Unlike 2014, when the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) had fielded candidates, this time, it is a straight BJP versus Congress fight. In 2014, Shetty had made headlines after defeating Congress’s Sanjay Nirupam by a margin of more than four lakh votes. Over the past one month, Matondkar has spoken against the BJP over Hindutva and failed development policies of the party, thus striking achord. Despite the challenge, there is strong support for Shetty, a three-time corporator and two-time MLA. We have a strong support base across communities because of the work we have done in the area in the past,” he saidFirst Published: Apr 22, 2019 01:25 IST

Source: Hindustan Times April 21, 2019 19:52 UTC