With the Maharashtra Meeting election lower than per week away, the stage is ready for an epic showdown in Mumbai’s key Worli constituency the place Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Aaditya Thackeray is ready to face Eknath Shinde’s Rajya Sabha MP Milind Deora.
Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday nominated Milind Deora in opposition to ex-CM Uddhav Thackeray’s son and Shiv Sena (UBT) nominee Aaditya Thackeray from Mumbai’s Worli.
Shinde’s resolution to pit Deora, a seasoned Maharashtra politician, in opposition to incumbent MLA and former state minister Aaditya Thackeray will make Worli a high-voltage contest within the meeting polls.
Milind Deora’s robust dedication to the Worli constituency has been highlighted by his gratitude in the direction of the get together’s resolution to appoint him as a Mahayuti candidate.
Deora’s candidacy announcement comes only a day after Aaditya Thackeray submitted his nomination for a similar seat, a battleground the place the UBT has seen slender victories previously.
Within the earlier Lok Sabha elections, Milind Deora was tasked by the Shiv Sena to handle the pivotal Worli constituency, historically a stronghold for Aaditya Thackeray.
Despite the fact that Thackeray has traditionally maintained a bonus on this seat, latest meeting elections revealed a susceptible lead of solely 6,500 votes for Uddhav Thackeray’s get together.
Who’s Milind Deora?
Milind Deora is a distinguished Rajya Sabha member with a political historical past as a three-time MP from South Mumbai. Tasked with overseeing the influential Worli constituency through the Lok Sabha elections, he has constantly demonstrated management within the area.
Hailing from Rajasthan, Deora is a seasoned politician who dealt with a number of authorities positions akin to Minister of State for Communications & Info Expertise and Delivery through the second Manmohan Singh administration.
Milind Deora: A younger chief in Indian politics
Recognised as one of many youngest parliamentarians at simply 27, Deora’s early foray into Indian politics was groundbreaking. He represented the distinguished Mumbai South constituency within the 14th and fifteenth Lok Sabha.
His father, Murli Deora, was a big political determine within the Congress get together and the longest-serving president of the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee. He was a Mayor of Mumbai and a Minister of Cupboard rank.
Aaditya Thackeray to combat Milind Deora
Aaditya Thackeray will even should reckon with Sandeep Deshpande of the MNS who has additionally been given a ticket from the constituency.
On Thursday, Shiv Sena (UBT) faction chief Aaditya Thackeray filed his nomination from the Worli meeting constituency.
Talking to ANI earlier than submitting his nomination, Aaditya Thackeray stated that he was assured that the folks would bless him.
