Will miffed Congress workers, Byculla Muslims shun polls?

As the two Shiv Senas are set to face off on November 20 in the Byculla assembly seat, rumours have sprung up about a boycott of the Sena (UBT) candidate by Muslims and Congress workers unhappy that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) did not allot the seat, which has a significant Muslim population, to the Congress.

- Manoj Ramakrishnan

Many Congress leaders were in the fray for the seat, including ex-MLAs Yusuf Abrahani and Madhukar Chavan, the latter representing the seat in 2009-2014 and 1999-2004.

Local cable television and social media have reported about a secret meeting by angry Muslim and Congress voters to boycott Sena (UBT) candidate Manoj Jamsutkar who is contesting against Yamini Jadhav, the sitting MLA who is now with the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena.