Navi Mumbai : Alleging that there was disturbance in the division composition, BJP MLA Ganesh Naik had threatened to approach the court in this matter, which Shiv Sena took seriously. ) city chief Kishor Patkar has filed a caveat in the court even before the petition was filed by MLA Naik. Which indicates that before the municipal elections, there is going to be a court battle between BJP and Shiv Sena.
It is worth mentioning that for the first time in Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation with 111 wards, elections are going to be held on the basis of division composition. Due to which 11 new wards have been created this time on the basis of population, due to which the number of wards of the Municipal Corporation has increased to 122. For which 40 divisions according to a 3-member panel and a panel with 2 members are divided into a total of 41 divisions. The new division composition was made public on 1 February, about which time has been given till 3 pm on 14 February to file suggestions and objections. After the new division composition became public, BJP MLA Ganesh Naik, accusing it of being a huge mess, demanded the municipal administration to improve it. Naik threatened to approach the court in this matter if the reforms were not made. After which Shiv Sena’s Navi Mumbai city chief Kishore Patkar has filed a caveat in the court.
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BJP will suffer due to distortion in wards
The biggest hit of the new division creation is likely to fall on the BJP. In the new division creation, the matter of creating a division by dividing many wards considered as strongholds of BJP into 2 to 3 parts has come to light. The twist was in the wards of former Mayor Sudhakar Sonawane in Rabale, Suraj Patil in Kukshet in Nerul, Shashikant Bhoir in Pavne, Dr. Jayaji Nath in CBD, Netra Shirke in Nerul, Ashok Gurkhe in CBD and Amit Medkar and Anwar Sheikh in Turbhe. Most have happened. Divisions have been created in these 8 wards by twisting them. Due to which the BJP is going to suffer huge losses, while Mahavikas Aghadi is likely to benefit from it.
Naik remained in power even after defection
Since the inception of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, MLA Ganesh Naik has changed the party twice. Despite this, the command of the power of the Municipal Corporation has remained with Naik. Naik was first in Shiv Sena, after that he joined NCP. Naik had entered the BJP before the last assembly elections in the state. In the assembly elections, BJP gave him a ticket from Airoli assembly, from where he was elected MLA. Leaving the two parties that Naik has joined the BJP, both the parties are now busy laying the electoral board to oust Naik from the power of the Municipal Corporation. At the same time, Naik is gearing up to keep the command of the power of the Municipal Corporation in his hands.