Sena UBT candidate from Thane Rajan Vichare. (X/@rajanvichare)Thane’s “golden gang” is in the news during election season. Sena UBT candidate from Thane Rajan Vichare has said that there is a “golden gang” active in Thane Municipal Corporation. Vichare was making indirect attack on CM Eknath Shinde and Sena candidate Naresh Mhaske, warning them not to force him to dig deeper and expose the “golden gang”.
Pacifying Naseem Khan
After shaking hands with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at Pune and a special attention by party chief Mallikarjun Kharge to his complaint, Mumbai Congress leader Naseem Khan has withdrawn his resignation as star campaigner for the party. Moreover he has been given the task as election observer for Nandurbar constituency as Priyanka Gandhi is set to campaign there on May 10.
PM roadshow in Mumbai
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will do roadshow in Mumbai on May 17. On May 15, Modi will hold three poll rallies at Nashik, Bhiwandi and Mumbai. The BJP and Shiv Sena are contesting from three seats each in Mumbai. The seat sharing between the two parties was driven by hard bargain and ugly power tussle. The Modi roadshow is aimed at cementing the differences between the alliance partners and reaching out to people.