A large number of supporters accompanied the MNS leader, who did a road show before filing the nomination
The MNS had won only one seat in the previous assembly polls. It looks to better its performance this time
Bala Nandgaonkar had started his political journey with the Shiv Sena but later switched to Raj Thackeray-headed MNS
He is a three-time legislator and has won from the Murud-Janjira and Shivadi (Sewri) constituencies
Ajay Choudhari is the current MLA from Shivadi. He is from Shiv Sena (UBT). However, his name did not feature in the party's list
On Thursday, MNS leader Avinash Jadhav filed his nomination from Thane. He was accompanied by party chief Raj Thackeray
The counting will be held three days later on November 23. The votes for the Jharkhand Assembly election will also be counted on the same day
The ruling alliance comprises BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP, while the Opposition MVA alliance consists of Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP)
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