Elections to 288 seats in the Maharashtra Assembly will be held on November 20, but the one seat that is being discussed the most is Worli Assembly seat. There is a direct competition between Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena UBT and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena for the Worli assembly seat. While there is direct competition between the two forces on many seats, the fight for Worli seat is also special as Uddhav Thackeray’s son Aditya Thackeray himself joins the electoral fight from here, Shinde The army sent former federal ministers and members of the Federal Council to fight against him. MP Milind Deora.
Why did Milind appear in front of Aditya?
Since Eknath Shinde’s party announced the name of candidate for Worli seat, on why Milind Deora appeared in front of Aditya The discussion has been ongoing. Shiv Sena (Shinde) can bet on other faces as well. After all, what is Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena’s strategy? This can be understood from five points.
1- Deora’s face is not new to Worli
Milind Deora is the Lok Sabha Member of Parliament from Mumbai South. Worli assembly seat also comes under the Mumbai South Lok Sabha seat, which is considered the stronghold of the Deora family. Although the format of the elections is different, the face of Milind Deora is no stranger to Worli seat. The party also appointed Milind Deora in charge of this seat in the recent Lok Sabha elections.
2- Trying to gain the upper hand in the battle of perceptions
Milind Deora vs Aditya Thackeray votes also tied with Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray related to the ongoing battle of perceptions. By fielding Milind Deora, the Shiv Sena (Shind) not only sent a message that the party is contesting the elections forcefully with Thackeray but also clearly Showing that the party fielded its strongest face at the local level, i.e. national politics. He has also been active and has served as a Union minister. Aditya Thackeray is contesting elections for the second time. In this case, Shiv Sena (Shinde) tries to gain an advantage in the battle of perceptions through Deora’s face.
3- A strategy to involve the Thackerays in one seat
Eknath Shinde’s strategy could also be to entangle the Thackerays on one seat. With strong candidates and the big face of opponent Aditya Thackeray, the Thackeray family may have to spend more time in this prestigious seat. The Konkan region has been a strong stronghold of the Shiv Sena, with Mumbai and Thane also falling in the region. Ever since the Shiv Sena rebellion, the Thackeray family’s focus has been on forcing Sind into his stronghold of Thane. Now, Shinde’s strategy may be to entangle the Thackeray family in the Worli Assembly constituency itself.
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4- Trying to set the tone for Mahim’s Worli
Eknath Shinde’s party first announced Milind Deora as its candidate from Worli seat, then Mumbai BJP president Ashish Sheral Ashish Shelar issued a statement saying that we should support Raj Thackeray’s son Amit. Amit Thackeray is contesting from Mahim assembly seat and Shinde’s party has fielded sitting MLA Sada Saravankar. Shinde’s party has not yet made it clear whether it will withdraw its candidacy against Amit, but believes it can do so.
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There are two arguments behind this. One is that Mahim seat is close to Worli. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena Party led by Raj Thackeray has a strong base in Worli assembly constituency. In the last elections, Raj’s party gave unconditional support to Aditya Thackeray, but the Shiv Sena UBT fielded a candidate against Amit Thackeray. In this case, if the Shindh party withdraws its support for Amit’s candidate, then the party can gain from it in Worli. Secondly, this move by Shinde and his team can also send the message that his hostility is only with Uddhav Thackeray, not the Thackeray family.
5- Wally plays an important role in the fight between the real and fake Shiv Sena
There is a fight going on between the real and fake Shiv Sena between the two parties of Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde. In this fight between the real and fake Shiv Sena, the Worli seat becomes very important. Regardless of the outcome for the remaining seats, if Shiv Sena (Shinde) defeats Aditya Thackeray in the Worli battle, it will also be a big blow to the Thackeray family. Worli’s victory will play a decisive role in the battle between the real and fake Shiv Sena. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why the Sindhi Party focuses on Worli’s strategy.
