MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Saturday launched its second checklist of candidates for the meeting elections. Fifteen candidates have been named within the second checklist, taking the overall declared candidates from Sena (UBT) to 80. The checklist was introduced in Saamna, the social gathering mouthpiece. The Sena (UBT) declared former two-term BJP MLA Anil Gote from Dhule Metropolis. Gote joined the Sena (UBT) this week.
Different candidates embody Raju Tadvi from Chopada, Jayshree Mahajan from Jalgaon Metropolis, Jayshree Shelke from Buldhana, Pawan Jaiswal from Digras, Rupali Patil from Hingoli, Asaram Borade from Partur, Yogesh Gholap from Deolali, Sachin Basre from Kalyan West, Dhananjay Bodore from Kalyan East, former Mumbai Mayor Shraddha Jadhav from Wadala, Ajay Chaudhari from Sewri, Manoj Jamsutkar from Byculla, Anuradha Nagawde from Shrigonda, and Sandesh Parkar from Kankavli.
With the second checklist out, there’s a tussle with the Congress over two seats in Mumbai, Colaba and Versova, which the Sena (UBT) has additionally claimed, together with a couple of extra seats in the remainder of Maharashtra.
After hypothesis that former Akhil Bhartiya Sena (ABS) Corporator Geeta Gawli would struggle the meeting polls from Byculla on a Sena (UBT) ticket, the Sena (UBT) named former Corporator Manoj Jamsutkar for the seat. Jamsutkar claimed on Friday that he acquired the social gathering’s AB kind, which is required to file nominations as an official candidate. Jamsutkar was earlier within the Congress after which joined the Sena (UBT).
“Uddhav Thackeray known as me and gave me the AB kind. So which means that the candidate is finalised. The individuals of this space noticed the struggle within the 2012 and 2017 BMC polls, and now in 2024, individuals will see us win for the third time. All social gathering functionaries have the proper to hunt a ticket, however as soon as the social gathering takes a call, it’s our job to observe the social gathering’s choice. I can be submitting the nomination on Monday,” Jamsutkar stated.
Eknath Shinde-led Sena’s Yamini Jadhav is the sitting MLA from Byculla. Within the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), each the Sena (UBT) and Congress have been eager on contesting the Byculla seat. The Sena (UBT), political observers stated, was looking out for a powerful candidate from Byculla to problem Yamini. Whereas former Mayor Kishori Pednekar and former Corporator Ramakant Rahate have been additionally within the fray, the social gathering picked Jamsutkar as an area face.
After holding again the ticket for the Sewri constituency, the Sena (UBT) determined to present the ticket to sitting MLA Ajay Chaudhary. Sena (UBT) was probably to present the ticket to Lalbaugcha Raja Ganpati Mandal Secretary Sudhir Salvi.
Over Wednesday and Thursday, a number of rounds of conferences have been held at Matoshree, the Thackeray household residence, to resolve the candidate. Occasion functionaries from the constituency have been additionally known as, and eventually, Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray determined to present the ticket to Chaudhari.
