Andheri: Voting begins for Sena's Rujuta Latke?

November 03, 2022 09:46

People queue up to cast their votes for the Andheri East Bypoll. These are visuals from polling booth no 205, Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj School. Voting is underway for assembly by-elections in seven vacant seats across six states.

Seven candidates, including the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction's Rutuja Latke, are in the fray.

The bypoll, which was necessitated after the sudden demise of Shiv Sena MLA Ramesh Latke in May this year, is significant for the Thackeray-led Sena as it is the first election after the split in the party following a rebellion spearheaded by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and other MLAs.

This is also the first time that the Sena is contesting an election with the support of its Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies, the Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). The bypoll is also a litmus test for the MVA as an alliance.

While the BJP had fielded Murji Patel as its candidate against Rutuja, the party withdrew his candidature after deciding not to contest the polls.

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