Updated On: 07 September, 2023 03:27 PM IST | Anagha Sawant
On Thursday, the Mumbai unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has organised 400 `Dahi Handi` celebrations in Mumbai this year. (see pics/Manjit Thakur)

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This year`s Dahi Handi celebration are the last before next year`s Lok Sabha elections
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The BMC was controlled by the Uddhav Thackeray-controlled Shiv Sena for 25 years between 1997 and 2022 and the BJP has been making all-out efforts to capture civic body

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"This year`s Dahi Handi will usher in change in Mumbai," asserted BJP Mumbai president Ashish Shelar
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Ashish Shelar said BJP leaders, MLAs, MPs and party office-bearers have organised `Dahi Handi` celebrations in different parts of the city including at Jambori Maidan in Worli, the constituency of Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray

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The Mumbai unit of BJP had also organised workshops for `Govindas` ahead of Dahi Handi festival and some 150 groups had participated
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The iconic Lalbaugcha Raja idol was shifted onto a raft on Sunday afternoon after delays since morning due to high tide and technical challenges, with final immersion, delayed by several hours, expected to take place around 11 pm, officials said.