Mumbai:
Mumba Devi is the presiding deity of Mumbai, the nation’s monetary capital, and the constituency named after her is ready for an epic battle this time. The three-time MLA from the seat is Congress’s Amin Patel and his challenger from the ruling alliance is Shaina NC, who switched from the BJP to Shiv Sena after getting a ticket from this constituency forward of the Maharashtra meeting elections.
The political equation within the constituency had modified in 2009, when Congress’s Amin Patel gained this seat and put brakes on the BJP’s long-term maintain. Till now, Amin Patel has maintained his affect on this seat.
Though small, the constituency displays the cosmopolitan nature of the town.
This space was settled a very long time in the past and has not been redeveloped. Over the years, little has been carried out by way of infrastructure — dilapidated buildings, slim lanes, visitors and filth type a part of Mumbadevi’s day by day wrestle.
The constituency is Muslim-dominated, with the group comprising 55 per cent of the voters. NDTV discovered that whereas the Eknath Shinde authorities’s Ladli Behen scheme has resonated among the many group, it isn’t a assure of votes.
The constituency’s three-time Congress MLA Amin Patel is assured of a fourth straight win. But he mentioned it will based mostly on his work on native points and faith has nothing to do with it.
“I’m very assured. We are doing cluster growth,” he advised NDTV.
Shaina NC is reaching out to the voters along with her authorities’s schemes. “Voters will shift in the direction of us. They will vote on the work of Mahayuti during the last two-and-a-half years. Women are blissful. Ladli Behan Yojana is successful,” she mentioned.
The ruling alliance considers the Ladli Behan Yojana a recreation changer.
When NDTV reached among the many voters — particularly girls voters, of Mumbadevi’s Kamathipura and Dongri areas, the scheme was praised. But it was troublesome to say how a lot it can translate into votes.
“I didn’t get the profit however different girls of the home obtained it. Mahayuti did good work. But Amin Patel is considered one of us. He comes to fulfill us. He is an area,” mentioned one of many voters. Others feigned indecision, saying it’s too early to make a name.
The native BJP chief and former cupboard minister Raj Purohit mentioned Uddhav Thackeray faction MP Arvind Sawant’s derogatory remark about Shaina NC will backfire.
“People are indignant. You wait and watch, they’ll train them (the Congress candidate) a lesson. Shaina has been doing social work right here. She shouldn’t be new. The BJP has a presence right here,” he mentioned.