Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 | Shiv Sena (UBT) declares candidates for disputed Versova and Ghatkopar West seats in Mumbai

Mumbai: The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Saturday named Haroon Khan and Sanjay Bhalerao as its candidates for Versova and Ghatkopar West seats where Congress and NCP (SP) had also staked claims for the November 20 Maharashtra assembly polls.

The Uddhav Thackeray-led party also fielded Vinod Ghosalkar, father of Sena (UBT) leader Abhishek Ghosalkar who was shot dead in February, from Dahisar constituency, and Bhairulal Jain from Malabar Hill.

Sitting MLA Rutuja Latke has been renominated from Andheri East. Pravin Morazkar is the Sena (UBT) nominee from Kurla.

Mumbai has a total of 36 assembly segments.

The Sena (UBT) is part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), comprising the Congress and Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party.

Assembly Elections 2024 | The Maharashtra Assembly polls will take place against the backdrop of a fractured political landscape in the western state where the Shiv Sena and NCP will be going up against the Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar factions, even as the BJP and Congress try to make their mark. Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, the JMM faces a new challenge after Hemant Soren's recent arrest and Champai, a longstanding party member, joining the BJP. The Haryana election resulted in a shock loss for Congress, which was looking to galvanize on the Lok Sabha poll performance, while J&K also saw the grand old party eventually stepping away from the cabinet, with Omar Abdullah's JKNC forming government. It remains to be seen if the upcoming polls help BJP cement its position further or provide a fillip to I.N.D.I.A. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.

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