VBA fields 10 Muslims for Maha polls in second list of candidates

The Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) has named 10 Muslim candidates to contest the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections in different parts of the state, including some who quit the Congress and joined the party.

The nominees: Ayaz Gulzar Molvi (Kalyan West in Thane), Mohammed Jaweed Ishaq (Aurangabad Central in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar),



Alauddin Hyatchand Kazi (Sangli), Syed Sami Sahebjan (Parbhani) and Arif M. Patel (Shirol in Kolhapur).

The others are: Mohammed Afroz Mulla (Hadapsar in Pune), Shahejad Salim Khan (Malkapur in Buldhana), Khatib S. Natiqudin (Balapur, in Akola), Sayyad G. Nabi Sayyad (Gangapur in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar), and Imtiyaz Jafar Nadaf (Man, in Satara.)