Aditya Thackeray is contesting as a Shiv Sena candidate against former Union minister Milind Deora in Worli seat. Besides, former CM Prithviraj Chavan is contesting against BJP candidate Dr Atul Baba Bhosale in Karad South.Most contests appear triangular and multipolar due to rebels and independents. At the centre of poll sweepstakes involving the two Senas is the question mark over “Mumbai ka king kaun,” as many of their workers said in a reference to the sway the undivided Sena had over the financial capital and which is now being contested.More than 4K candidates in the frayOver 4,000 candidates are contesting for the 288-member House. Stakes are high for many regional heavyweights as the state goes to polls in what promises to be a make-or-break election for satraps like Sharad Pawar, Eknath Shinde, Uddhav Thackeray and Ajit Pawar.
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