The by-election for the Andheri East seat in the Maharashtra Assembly will prove to be a litmus test for the CM Eknath Shinde-Bharatiya Janata Party alliance and both. Uddhav Thackeray and associates.
The seat, which fell vacant due to the untimely demise of Shiv Sena MLA Ramesh Latke, will now see a contest between his widow Rutuja Latke (Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) and the BJP candidate, who was defeated by Latke in the past. The results of this bypoll will set the tone for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections.
With the split in Shiv Sena still a fresh affair, both the sides will flex their muscles to show their strength.
After the intervention of the Bombay High Court, Rutuja Ramesh Latke filed his nomination on Friday and the Mumbai civic body accepted his resignation. It was a show of strength where Thackeray’s son Aditya and leaders of Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi were present along with hundreds of party workers. Meanwhile, Patel also filed his nomination. He will be the candidate of BJP-Shinde group.
plot twist
After a few twists and turns, both the sides came face to face today. Shiv Sena stronghold This seat is an issue of prestige. Shinde Group Used the bypoll to find the name of the party – Balasahebunchi Shiv Sena and Prateek (two swords and a shield). Election commission. However, it has not fielded any candidate and has instead backed Patel of the BJP. Patel was defeated by hanging during the 2019 elections.
After initial speculations that Rutuja Latte Eknath Shinde would join the group, high drama started over his resignation.
As an employee of BMC, he had given his resignation letter after his decision to contest elections. Even after several days this process was going on. He then approached the Bombay High Court, which directed it to be accepted.
Latke sympathizes with Thackeray
Ramesh Latte was a councilor from Andheri for several years before being elected as an MLA in 2014. The BJP hopes that apart from his own strength, Shinde will help the Shiv Sena mobilize resources from this constituency. It has been sad for the BJP that its favorite candidate, Murji Patel, had lost from there in the past.
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This time there is a wave of sympathy for Rutuja Ramesh Latte Uddhav ThackerayThis will be a challenge for the BJP.
On the other hand, the Uddhav Thackeray group will have to strengthen its strength to counter the BJP’s strategic plan and the grassroots reach of Eknath Shinde.
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