
Of the 50 turncoats in phase four of the Lok Sabha polls, a total of seven are contesting in Maharashtra – a state that’s been a citadel of defectors with splits in prominent regional parties NCP and the Shiv Sena.
Of these seven, four are in the NDA, including three in the Shiv Sena Shinde faction and one in Ajit Pawar’s NCP. In the INDIA bloc, the NCP Sharad Pawar has fielded one turncoat while Shiv Sena UBT has fielded two.