BJP braces its Mumbai outreach-vying for all LS seats
BJP braces its Mumbai outreach-vying for all LS seats
With just 45 days left for the Lok Sabha Polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) braces its Mumbai outreach and vying for all LS seats.
The party’s National president
J P Nadda who was on a two-day visit to Mumbai on unvield busts of18 personalities under the “Heroes of Mumbai” project towards their contribution to the development in the city of dreams and a city that never sleeps at Kilachand Park in Girgaon.
The busts include Dr BR Ambedkar, industrialist JRD Tata, Marathi littérateur VV Shirwadkar, doyen of Hindi cinema Dadsaheb Phalke, Sachin Tendulkar, V D Savarkar, Lata Mangeshkar and Dhirubhai Ambani.
The figures include Dr BR Ambedkar, industrialist JRD Tata, Marathi littérateur VV Shirwadkar, doyen of Hindi cinema Dadsaheb Phalke, Sachin Tendulkar, V D Savarkar, Lata Mangeshkar and Dhirubhai Ambani.
Amidst wrap up his two-day visit to the city, Nadda articulated that this park will emerge as a source of inspiration to lakhs of Indians.
It will also attract thousands of tourists from different parts of the world who visit Mumbai.
Notedly, the busts of Hindutva ideologue Veer Savarkar, Bal Thackeray, and industrialists JRD Tata, Dhirubhai Ambani have alsobeen featured in the park. This will help the party project itself as the real party concerned on Mumbai’s development.
Nadda addressed party workers, reviewed preparations in three Lok Sabha constituencies and attended public functions. He also attended a function at Sion Koliwada where he interacted with beneficiaries of Central government schemes.
He also visited Rajgriha, home of Dr B R Ambedkar, and Savarkar Sadan, residence of freedom fighter V D Savarkar.
Notedly, BJP is trying to win all Lok Sabha seats on its own after almost three decades. Since 1990, it has been contesting in alliance with Shiv Sena. In the last two elections in 2014 and 2019, the saffron combine won all six seats in Mumbai – three each.
As per BJP leaders, except Mumbai North, which has a significant presence of Gujarati-speaking and north Indian voters, it will not be easy to win the remaining five constituencies.
A BJP leader also quotedl thslaf of these five constituencies has a mix of Marathi-speaking people, Dalits, minorities as well as Gujarati and north Indian voters. We don’t know how the voters would respond. As such, we are trying to reach out to different sections, especially Maharashtriansll
A BJP leader from the city
attributed that BJP leader Pravin Darekar organised a “Dhanyavad Devendraji” function to felicitate deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis for facilitating redevelopment or self-development of old residential buildings in Mumbai.
The Maha Dy.CM Devendra Fadnavis hailed Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray a friend of builders adding that he will ensure Marathi manoos get houses in the city.
Interestingly, he touched on an issue that has been raised by Shiv Sena for decades. “Nobody’s father would dare to separate Mumbai from Maharashtra. We will ensure that.”
Fadnavis also inaugurated a temple of Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Kurla, built by BJP MP Poonam Mahajan.
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