Maharashtra polls: Shinde Sena fields Rajya Sabha MP Milind Deora against Aaditya Thackeray
Aaditya Thackeray, a leader of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), had made his electoral debut in the Worli constituency in 2019.
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The Shiv Sena faction led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday fielded Rajya Sabha MP Milind Deora from Mumbai’s Worli constituency for the Maharashtra Assembly elections.
Deora, who left the Congress in January, will contest against Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Aaditya Thackeray. Sandeep Deshpande of Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena is also fighting from the constituency.
“Chief Minister Eknath Shinde believes that justice for Worli & Worlikars is long overdue,” Deora said on social media. “Together, we’re paving the way forward and will share our vision soon. It’s Worli now!”
Polling for the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly will take place in a single phase on November 20. The counting of votes will take place on November 23, alongside that of the Jharkhand elections.
The Worli constituency is considered a stronghold of the Shiv Sena, with the party having held the seat since 1990, except for a poll loss in 2009.
Aaditya Thackeray, who served as a state minister between December 2019 and June 2022, made his electoral debut from the constituency in 2019. He had won the seat by a margin of more than 67,000 votes.
Deora became a Rajya Sabha member in April after joining the Shinde Sena. The former Lok Sabha MP from South Mumbai served in Manmohan Singh’s Union Cabinet between 2011 and...
