Updated On: 03 May, 2024 05:42 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena candidate Naresh Mhaske on Friday filed his nomination for Lok Sabha elections 2024 from Thane seat. Pics/Eknath Shinde`s team

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Earlier, Shiv Sena`s Thane Lok Sabha seat candidate Naresh Mhaske had on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and CM Shinde for choosing him to contest from the prestigious constituency
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After his candidature was announced, Mhaske had also visited the Anand Ashram, the residence of Shiv Sena stalwart the late Anand Dighe, and his memorial in Thane city and paid rich tributes to him

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The former mayor of Thane, the political turf of Shinde, also called on MNS president Raj Thackeray and sought his blessings
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Talking to the media, Mhaske thanked PM Modi and Shinde, who heads the Shiv Sena, for fielding him from the Thane Lok Sabha seat

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The CM Shinde-led Shiv Sena, the Ajit Pawar-led NCP and the BJP are part of the ruling `Mahayuti` alliance
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Mhaske will take on sitting Lok Sabha MP Rajan Vichare of the Shiv Sena (UBT), whose candidature was announced long back
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