Like its allies, the Shiv Sena (Shinde) has fielded all its ministers and MLAs for the forthcoming Assembly elections. It has chosen the family members of MPs, ministers, and MLAs for some contests. Independents who supported the Shinde government after the 2022 rebellion have also been roped in.

Party chief Eknath Shinde (Kopri-Pachpakhadi in Thane) led a list of 45 that came in late Tuesday night. Ministers Gulabrao Patil (Jalgaon Rural), Sanjay Rathod (Digras), Abdul Sattar (Sillod), Dada Bhuse (Malegaon Outer), Tanaji Sawant (Paranda), Shambhuraj Desai (Patan), Uday Samant (Ratnagiri) and Deepak Kesarkar (Sawantwadi) were in the first list.   
   
Vilas Bhumre, the son of former minister Sandipan Bhumre, who was elected as MP in 2024, has kept the Paithan segment with the family. Khanapur MLA Anil Babar’s son Suhas has replaced the father who died earlier this year. Erandol MLA Chimanrao Patil has vacated the seat for his son Amol Patil. Mumbai MLA-turned-MP Ravindra Waikar’s wife Manisha is the party’s choice from Jogeshwari (East). Minister Uday Samant’s brother, Kiran, who wanted to contest the Lok Sabha polls, has been nominated from Rajapur.