The Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday nominated Rajya Sabha member Milind Deora in opposition to ex-CM Uddhav Thackeray’s son and Shiv Sena (UBT) nominee Aaditya Thackeray from Mumbai’s Worli within the upcoming meeting polls.
Mr Deora, a former Congress chief and Union minister of state, joined the Sena earlier than the Lok Sabha polls this 12 months and was subsequently elected to the Rajya Sabha.
Mr Shinde’s resolution to pit Mr Deora in opposition to incumbent MLA and former state minister Aaditya Thackeray will make Worli a high-voltage contest.
The Shiv Sena on Sunday introduced its candidates for 20 seats.
It additionally fielded BJP Lok Sabha member Narayan Rane’s son Nilesh Rane from the Kudal constituency. His youthful brother and sitting MLA Nitesh Rane has been renominated by the BJP from Kankavali in Sindhudurg district.
The occasion has picked Member of Legislative Council and former MP Bhawana Gawali from Risod in Washim district, whereas one other MLC, Amshya Padvi, will contest on a Sena ticket from the Akkalkuva constituency in Dhule district.
Former Lok Sabha member Sanjay Nirupam will contest from Dindoshi seat in Mumbai. Sena has additionally nominated former BJP chief Murji Patel for the Andheri East seat within the state capital.
BJP ex-MP Rajendra Gavit, who joined the Sena in 2019 and received the Palghar Lok Sabha seat then, has been fielded from the Palghar meeting constituency.
Elections to the 288-member Maharashtra meeting will likely be held on November 20 and votes will likely be counted on November 23.
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