While the BJP whitethorn spot atleast a twelve candidates contesting arsenic independents, the Shiv Sena and the NCP are bracing for 30 to 35 rebels.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s mantra — todo, phodo, jodo — to grow BJP’s basal beyond its halfway voters has loyalists worried. With the assertion connected seats shrinking connected relationship of the three-party aliance, insiders revealed the anticipation of respective aspirants already reasoning of contesting arsenic rebel independents if denied tickets.
While the BJP whitethorn spot atleast a twelve candidates contesting arsenic independents, the Shiv Sena and the NCP are bracing for 30 to 35 rebels. Statements by leaders that BJP workers enactment selflessly and not for post/position whitethorn dependable bully connected insubstantial but it doesn’t look to beryllium the lawsuit connected ground, admit insiders.
Tiff Over ‘Winning’ Seats
A tug of warfare has started betwixt MVA allies — Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) — implicit seat-sharing successful the Muslim and Dalit dominated seats successful Mumbai for the upcoming assembly polls. Sources said some the parties who person been staking their claims connected these seats has go a bony of contention arsenic the seats person precocious winning probability for the MVA, owed to the dominance of Muslim and Dalit voters. However, aft a discussion, it has been present decided that the parties volition arsenic administer these seats.
Eye On Polls: Dharmaveer 2
Chief curate Eknath Shinde seems to person mastered the creation of self-promotion. Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, helium had released Dharmaveer -1 and has present travel retired with its sequel Dharmaveer-2 up of the assembly polls. Though the movie was a tribute to his governmental mentor precocious Shiv Sena person Anand Dighe, it had subtly helped Shinde to task himself connected the metallic screen.
It present remains to beryllium seen to what grade the movie helps Shinde Sena electorally. As a elder Sena person said, “In polls songs, creation and films are accepted mode to propulsion authorities and leadership.”