Prakash Ambedkar. File pic

Although the party was in discussions with MVA until a fortnight ago, it decided to contest separately on the majority of seats in the state, including the six in Mumbai. VBA has nominated Beena Singh for Mumbai North, Sanjeev Kalkori for Mumbai North West, and Abul Hasan Khan for Mumbai South Central. Additionally, Nilesh Sambare (Bhiwandi) and Vijaya Mhatre (Palghar) have been announced as candidates for the MMR region. Khan’s nomination has been shifted from Mumbai North Central to Mumbai South Central, though no reasons have been provided. With the release of the fifth list, VBA has now declared 10 more Lok Sabha candidates, including three from Mumbai, bringing the overall count to 35.

Poll

Who will win the Punjab Elections?

BJP 32.86%

AAP 41.43%

INC 25.71%

Submit

View All In Poll

In 2019, despite the direct contest between Yuti (Shiv Sena, BJP) and Aaghadi (Congress, NCP), VBA managed to secure 2,34,760 votes across the six Mumbai constituencies. During the 2019 Assembly elections, although VBA fielded candidates in over 250 out of a total of 288 seats, none of them emerged victorious. VBA’s former alliance partner, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), is also known for splitting the votes. In approximately 20 seats such as Nandgaon, Chandivali, Ulhasnagar, Pune Cantonment, Shivajinagar, and Paithan, the votes polled by VBA were often close to the margin of victory.

VBA’s performance in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections

North: Candidate
Sunil Thorat
Votes: 15,691

North West: Candidate
Suresh Shetty 
Votes: 23,367

North East: Candidate
Niharika Khondalay
Votes: 68,239

North Central: Candidate
Abdul Anjaria 
Votes: 33,703

South: Candidate
Anil Chaudhari 
Votes: 30,348

South Central: Candidate
Sanjay Bhosale
Votes: 63,412