Before filing his nomination, Amit visited the Siddhivinayak Temple in Dadar along with his wife Mitali and mother Sharmila
MNS will be contesting in November 20 polls without being part of any alliance though it had supported Mahayuti in the Lok Sabha elections 2024
The MNS had bagged only one seat in the last Assembly election. It looks to better its tally in the upcoming state election
MNS will be contesting in November 20 polls without being part of any alliance though it had supported Mahayuti in the Lok Sabha elections 2024
He took a rally to the nomination centre along with a large number of supporters, who showered flower petals on the Thackeray scion
In 2009, its first solo run had given MNS 13 MLAs. In the outgoing House, the MNS has just one legislator. Raj Thackeray wishes to increase the number of elected representatives to be one of the stakeholders in the game of thrones
Before filing his nomination, Amit also paid tributes to freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Mahesh Sawant was also greeted with a large number of supporters before he filed his nomination
The Mahim Assembly will witness a triangular fight. Apart from Amit and Sawant, Sada Sarvankar, Shiv Sena's candidate, will also contest from Mahim
However, BJP leader Ashish Shelar has urged his Mahayuti ally to withdraw its candidature from the seat
In Mahim, the MNS had a legislator in 2009 and finished runner-up in the following two elections against undivided Sena’s nominee Sada Sarvankar, who shifted his loyalty to Shiv Sena after the party split in 2022
The Maharashtra Assembly polls will be held in a single phase and voting will take place on November 20, while the counting will held three days later and the results will be announced on November 23
Shiv Sena (UBT), which is headed by Thackeray's cousin Uddhav, has a stronghold in Mumbai and Thane regions
Meanwhile, MNS spokesperson and former corporator Sandeep Deshpande also offered his prayers at Siddhivinayak Temple before he filing nomination for the Maharashtra Assembly election. He will be fighting against former state minister Aaditya Thackeray and Shiv Sena candidate Milind Deora
As several leaders visited Dadar to file their nominations along with their supporters, the police had a busy day manning traffic
With the Model Code of Conduct in place, the police are also checking vehicles across the state for unaccounted cash and valuables
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