Cong announces Wanjari’s name for Graduate polls
   Date :27-Sep-2025

Cong announces 
 
 
Staff Reporter :
 
Like in 2020, Congress has unanimously decided to field Adv Abhijeet Wanjari as its candidate for Graduates polls to be held in 2026. Adv Wanjari presently is an elected member of that constituency and his term is ending on December 6, 2026. It means Congress has announced his name 14 months in advance. In last polls too, name of Wanjari was confirmed 10 months in prior when the elections were conducted on December 1, 2020.
Wanjari had created history when in last polls, he stood victorious in the stronghold of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Congress has taken out a grand procession and constitution satyagraha after which a meeting was held at Devadia Bhavan. In the same meeting, name of Adv
Abhijeet Wanjari was declared.
 
The head office of Graduate Constituency polls was inaugurated. Such offfices will be opened for each assembly, block wise. Nagpur Graduate constituency covers six districts including Nagpur, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Wardha, Gondia and Bhandara.
The proposal that Adv Abhijit Wanjari should be given the candidature was unanimously passed in the city congress committee meeting. Everyone welcomed Adv Abhijit Wanjari with applause.
While talking to ‘The Hitavada’, Adv Wanjari said, “I am grateful to the party who kept faith in me and I shall not let them down. Since I became MLC of Graduate constituency, I have made it a point that I would take up the issues of graduates and see to it that they would get justice. Except during the sessions of State legislatures, I kept visiting all the six districts with proper planning. As party has announced my name 14 months in advance, it will benefit me and party both. Of course I am aware my fight will be with a party like BJP so I have to endeavour.”
On Thursday, State President of BJP Ravindra Chavan was in city with an aim to increase the prospects of the party in Graduate polls. Ex-MLA Sudhakar Kohale was given the responsibility of Election Head for the same. He also opened the campaign office in Gokulpeth in Nagpur. During two-hour meeting, Chavan stressed the need for working hard to get back the seat. Against that backdrop, Congrss had announced its candidate for the same polls.
Thakre calls for forming booth-level committees
 
Considering the municipal elections, everyone should strengthen the booths by ward and ward wise, appealed City President Vikas Thakre. He urged that people interested to contest municipal polls should form teams at the ward and booth level. Without meeting the leaders, they should try to form an executive committee in the ward and strengthen each booth, so that they will benefit in the municipal elections. Under the organisation pujan campaign, the election of district presidents and block presidents is underway at a high level.
Thakre pointed out, “It is necessary to pay special attention to how our party will grow. This Legislative Assembly-wise signature campaign regarding vote theft should be conducted ward-wise and block-wise and contact should be made with the people.
An important executive meeting of Nagpur City (District) Congress Committee was held under the chairmanship of Vikas Thakre. In the meeting, Adv Abhijieet Wanjari, General Secretary of the Pradesh Congress Committee Umakant Agnihotri, General Secretary Atul Kotecha, General Secretary Girish Pandav, Sandesh Singalkar, Haider Ali Dosani, former corporator Prashant Dhavad, Sanjay Mahakalkar, Vice President Prof Dinesh Banabakode, Ramesh Punekar, Milind Dupare, Seva Dal Congress Pravin Agre, former women president Nash Ali, Yugal Vidawat, Sneha Nikose were present on the stage.
Constitution Satyagrah Yatra today
City President Vikas Thakre said that under the leadership of President of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee Harshvardhan Sapkal and Tushar Gandhi, a Constitution Satyagrah Yatra will be conducted from September 28 to October 2 2025. The yatra will be conducted from 6 pm to 7 pm. Torch walk from Gandhi Statue Variety Chowk to Constitution Chowk and a public meeting will be held at 7 pm. On September 29, 2025 the yatra will be taken out at various places. The event will conclude on October 2 at Sevagram, Wardha. The meeting was moderated by City Vice President Prof. Dinesh Banabakode. The meeting was attended by Mahesh Srivastava, Ashish Dixit, Abdul Niyaz Naju, Adv. Abhay Ranadive, Vivek Nikose, Dinesh Tarale, Vishweshwar Ahirkar, Mehul Advani, Pankaj Thorat, Pankaj Nigot, Prithvi Motghare, Dharam Patil, Manoj Sable, Bandopant Tembhurne, Ganesh Shahu and others.