The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance consisting of the Congress, Sharad Pawar-led NCP and the Uddhave Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) will contest for 85 assembly seats each in the upcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra, said Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut. He further said that the MVA's unity comes before the people and that the elections must go on without any hindrance, ANI reported. "Yesterday a list came on X, that will have to be rectified because there are a lot of corrections in it. It will be done today. We have reached a consensus on the 85 seats for the three parties and the work will be completed in the remaining assembly constituencies by this evening. Our small parties will also have to be given seats. We will discuss that as well," said Sanjay Raut, cited by ANI. "We sat with Sharad Pawar yesterday and he guided us. We want this assembly elections to be held without any hindrance. Our unity should come before the people. Let us not talk about the formula, everything will be done by this evening, there is nothing to worry about," Raut added. Earlier on Wednesday, Sanjay Raut showed confidence over winning 100 seats in the Maharashtra assembly elections, ANI reported. As per ANI, the Shiv Sena (UBT) has released a list of 65 candidates contesting for the party in the upcoming elections. The list includes Uddhav Thackeray's son Aaditya Thackeray and Sunil Raut. Aaditya Thackeray will be contesting from Mumbai's Worli constituency. This Maharashtra elections is expected to see intense competition between Mahayuti alliance consisting of BJP along with Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) and Ajit Pawar-led NCP and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) consisting of Shiv Sena (UBT), NCP (Sharad Pawar faction), and Congress. The nomination process of the candidates has started for the 288-assembly seats. The Maharashtra elections is scheduled to be held on November 20, and the results to be declared on November 23, ANI reported. In the 2019 Maharashtra assembly elections, BJP won 105 seats, Shiv Sena won 56 and Congress secured 44 seats. In 2014, the BJP won 122 seats, Shiv Sena won 63 and Congress secured 42 seats, ANI reported.
24 October,2024 01:53 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentThe Railways has decided to extend the services of the Festival Special Trains from Dadar to Kazipet (Telangana) to cater to the increased volume of passengers travelling during Diwali 2024. The details of the trains are given below:07196 / 07195 Dadar-Kazipet Weekly Special (via Nizamabad, Karimnagar) (18 services) 07196 Dadar-Kazipet Weekly Special has been extended to operate every Thursday from November 28 to January 1 (Nine services)07195 Kazipet-Dadar Weekly special has been extended to operate every Wednesday from November 27 to January 29 (Nine services) The trains will halt at Kalyan, Igatpuri, Nashik Road, Manmad, Nagarsol, Rotagaon, Lasur, Aurangabad, Jalna, Partur, Selu, Parbhani, Purna, Hazur Sahib Nanded, Mudkhed, Umri, Dharmabad, Basar, Nizamabad, Armur, Metpally, Koratla and Ligampet Jagityal 07198 / 07197 Dadar-Kazipet Weekly Special (via Pimpalkhuti, Ballarshah) (16 services)07198 Dadar-Kazipet Weekly special has been extended to run every Sunday from December 1 to January 26 (Eight services)07197 Kazipet-Dadar Weekly special has been extended to run every Saturday from November 30 to January 25 (Eight services) The trains will halt Kalyan, Igatpuri, Nashik Road, Manmad, Nagarsol, Rotagaon, Lasur, Aurangabad, Jalna, Partur, Selu, Parbhani, Purna, Hazur Sahib Nanded, Mudkhed, Bhokar, Himayatnagar, Sahasrakund, Kinwat, Adilabad, Pimpalkhuti, Lingti, Kayer, Wani, Bhandak, Chandrapur, Ballarshah, Sirpur Kagaznagar, Bellampalli, Manchiryal, Peddapalli and Jamikunta There will be no change in the timings and composition of these trains, the railways has informed. Passengers can book the tickets for trains 07196 and 07198 on special charges. The bookings will open on Tuesday, October 22, at all computerised reservation centres and on the Railways' website http://www.irctc.co.in. For detailed timings at halts of the special trains, passengers can visit http://www.enquiry.indianrail.gov.in or download the NTES app. Railways reduces time limit for advance train reservation to 60 days The Railway Board has reduced the advance reservation period of seats from existing 120 days to 60 days, an official notification said on Thursday. The reduction in time limit for advance train reservations will come into effect from November 1, it said. "It has been decided that w.e.f 01.11.2024, the existing time limit for advance reservation by trains will be reduced from 120 days to 60 days (excluding the date of journey). All bookings done up to October 31 under the ARP (Advance Reservation Period) of 120 days will remain intact. There will be no change in the case of certain day time express trains like Taj Express, Gomti Express etc where lower time limits for advance reservation are, at present in force. There will also be no change in the case of a limit of 365 days for foreign tourists, a Railway Board's circular, dated Oct 16, 2024, said. The Railway advance reservation period has undergone changes from time to time. Advance Reservation Period has varied from 30 days to 120 days. Based on the experience of various periods, 60 days Advance Reservation Period has been observed as the optimal period from passengers' point of view, the officials said, adding that there will be several benefits of 60 days reservation period.
24 October,2024 01:04 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentA 28-year-old woman, Rutuja Ganesh Jangam, died after falling from an overcrowded Karjat local train on Tuesday night. She was pushed out of the train between Ambernath and Badlapur stations due to the heavy crowd. According to the police, the Karjat-bound train, which departed from Ambernath at 8 pm, was running 25 minutes behind schedule. Extremely crowded Because of the delay, the train was extremely crowded. Witnesses said that when the train stopped at Ambernath station, many people rushed to board. In the confusion, Rutuja, who was also trying to get on, lost her balance and got stuck in the doorway. Crowding pushed her out Soon after the train left the station, she was pushed out by the crowd and fell onto the tracks. Other passengers quickly informed authorities, and Rutuja was taken to Central Hospital in Ulhasnagar for emergency care, but she was declared dead when she arrived. Police said that Rutuja was on her way home and had managed to board the train, but the overcrowding caused her to lose her grip. Parents in shock “She was returning home to Karjat from her job in Thane. She worked at a private travel agency. We have informed her family, and they are in shock over her sudden death,” a police officer said. The Kalyan Government Railway Police registered the case as an accidental death. “The woman slipped and fell onto the tracks. Locals informed us, and we reached the scene. We took her to the hospital, but she was pronounced dead on arrival,” an official added. Rutuja Jangam is survived by her parents and lived in an apartment in Karjat.
24 October,2024 01:03 PM IST | Mumbai | Apoorva AgasheAhead of Diwali 2024, Mumbai Police on Tuesday issued a preventive order banning flying and sale of sky lanterns in city as safety and security measure. Mumbai Police in its preventive order said, "Reports have been received that due to the situation prevailing in the areas under the jurisdiction of Mumbai Police, it is noticed that use, sale and storage of lanterns and flying them between October 23, 2024 to November 24, 2023 in the Mumbai Police jurisdiction may cause grave danger to human life, safety and injury to public property." It further said, "It is necessary that some checks should be put on flying lanterns activities, use, sale and storage of them in the Mumbai Police Commissionerate, to prevent the activities of antisocial elements through such type of lanterns during the said period in Mumbai and that immediate action is necessary to prevention of the same." The preventive order was issued by Akbar Pathan, DCP (Operations), Mumbai Police. It said that during the period of 30 days i.e. from October 23 to November 24, no flying activities of such type of lanterns and no use, sale and storage is to be allowed in the jurisdiction of Mumbai Police. An official said, "It is a routine preventive order that is reviewed and issued every 30 days." The order said, any person contravening this order shall be punishable under section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023. In an another preventive order, the Mumbai Police on Saturday issued an order prohibiting fireworks in areas close to oil and fuel companies in the city. The order says, "no person shall let off or throw any fire crackers/firework or send up any rocket upon any place within a distance of 500 meters beyond the buffer zones of bottling plant and the following areas of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. It further said that the order was applicable in the following areas: 1. Outside perimeter area of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Lid., and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Refinery. 2. Mahul Terminal Area. 3. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Plant Area 4. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Plant Area. 5. Behind 15 and 50 acres area up to Special Oil Refinery.
24 October,2024 01:02 PM IST | Mumbai | Asif RizviThe Bombay High Court, while hearing a suo motu PIL on Wednesday, on the issue of illegal hawking increasing in the city, directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to evict such vendors from the stretch between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Flora Fountain and monitor the situation for two weeks. If the civic body’s efforts prove successful, they can be replicated across the city, the court stated. The court also ordered the additional commissioner of police concerned to ensure armed police protection was provided to civic officials while they got rid of the hawkers. The PIL was heard by a division bench comprising Justice A S Gadkari and Justice Kamal Khata. During the hearing, the court emphasised that the removal of hawkers should be a continuous process, stating, “The BMC must remove them repeatedly if they return.” The bench was critical of the civic body's previous efforts. Justice Gadkari passing a comment said, “Officials are intentionally ignoring earlier directives or failing to understand simple instructions… Tell us bluntly, how many hawkers do you want to protect or hawkers from which area do you want to protect?” Before breaking for lunch, the court directed the BMC officers present to inspect the stretch between CSMT and Flora Fountain and submit a report on whether they were following the court's earlier orders concerning the removal of hawkers. Civic officials crack down on hawkers on D N Road following the high court’s orders Justice Gadkari stated, “This is complete lawlessness. Despite multiple orders passed by the court and replies filed by the state agencies, the ultimate result is that the hawkers are still on the spot. The BMC is unable to control hawkers. Pedestrians have the right to walk on the footpaths. The BMC has not complied with our orders time and again.” A few hours later… Shortly after the high court issued the orders, the BMC swung into action, seizing goods of hawkers who lacked licences. Initially, they were accompanied by police officers, but after some time the latter were seen leaving the civic officials to their own devices, in violation of the court’s orders. Police officers who accompanied civic officials during the crackdown. Pics/Atul Kamble Parikshak Patil, an official from the BMC’s encroachment department was heard requesting police officers to stay. In response to this, a police officer said he had somewhere else to be. Speaking in Marathi, the official said, “Tumhi tumchi karvayi kara, amhi amchi karvayi karayla jato [You do what you have to do, we are going to do what we have to do].” Patil, the civic official, said, “I was present during the hearing on Wednesday and heard each and every word the judges said. That’s why we requested the police officers to stay until our task was completed, but they left.” At some locations, hawkers were seen showing licenses issued by the BMC licensing department. The BMC officials seized some goods from some of these hawkers while leaving others untouched. Explaining this, Patil said, “We cannot seize all the goods of licensed hawkers. These vendors are allowed to put up a 1x1-metre stall. We have seized whatever goods were outside this permitted space. Today, the licensing department officials will visit these stalls to check their licence again and issue an IR (inspection report). If the stall is found to be bigger than the area permitted, action will be taken against the stall owner." During the hearing when the BMC counsel had raised the point of licensed hawkers, the bench stated, “We said not a single unlicensed hawker should be seen on the decided stretch. We have not passed any directives about licensed hawkers. Whatever and whoever is illegal should go.” Oct 23Day hearing was held
24 October,2024 01:00 PM IST | Mumbai | Prasun ChoudhariCongress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, Vijay Wadettiwar, announced on Thursday that the seat-sharing issue within the opposition alliance, Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), had been settled. He expressed optimism that the MVA will win over 200 seats in the Maharashtra Elections 2024, reported ANI. "The problem of seat sharing has been resolved...We are going to contest the elections based on merit. In Maharashtra, today, after seat sharing, we are confident that we will cross 200 (seats). This 'choryuti' (Mahayuti) has ruined the state. We will dethrone them...The public has also made up their minds to dethrone them," Wadettiwar told ANI. "The commission and corruption have increased by about 30-35 per cent. Maharashtra is openly being looted," he alleged. According to the report, on Wednesday, the MVA, which includes the Congress, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray group), and the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction), unveiled their seat-sharing formula. Each party will compete for 85 of the 255 seats, with the remaining 23 seats selected by party candidates. Some of these seats will go to allies like the Samajwadi Party, PWP, and CPI. On the same day, the Shiv Sena, led by Uddhav Thackeray, unveiled their first list of 65 candidates for the Maharashtra Elections 2024, with Aaditya Thackeray running again from the Worli constituency. Kedhar Dighe, nephew of late Shiv Sena leader Anand Dighe, will face Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in the Kopri-Pachpakhadi constituency. Anand Dighe had mentored Shinde, the report stated. Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has released its initial list of 38 candidates, with Deputy Chief Minister and NCP President Ajit Pawar running for the Baramati constituency. Other significant candidates include Chhagan Bhujbal of Yeola and Dilip Walse Patil of Ambegaon. The Maharashtra Elections 2024 are scheduled for November 20, with votes for all 288 seats counting on November 23. The primary electoral contest will be between two major alliances: the ruling Mahayuti, which includes the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction), and the NCP (Ajit Pawar faction), and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, which includes the Congress, the Shiv Sena (UBT), and the NCP (Sharad Pawar faction). The BJP gained 105 seats in the 2019 Assembly elections, followed by the Shiv Sena with 56 and the Congress with 44.
24 October,2024 12:23 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentMumbai's skyline remained obscure on Thursday morning as the temperatures soared by a degree yet again. According to the Mumbai weather updates of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the Santacruz Observatory recorded 35.8 degrees which is 1.6 degrees more than normal. Colaba observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 33.6 degrees Celcius. Meanwhile, the current temperature was at 35.2oC. According to the latest Mumbai weather updates by the IMD, the maximum temperature will likely be around 35 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, the minimum temperature is likely to be around 24 degrees Celsius. The relative humidity is 84 per cent and the wind speed is 3.7 km/h. The sun rose at 06:36 AM and will set at 06:10 PM. The IMD’s latest Mumbai weather updates have forecasted a "partly cloudy sky with possibility of light rain/ drizzle towards evening/night" for the city and suburbs over the next 24 hours. Mumbai weather updates: City's AQI remains 'good' On October 23, the Central Pollution Control Board’s SAMEER app reported in its latest Mumbai weather updates that the city’s air quality was in the 'good' category, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 85 at 10:05 AM. Many areas across Mumbai—per the SAMEER app dashboard—showed 'good' AQI. However, Bandra Kurla Complex's AQI slipped further into the 'moderate' category, at 128. Similarly, other areas like Kherwadi, Borivali, Mazgaon, Vasai and Worli's AQI was in 'moderate' category at 111, 102,130, 113 and 105 respectively. According to data from the SAMEER app, Navi Mumbai recorded air quality in the 'moderate' category with an AQI of 120, while Thane registered a 'good' AQI of 93. The air quality index from 0 to 100 is considered 'good', 100 to 200 'moderate', 200 to 300 'poor', 300 to 400 'very poor' and from 400 to 500 or above 'severe'. Meanwhile, as air pollution levels continue to rise in Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has revised guidelines issued last year for construction sites. The civic body will also form squads at the ward level to visit construction sites and act if guidelines are flouted. Sensor-based air pollution monitoring systems will be installed at all construction project work sites and immediate action to be taken if pollution levels are detected above the limit.
24 October,2024 10:43 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentThe esteemed Mahim assembly seat in Mumbai is at high stakes in this year's Maharashtra elections as it sees competition among the ruling Shiv Sena, the opposition Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), PTI reported. Mahim has witnessed the birth of the undivided Shiv Sena in the year 1966 and then MNS in 2006 when Raj Thackeray launched his own independent political party. According to PTI, Raj Thackerya's son Amit Thackeray is set to make his electoral debut from the Mahim seat, which is among the 26 assembly segments in Mumbai. The Shiv Sena, led by the Chief Minister of Maharashtra Eknath Shinde, has fielded sitting MLA Sada Sarvankar from Mahim, while Mahesh Sawant from Sena (UBT) will contest from this seat, PTI reported. When PTI on Wednesday asked Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut about the party would run a candidate against Amit Thackeray, he said that the since the Sena was founded in the Mahim-Dadar belt and it is not possible that it will not contest the seat. MNS founder Raj Thackeray and Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray are cousins. Uddhav Thackeray's son Aaditya Thackeray is the MLA from Mumbai's Worli assembly seat and is seeking re-election from the seat in the upcoming elections, PTI cited. The Shiv Sena went through a spilt in June 2022, when a section of the MLAs, led by Eknath Shinde rebelled against the then-chief minister of Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray. As per PTI, Mahim has a mix of predominant upper-class Maharashtrians, fairly large cosmopolitan population and minority voters. The Uddhav Thackeray led - Shiv Sena has its headquarters in Mahim. The area also has the MNS headquarters. The famous Shivaji Park ground is also located nearby Dadar where both MNS and Sena (UBT) host their yearly Padwa and Dussehra rallies, respectively. The Mahim constituency has always been with the undivided Shiv Sena or the MNS since 1990. In 2009, MNS candidate Nitin Sardesai won the Mahim seat. Elections for the 288-assembly seats of Maharashtra is scheduled to be held on November 20, with vote counting on November 23, PTI reported.
24 October,2024 10:42 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentA fire broke out at a multi-story building in the Don Lane district of Nalasopara East, triggering a quick response from local officials. The fire, according to the reports, had broken out in a warehouse located inside the residential building. The incident happened around 9 pm on Wednesday night. Visuals from the scene went viral on social media which showed the fire raging. Seeing the blaze reach higher made people panic. The cause of the fire has not been ascertained yet and there is not report on how many were injured in the blaze. A massive fire breaks out in a multi-storied building in Nalasopara EastVia: @DiwakarSharmaa #Fire #Nalasopara #Mumbai #Palghar #News pic.twitter.com/UEkFJ2PvMz — Mid Day (@mid_day) October 24, 2024 MLA Kshitij Thakur too arrived on the scene to inspect the situation and obtain information from emergency personnel. Thakur urged officials to expedite the rescue efforts while assuring locals that they will be safely evacuated. He stressed the significance of avoiding casualties throughout the crisis. Thakur, who worked closely with the fire department and the police, asked residents to remain calm and helpful. Further details awaited
24 October,2024 09:03 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentFor that perfect frame A man throws caution to the wind as he balances himself on a divider to click a photograph near CSMT station. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi Zombie alert in Bandra Bhavnani suggests recreating Michael Jackson’s classic zombie look from his track, Thriller. Pic Courtesy/Youtube You can’t negotiate with a zombie, or so say those who haven’t had a drink or two with the brainless, apocalypse-causing creatures. This Sunday, citizens ought to watch out as zombies crawl from pub to pub in the bylanes of Bandra. Inspired by Wench Film Festival’s founder Sapna Bhavnani’s recent visit to Spain, the Zombiecon India Walk aims to be a unique experience, where participants will dress up as zombies ahead of Halloween on October 31. “We will go from one pub to another in our zombie attire. Artist Mansi Mulherkar will do free zombie make-up for the first 60 participants,” Bhavnani shared. She has collaborated with NGO World For Animal Care, to introduce dog zombies, to spread awareness about the many strays who lose their lives in Diwali due to firecrackers-related accidents. For more information, head to @wench.filmfestival. Make-up artist Mansi Mulherkar; (right) Fire dancer Pearl William will perform at the event in Bandra A green future lies in their hands Programme at BNHS Nature Reserve City-based Roots Nature Club has rolled out another green initiative for children. This time, it is a programme that follows the Forest School Education (FSE) approach, where learning will be taken outdoors, amidst nature. “Kids who grow up in cities spend an average of only 30 minutes a day outside,” shared founder Pooja Hemdev Lalwani, “We are witnessing a stark rise in mental health disorders, loss of confidence and obesity in children across the world, making ‘Nature Deficit’ in our kids a real problem.” Their forest school programme aims to reconnect children with the wild through experiences that help boost self-confidence, empathy, compassion and creativity. “This will be a moving programme across India. We have started taking enrolments for the first capsule, which will begin on November 16 at BNHS Nature Reserve in Goregaon,” she revealed. Each session of two hours will be held on a weekly basis for five consecutive weeks. To enrol, parents must fill up an enquiry form. Link in bio of @rootsnatureclub. Spinning beats against all odds Khush Harlalka operates a DJ console There’s a new sound that’s emerging from DJ Institute in Kandivli that’s inspired by popular Bollywood tunes. Khush Harlalka, a student at the institute, lives with cerebral palsy. “Khush was always fascinated by DJs, and wanted to be one when he grew up,” said his mother, Simple Harlalka. Until last year, Khush watched other students, but recently, he began learning to become a Disc Jockey at the institute. “Finding an institute that accommodates him has been a challenge since he requires extra time and effort, as he can communicate but not clearly,” she shared. The 19-year-old learns concepts from his teachers and practices at home. “We recently bought a DJ console so he can practice at home. We also took him to a nightclub once to watch and to give him a feel of a live performance,” she revealed. “I take inspiration from DJs like DJ Aqeel and DJ Palsy P. My ultimate goal is to be happy and make people around me happy,” he conveyed to this diarist through his mother. Bienvenue à Mumbai, Vergain In his temps libre, one will often find Alliance Française’s new director, Laurent Vergain, take a walk across Fort and Colaba, hopping from one gallery and design shop to another, discovering cafés en route for warm crêpes, detox green juice, and rooftop views that remind him of Europe. “While there might not be too many obvious connections with France in the city, there are prominent traces of Europe in South Mumbai. Roads are narrower but one can tell that a cadastral plan of a European nature was thought out before the construction of the buildings,” he told this diarist. Vergain, who has been in the city for a month now, has visited most areas in this southern tip of the city, as well as parts of Lower Parel, Juhu and Bandra. “In the months to come, I wish to discover many places, the people of the city and its cultures,” he signed off. Art for a cause (Left) Prakash Bhoir creates Warli art paintings on the fabric In the adivasi village of Ketkipada, Aarey Colony, the Bhoir family is bringing alive a 25x30-inches-wide fabric with Warli artwork. “We are painting this fabric for an upcoming Children’s Day event at Oberoi International School,” shared Prakash Bhoir, adivasi activist. “Nature plays a key role in Warli painting. Through this artwork, which will feature animals, birds and trees, we wish to bring children closer to nature and make them understand the need to conserve it,” he told this diarist.
24 October,2024 08:52 AM IST | Mumbai | Team mid-dayNationalists Congress Party’s Ajit Pawar faction has kept some of its sitting MLAs, including the city legislator Nawab Malik, waiting while announcing a list of 38 candidates for the Assembly elections on Wednesday. It gave poll tickets to imports from the Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress and also fielded some new faces. The party is expecting 55-60 seats in sharing with the BJP and Shiv Sena (Shinde) who have also released their first list. BJP’s 99 came on Sunday night and Sena’s on Tuesday night. The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena has also declared 45 nominees, including the party president’s son Amit from Mahim. Ajit from Baramati Putting speculations to end that he would change his constituency, Ajit Pawar chose a battle in Baramati, his forte, where he is expected to be opposed by his nephew Yugendra Pawar. Ajit’s all cabinet colleagues—Chhagan Bhujbal (Yeola), Dilip Walse-Patil (Ambegaon), Hasan Mushrif (Kagal), Dhananjay Munde (Parali), Dharmarao Baba Atram (Aheri), Aditi Tatkare (Shrivardhan), Anil Bhaidas Patil (Amalner) and Sanjay Bansode (Udgir), along with deputy speaker Narhari Zirwal (Dindori) were nominated. Former BJP minister, Rajkumar Badole, who joined the NCP on Tuesday in a special arrangement with his original party, will contest from Arjuni Morgaon. The NCP denied its sitting MLA, Manohar Chandrikapure, re-nomination. Imports from Congress, Hiraman Khoskar (Igatpuri) and Sulbha Khodke (Amravati) will be fighting on NCP’s ticket to retain their respective seats. Khodke, originally an NCP leader, had fought as a Congress nominee because of the 2019 seat-sharing formula that gave her constituency to the ally. Bharat Gavit (Navapur) and Nirmala Vitekar (Pathri) will be the new faces. Awhad vs ex-mentee In Thane’s Kalwa-Mumbra, the Sharad Pawar faction’s senior MLA and former minister, Jitendra Awhad, has been challenged by his estranged mentee Najeeb Mulla. Awhad once mentored the former Thane corporator. After the party’s split, Mulla stayed with Ajit Pawar. In the past 15 years, Awhad has enjoyed majority support from the Muslim-dominated Mumbra. In waiting Mumbai’s Anushakti Nagar MLA Nawab Malik is among the legislators sitting and waiting for the party to nod. Malik’s candidature has been opposed by the BJP. Malik’s daughter Sana is expected to get nominated in the father’s seat. It is also said that Malik will shift to Mankhurd-Shivaji Nagar constituency where Samajwadi Party’s Abu Azmi has reigned supreme since 2009. Other MLAs, whose decision is pending are—a six-term MLA from Madha, Baban Shinde, his brother Sanjaymama Shinde (independent from Karmala), Balasaheb Ajabe (Ashti), Devendra Bhuyar (Morshi), and Sunil Tingre (Vadgaon Sheri). MLAs Dipak Chavan (Phaltan) and Rajendra Shingne (Sindkhed Raja) have defected to the Sharad Pawar faction. Their replacements have not been announced. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
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