Mumbai, Oct 28 (PTI) Two-time Mumbai North Lok Sabha MP Gopal Shetty on Monday mentioned he’ll file his nomination papers from Borivali meeting seat after his title didn’t determine within the fourth listing of candidates introduced by the BJP.
Shetty, who gained the Mumbai North Lok Sabha seat by margins of greater than 4 lakh in 2014 and 2019, was denied a ticket within the 2024 normal elections. The seat was gained by senior BJP chief Piyush Goyal, who’s now Union minister.
Shetty, a veteran of the Mumbai north area, was MLA from Borivali in 2004 and 2009. He was additionally corporator from the realm for a number of years.
In its fourth listing, the BJP named Sanjay Upadhyay as its candidate from Borivali.
A visibly disenchanted Shetty mentioned he would file his nomination papers as an Unbiased on Tuesday.
“I’ve been a loyal occasion employee for a really very long time. Right this moment, I went to assist 4 BJP candidates to file their nomination papers. Nonetheless, when the listing was introduced, I used to be dejected to see that I’ve not been fielded. The difficulty shouldn’t be that I’ve not been given a ticket, the problem is that the candidate should have been a neighborhood BJP employee from Borivali,” Shetty mentioned.
“My supporters have stood by me for 35 years. They advised me to take heed to them (and contest). First Vinod Tawde contested from right here in 2014, then Sunil Rane in 2019. This time, the Lok Sabha ticket from Mumbai North was given to Piyush Goyal. That is occurring for the fourth time with Upadhyay being nominated,” he identified.
BJP minister Mungantiwar, Cong chief Wadettiwar file nominations from Chandrapur district
Senior BJP chief and state minister Sudhir Mungantiwar on Monday filed his nomination for the November 20 Maharashtra meeting election in Chandrapur district amid a present of energy.
Individually, the chief of the opposition within the Maharashtra meeting, Vijay Wadettiwar of Congress submitted his nomination papers in Bramhapuri after addressing a gathering within the presence of former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel.
Altogether 57 candidates filed nominations from six constituencies in Chandrapur district on the penultimate day of submitting papers.
Mungantiwar is within the fray from residence turf Ballarpur constituency towards Santosh Singh Rawat of Congress.
Wadettiwar, a former minister within the MVA authorities, will sq. off towards Krishnalal Sahare of BJP in Bramhapuri seat.
Mungantiwar carried out a pooja ritual at Kanyaka mandir at Mul tehsil earlier than main a rally of supporters and farmers to the SDO workplace at midday.
The BJP reposed religion in Mungantiwar by renominating him from Ballarpur, months after he misplaced the Lok Sabha election from Chandrapur to a Congress nominee.
Wadettiwar and Baghel addressed a large gathering on the Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj floor. Baghel urged the folks to elect Wadettiwar with an enormous margin.
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