The Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded fashion designer and former Mumbai sheriff Nana Chudasama's daughter Shaina N C from the prestigious Bandra assembly seat, not really a favourite with the BJP-Shiv Sena combine owing to the large number of Christian and Muslim constituents.
Shaina Chudasama Munot, popularly known as Shaina N C, had joined the BJP on September 14 along with 250 young professionals from various fields. She was entrusted with the operations of the newly formed health and culture cell of the BJP's city unit.
Following is the third list of seven candidates announced by BJP for the October 13 assembly elections in Maharashtra:
1. Shaina N C Bandra
2. Harishchandra Patil Kalyan
3. Kumar Ailani Ulhasnagar
4. Rajaram Salvi Murbad
5. Harishchandra Bhoye Jawhar
6. Chandrashekhar Kadam Rahuri
7. Pradeep Salunkhe Karad North
BJP had announced names of 83 candidates in its first list on September 16, and names of 15 candidates in the second list on Sunday. The party was yet to announce its candidates for eight seats.
It is contesting 114 seats, its ally Shiv Sena 167 seats while the Shetkari Sangathana has been allotted seven of the total 288 seats.