCP, and the Opposition MVA coalition comprising Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and NCP (SP).