<p><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/amp/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/worker-flees-with-gold-jewellery-worth-rs-24-lakh-from-workshop-in-malad-police-launch-manhunt-23419299" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Former Maharashtra minister Anees Ahmed</a> returned to the Congress on Saturday after narrowly missing the deadline to submit his nomination as a Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) candidate, PTI reported.</p>
<p>AICC in-charge Ramesh Chennithala welcomed Ahmed back to the group, which he had quit last week to contest the upcoming Maharashtra Elections 2024 as a VBA candidate from the Nagpur Central seat.</p>
<p>There was a lot of commotion at the Nagpur collectorate on October 29, as Ahmed was only a few minutes late to file his nomination, PTI cited.</p>
<p>According to PTI, Ahmed, a loyalist of the Gandhi family who had previously won the Nagpur Central seat thrice on a Congress ticket, stuck around till 8 pm on Tuesday, which was the last day of filling nominations, but his form was not accepted.</p>
<p>The deadline for filling nominations for the November 20 Maharashtra Elections was till 3 pm.</p>
<p>According to Ahmed, he had to he had to deal with various obstacles like road closure, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/ganeshotsav-2024-mumbai-police-issues-traffic-advisory-for-anant-chaturdashi-2024-in-city-check-complete-restrictions-23393465" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">vehicular restrictions</a> and security protocols at the office of the Returning Officer (RO), PTI cited.</p>
<p>He claimed he arrived at the collectorate before the 3 pm deadline, and Ahmed's associates were sitting there with his token number, but he was not allowed to enter the RO's office.</p>
<p>Earlier, Ahmed's resignation from the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-assembly-elections-2024-uddhav-thackerays-personal-interest-led-to-alliance-with-congress-says-eknath-shinde-23421970" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Congress</a> had raised concerns in the party that his candidature may divide the Muslim votes and damage its chances.</p>
<p>This time, the Congress chose not to nominate Ahmed from the Nagpur Central constituency, which has a sizable Muslim population. Instead, they nominated Bunty Shelke, who was defeated by the BJP in 2019 by a close margin.</p>
<p>Elections for the 288 assembly seat in Maharashtra will be held on November 20, while the vote counting will take place on November 23.</p>
<p>The election officials have said that the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-assembly-elections-2024-nominations-of-7994-candidates-across-288-assembly-seats-found-valid-23421419" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">nomination papers of 7,994 candidates were filed</a> across the 288 assembly constituencies in Maharashtra.</p>
<p>On the other hand, the nomination papers of 921 candidates were found invalid, the office of the state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said in a statement on Thursday, reported PTI.</p>
<p>The process of filing nominations by candidates began on October 22 and ended on October 29.</p>
<p>(With inputs from PTI)</p><p>
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