The Ramtek Lok Sabha seat in Maharashtra is witnessing a triangular contest between the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, the Congress, and an Independent candidate backed by the Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi, in this year's general elections. Shiv Sena's Raju Parve is up against the Congress's Shyam Kumar Barve while Prakash Ambedkar's VBA is backing Kishore Gajbhiye, an independent.