Rajhans Singh, a BJP MLC, will contest as a candidate for the Shiv Sena led by CM Eknath Shinde. Sources claim Singh will run from the Dindoshi constituency, where he won the Assembly election in 2009. Meanwhile, Shinde Sena’s Rahul Kanal, a former close aide of Aaditya Thackeray, is expected to contest from the Kalina constituency against UBT candidate Sanjay Potnis, a two-time MLA.

Rajhans Singh has served as a Congress corporator for 15 years in Kurla and eight years as the BMC Opposition leader. He won the 2009 Assembly election in Dindoshi, defeating former mayor Sunil Prabhu. However, Singh lost to Prabhu who is now with the Sena (UBT), in 2014. Sources suggest Prabhu will be the UBT candidate from Dindoshi again, as he won in the 2019 election, too, while Singh is likely to run as a Shiv Sena (Shinde) candidate, according to insiders.