Maharashtra
Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 Results: Did Uddhav Thackeray’s Candidate Choices Cost Him Mumbai?
The 2024 Maharashtra Assembly election results have brought unexpected setbacks for Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena, as the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) faced a tough challenge against the Mahayuti alliance. In Mumbai, Thackeray’s Shiv Sena contested 22 of the 36 seats but only managed to win 10. Meanwhile, the BJP secured 15 out of 19 contested seats, while Eknath Shinde’s faction of the Shiv Sena claimed 6 out of 14 seats. The defeat of Thackeray’s faction can largely be attributed to poor candidate selection, with reports suggesting that misjudgments by certain party leaders contributed to the loss. Several constituencies highlight how these wrong choices led to Thackeray’s downfall, even when his party had a clear chance to win.
Andheri East Constituency: Andheri East was another key battleground. Following the death of Shiv Sena MLA Ramesh Latke, a by-election was held in October 2022, where Rutuja Latke, Ramesh’s wife, was fielded as the candidate. While she initially won unopposed due to the withdrawal of BJP’s Murji Patel, her term as an MLA was marred by accusations of inactivity and failure to meet local expectations. Despite repeated requests from party workers for a change, Rutuja Latke was selected again, which led to her loss to Murji Patel of Shinde’s Shiv Sena by 25,000 votes.
Kurla Constituency: In Kurla, the UBT Shiv Sena’s decision to nominate Praveena Morajkar, despite strong backing for Ashwin Malik Meshram from both Maratha and Muslim communities, caused unrest. Morajkar, a former corporator, faced opposition from party workers and community leaders. Meshram, who had wide support, was bypassed due to internal party pressure. This strategic misstep handed the advantage to Mangesh Kudalkar of Shinde’s Shiv Sena, who claimed victory in an area where the MVA had previously enjoyed a 25,000 vote lead.
Chembur Constituency: The Chembur seat saw a direct contest between Tukaram Kate of Shinde’s Shiv Sena and Prakash Phatarpekar of Uddhav’s faction. Phatarpekar, who had won this seat in 2019, lost this time by over 10,000 votes. The loss is attributed to party infighting and opposition to Phatarpekar’s candidacy. Local party leaders had recommended Anil Patankar for the ticket, but the decision to back Phatarpekar, influenced by the Yuva Sena Chief, backfired. Additionally, Chembur has historically been a Congress stronghold, and local dissatisfaction over unresolved infrastructure issues like metro and monorail projects weakened Phatarpekar’s position, leading to his defeat.
Thackeray’s Shiv Sena has repeatedly fallen into the trap of selecting candidates based on sympathy or internal party pressure, rather than merit or popular support. Critics argue that the party’s arrogance following its Lok Sabha victories played a role in its downfall in Mumbai. Opposition figures have even mocked the MVA, stating, “The MVA lost in Mumbai due to the arrogance of their Lok Sabha success.” It’s clear that Uddhav Thackeray needs to reflect on his party’s performance and understand where the mistakes were made in Mumbai.
Maharashtra
Maharashtra drug racket exposed from MP police station, 4 arrested

Mumbai: Police Crime Branch has claimed to have busted a drug smuggling gang in Maharashtra from Madhya Pradesh MC and arrested four accused involved in it from MP. All four are accused of running a drug racket in Maharashtra. On November 3, Imran alias Babu Khan (38), Waqas Abdul Rab Khan (30), Taqdeen Rafiq Khan (30), Kamlesh Ajay Chavan (23) from Nowpara were reported to have supplied drugs from Madhya Pradesh and sold them in Maharashtra. After this, the police arrested all four and seized more than one kg of MD, which is said to be worth more than Rs 2 crore, from their possession. This was informed by the DCP Crime Branch Amar Singh Jadhav here. He said that a big drug racket has been busted and there is a possibility of more arrests.
Maharashtra
Two youths drown in Mumbai’s Mahim creek

Mumbai: Two people jumped into the Mahim creek in Mumbai, due to which they drowned. The search for them is on. Today at around 12:20 pm, Irshad Asif Sheikh, a transgender, aged 22, residing at Lal Mati, Nargis Dutt Nagar, Bandra (West), Mumbai, and Qalander Altaf Khan, aged 20, residing at Lal Mati, Nargis Dutt Nagar, Bandra (West), were standing between a bridge in Bandra. During this, they had an argument and one jumped into the creek while the other also jumped into the water to save him.
During the argument, Irshad jumped into the water and Qalander Khan jumped after him to save him. However, both drowned in the water.
The search operation is on, so far no trace of both has been found. Teams are searching for both.
Maharashtra
Sameer Wankhede targeted in The Baddest of Bollywood; Delhi High Court orders removal of objectionable content from controversial series in defamation case

Mumbai: The Mumbai-Delhi High Court has strongly criticized Red Chillies Entertainment Shah Rukh Khan, Gauri Khan and others in the defamation case against NCB Zonal Director IRS officer Sameer Wankhede and said that artistic freedom does not mean mocking a person. After this, the High Court has ordered that the controversial footage related to Sameer Wankhede be removed from the controversial Netflix series The Bads of Bollywood. Sameer Wankhede had filed a petition in the High Court and pleaded that his character has been killed in The Bads of Bollywood and this series has been made to target him. The purpose is to humiliate and mock Sameer Wankhede. After watching some parts of this series, the High Court has ordered the removal of the controversial parts from the film.
Sameer Wankhede’s lawyer had told the court that the character portrayed in the film is a comparison to Sameer Wankhede and that this series has been created with the intention of tarnishing Wankhede’s image. The Bads of Bollywood is malicious, therefore, the above-mentioned controversial scenes and objectionable dialogues should be deleted from the series, on which the court has issued an order to delete the controversial and objectionable content and content. Earlier, while hearing Sameer Wankhede’s petition, the court had sent notices to Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies, Netflix, Meta, and social media platforms and directed them to file a response. To this, Red Chillies had called the film and series a drama and made it clear that it had nothing to do with the facts. However, despite this, the Delhi High Court inquired whether a film drama does not mean that someone’s character is killed and said this, it reprimanded Shah Rukh Khan and the film company. Sameer Wankhede tried to prove through his argument that the character portrayed in the film resembles Sameer Wankhede and that this character has been portrayed in a negative way to target him and in this, an attempt has been made to make fun of Sameer Wankhede through this character, which has humiliated Wankhede, which the court has accepted and issued a directive to delete the objectionable and controversial content. This is a big success for Sameer Wankhede, while Shah Rukh Khan has suffered a huge setback.
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