BJP-Shiv Sena alliance candidate Dr. Shrikant Shinde. File
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The Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) has fielded sitting MP and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s son Shrikant Shinde from the Kalyan Lok Sabha seat. The BJP had proven curiosity within the seat for former Minister Ganesh Naik or his son former MP Sanjeev Naik.
Former Thane mayor Naresh Mhaske has been nominated because the celebration’s contender for the Thane seat in opposition to sitting MP Rajan Vichare of Shiv Sena (UBT). The celebration has fielded Hemanth Godse from Nashik.
The announcement of Mr. Shrikant’s nomination as a candidate of the ruling ‘Mahayuti’ alliance was made final month by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The alliance includes the Shiv Sena (Shinde faction), the BJP and the Nationalist Congress Party led by Ajit Pawar.
Thane is a stronghold of Mr. Shinde who represents the Kopri-Pachpakhadi Assembly constituency within the district.