Among those filing nominations were Union minister Ramdas Athawale, senior BJP leader Vinod Tawde, and Parth Pawar. Opposition candidate Sharad Pawar also filed his nomination for the lone seat expected to be won by the opposition alliance

Minister Jaykumar Rawal noted that cotton procurement at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) in the state is carried out through the Cotton Corporation of India, the designated agency under the Union Textiles Ministry