With just 20 days to go for filing of nominations, two of the Mahayuti allies – the BJP and Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) – are yet to reach a consensus on two crucial seats - Mumbai South and Thane.
For the Mumbai South constituency, earlier the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena wanted to field Bala Nandgaonkar, but backed out and announced unconditional support for the NDA. With both the BJP and Shiv Sena unrelenting, the wait continues.
The contenders from Shinde’s Sena for this prestigious constituency are former Union Minister Milind Deora, who earlier this year joined the party after quitting the Congress, and former Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Standing Committee’s chairman and House Leader Yashwant Jadhav. Mr. Jadhav is three-time councillor and had shifted his loyalties from Shiv Sena (UBT) after he came under the Enforcement Directorate (ED) scanner. His wife is an MLA from Byculla area.
