The war cry has been sounded in Mumbai’s six parliamentary constituencies, half of which will see the Shiv Sena factions led by Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray vying for victory. Two other seats will witness clashes between traditional rivals, the BJP and Congress, while in one seat, the Sena (UBT) and BJP will face off. Mumbai city is home to 24.59 lakh voters, while the suburbs have 74 lakh registered voters this year. The six constituencies—Mumbai South, South Central, North, North Central, North East and North West—are among the 13 across the state that are scheduled to go to polls in the fifth and final phase on May 20.

MUMBAI NORTH WEST

Political landscape
The Andheri, Versova, Jogeshwari and Goregaon areas come under this constituency and they have sizable populations of Marathi and Gujarati speakers as well as North and South Indians and Muslims in a few pockets. Though Sena (UBT) candidate Amol Kirtikar may get the support of Uddhav Thackeray supporters, he won’t get support from BJP votes like his father. On the other hand, Sena candidate Ravindra Waikar may face issues if sympathy for Thackeray is strong.