200 ShivSena workers resign after over tickete to BJP’s Ganesh Naik
Around 200 Shiv Sena workers have resigned to protest former Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ganesh Naik being offered an election ticket from Navi Mumbai. The workers belong to Shiv Sena’s Navi Mumbai unit.
Naik has reportedly been offered a ticket to contest the Maharashtra Assembly election from the Airoli and Belapur Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Navi Mumbai. Ganesh Naik, an NCP strongman in Navi Mumbai, defected to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on September 11 along with his son Sandeep.
The party’s city unit chief and district vice-president have also submitted their resignations.
Naik is a former state cabinet minister and has held several key portfolios in the state. Naik and his family are considered to have influence over the politics in Navi Mumbai.
Maharashtra is scheduled to head for polling on October 21, along with Haryana. Counting of votes in both states will happen on October 24.
