Maharashtra Election 2024: Weeks forward of the Maharashtra meeting elections, each the Maha Vikas Aghadi and Mahayuti have claimed a seat-sharing deal. Nonetheless, there are nonetheless some seats on which Mahayuti is but to achieve a consensus, principally because of the candidate’s profile. In keeping with reviews, the BJP has raised objections the NCP and Shiv Sena-Shinde’s selection of candidates on two seats who’re associated to Nawab Malik and Maharashtra police official Pradeep Sharma.
Nawab Malik is out on bail in a PMLA (Prevention of Cash Laundering Act) case, whereas Pradeep Sharma, a former encounter specialist, was allegedly concerned within the Antilia bomb scare case. Nawab Malik’s daughter is ready to get a ticket by the NCP, and Pradeep Sharma’s spouse, Swikriti Sharma, has joined the Shiv Sena-Shinde faction, the place she is anticipated to contest from Andheri East.
In keeping with Aaj Tak, the BJP has expressed opposition to each the NCP’s resolution to subject Nawab Malik’s daughter, Sana Malik, and the nomination of Pradeep Sharma’s spouse, Swikriti Sharma.
Nawab Malik’s Daughter From Anushakti Nagar
Nawab Malik, who’s at present out on medical bail, beforehand represented the Anushakti Nagar seat. His daughter Sana Malik is ready to get a ticket from the identical constituency. In the meantime, there’s hypothesis that Nawab Malik could contest the upcoming elections from the Shivaji Nagar-Mankhurd seat on an NCP ticket, the place he may face Samajwadi Occasion’s Abu Azmi.
Mumbai BJP president Ashish Shelar has brazenly opposed Nawab Malik’s candidacy, stating that the celebration will not settle for the nomination of anybody ‘related to underworld don Dawood Ibrahim’.
Pradeep Sharma’s Spouse From Andheri East
One other contentious challenge is the Andheri East seat, the place a dispute has emerged between the Shinde faction and the BJP. At present, this seat is held by Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Rutuja Latke. Whereas Swikriti Sharma, spouse of Pradeep Sharma, has joined the Shinde faction and is a possible candidate, the BJP is pushing for Murji Patel, who had beforehand contested the by-election towards Latke however was requested by the BJP to withdraw his nomination. Lately, Patel held a present of energy within the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The BJP’s resistance to Swikriti Sharma’s candidacy stems from her affiliation with Pradeep Sharma, who was arrested by the NIA for his alleged involvement within the Antilia bomb scare case.
