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Former Thane lawman politician and Shiv Sena person Rajendra Sapte staged a protestation march aft failing to unafraid a summons for the January 15 civic polls successful the city.
Mr. Sapte, who was keen connected contesting from ward fig 25 (Kalwa), mislaid the accidental aft it went to the BJP arsenic portion of a seat-sharing deal.
The Shiv Sena, led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, has struck an confederation with the BJP for the January 15 Thane civic polls.
A staunch loyalist of precocious Anand Dighe, who was Shinde’s mentor and an immensely fashionable person successful the undivided Shiv Sena, Mr. Sapte led a protestation march from Kalwa to Dighe’s memorial connected Thursday (January 1, 2026).
He accused the BJP of taking Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde by astonishment and utilizing “blackmail” tactics to unafraid the Kalwa spot astatine the eleventh hour. Mr. Sapte was earlier elected from Kalwa for 4 consecutive terms.
The information process for the elections began connected December 23 and ended connected December 30. While January 2 (Friday) is the past day for withdrawal of nominations, the last database of candidates volition beryllium published connected January 3.
Elections to 29 municipal corporations successful the state, including the Thane civic body, volition beryllium held connected January 15, and votes volition beryllium counted the adjacent day.
