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flag Dalit academic Jyoti Waghmare nominated by Shiv Sena for Maharashtra’s Rajya Sabha seat.

flag Jyoti Waghmare, a Dalit woman academic and Ambedkarite activist from Solapur, has been nominated by Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena for a Rajya Sabha seat from Maharashtra. flag A former college professor with a PhD in English literature, she joined the party in 2023 and has served as state spokesperson and district contact chief. flag Her selection highlights the faction’s push to showcase a rural, educated Dalit woman leader with strong grassroots ties and a background in social reform and constitutional advocacy. flag Seven candidates are set to contest Maharashtra’s seven Rajya Sabha seats, all expected to be unopposed due to the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance’s dominant position.

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