Now that the BJP-Sena alliance is locked in, Sena is worried as it will have to fight from five difficult seats in the city — Byculla, Mumbadevi, Mankhurd, Dharavi and Chandivli. The BJP, meanwhile, is confident of winning Wadala and Malad. The Shiv Sena giving up claim to its stronghold Wadala has left ex-mayor Shraddha Jadhav fuming as she was a likely candidate for the seat. While sitting Congress MLA Kalidas Kolambkar will fight for BJP from Wadala, the party is hoping to poach sitting MLA Aslam Shaikh for Malad.

Neither of the two alliance partners had won these seven seats in the 2014 elections. Announcing their list of candidates, Sena said they would give chance to Yamini Jadhav, wife of the standing committee chairman, to fight from Byculla whereas senior leader Pandurang Sakpal would contest from Mumbadevi. While Vitthal Lokare has been given a ticket to contest from Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar, where the current MLA is Abu Azmi of Samajwadi Party, name of the candidate for Dharavi seat is yet to be revealed.