India, March 24 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has allocated the Ramtek parliamentary constituency to the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena but will field a party nominee from the Amravati constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

State BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule told media persons on Saturday that the Ramtek Lok Sabha seat has historically been held by the Shiv Sena, currently represented by Krupal Tumane, and will be left for the Sena (Shinde) in the ensuing elections. However, he confirmed, that the BJP will contest from the Amravati seat.

In a previous seat adjustment between the BJP and Sena, the former had always allocated the Amravati seat to the Sena. Former union minister Anand Adsul had contested the 2019 electi...