The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) is in election mode and has started a door-to-door campaign to meet voters in Dadar, Mahim, Prabhadevi, and Worli to prepare for the civic elections. The region dominated by Marathi-speaking voters, is the stronghold of the Thackeray-led Shiv Sena. “We will visit every household. But we are not demanding votes. We are visiting every household to understand voters’ views,” said Sandeep Deshpande, MNS leader.

“We are understanding citizens’ views about local issues. Most of the time they speak about civic issues. We are trying to solve them. One can say this is an election campaign. But for us it is our duty to understand citizens’ issues,” said Sachin Sali, an officer bearer of MNS in Dadar.