Mumbai: Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray
on Friday directed all the party corporators to vote for the party
unitedly considering neck to neck competition for the post of
Mayor, elections for which are scheduled next month.
"Do not vote against the party and make sure that our
candidate gets elected," Thackeray said at the Sena Bhavan, in
central Mumbai addressing the corporators prior to the poll.
Sena-BJP saffron alliance and Independent members
supporting the alliance have 115 corporators. While opposition
parties have 112 including 78 of Congress and 14 of NCP.
However, Snehal Jadhav and Shubhada Gudhekar, who were
front runners for the mayor`s post, remained absent in the
meeting.
Corporators Mangala Kate, Raja Chougule and Tawaji
Gorule were also absent.
PTI
