Parties rally troops one last time ahead of BMC polls

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray addresses a public meeting at the BKC ground on Saturday. (Satish Bate/HT PHOTO)

Updated on: Feb 20, 2017 8:10 AM IST

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Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray addresses a public meeting at the BKC ground on Saturday. (Satish Bate/HT PHOTO)

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Three days ahead of the Mumbai civic body elections, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday announced that the government run by the BJP will increase the size of the tenement to be given under the slum redevelopment scheme (SRA) from its current 269 square feet to 305 square feet. (Arijit Sen/HT PHOTO)

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Fadnavis said the decision to facilitate the redevelopment of koliwadas (colonies of fishing community) will be taken and also those residing on forest lands will be rehabilitated at the same place. (Arijit Sen/HT PHOTO)

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Political hoardings along the Eastern Expressway near Sion. (Arijit Sen/HT PHOTO)

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People at a BJP rally at Somaiya Ground in Mumbai. (Arijit Sen/HT PHOTO)

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A young BJP supporter during the rally. (Arijit Sen/HT PHOTO)

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In Pune, the local BJP unit faced an embarrassing situation with Fadnavis leaving the venue of an election rally without addressing it. Fadnavis had arrived at the ground of a school and according to a source, was extremely upset after he saw empty chairs. He decided to leave for another rally in neighbouring Pimpri-Chinchwad after waiting for a few minutes. (Arijit Sen/HT PHOTO)

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In his last public address before the February 21 civic polls, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray targeted prime minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, saying the government was behaving like in a state of emergency, and it has been steadily losing support. (Satish Bate/HT PHOTO)

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A Shiv Sena supporter waves a party flag during a rally at the BKC ground. (Satish Bate/HT PHOTO)

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Uddhav slammed the demand for a ban on Saamna, the Shiv Sena’s mouthpiece , saying it is akin to behaviour in a state of emergency, adding the Sena should pose Lokmanya Tilak’s famous question to the government, “Sarkar cha dock thikanyavar ahe ka?” (Is the government thinking right?). (Satish Bate/HT PHOTO)

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MNS chief Raj Thackeray addresses his party workers near Dadar railway station. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT PHOTO)

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Thackeray’s message to retain the Dadar-Mahim strong-hold was, “See me in every MNS candidate and vote for me so that I can work for you.” (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT PHOTO)

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MNS party workers perform a skit during the rally at Dadar. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT PHOTO)

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Former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan addresses people at a Congress rally at Antop Hill. (Pratik Chorge/HT PHOTO)

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People during the Congress rally for the upcoming BMC elections. (Pratik Chorge/HT PHOTO)

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A man cleans a banner at the Congress rally. (Pratik Chorge/HT PHOTO)

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NCP president Sharad Pawar interacts with media at the party’s headquarters. (Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo)