Vote for Ujjwal Nikam from Mumbai North Central seat, INDIA bloc corrupt: Uttarakhand CM Dhami

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 12 : Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, while addressing the public at an election campaign program organized in Mumbai in view of Lok Sabha elections-2024 on Sunday, appealed to vote in favour of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Ujjwal Nikam from Mumbai North Central Lok Sabha seat.
The Chief Minister said that the 'INDI alliance' formed by the opposition parties is only a "group of corrupt people".
"These people are united so that they can promote the ideology of nepotism and appeasement. The people of the country are well aware of their truth and will give a befitting reply to it in these elections," he said.
The Chief Minister said that the enlightened and development-prioritizing people of Mumbai are ready to make Narendra Modi the Prime Minister for the third time by pressing the lotus button in the Lok Sabha elections.
In a bid to retain the sitting seat, the BJP has fielded Ujjwal Nikam, 26/11 special prosecutor, replacing two-time MP Poonam Mahajan. While Congress has fielded Dharavi MLA Varsha Gaikwad from Mumbai North Central.
Nikam, a senior Public Prosecutor, has appeared for the government in several high-profile cases, including the 26/11 Mumbai attack case.The Mumbai North Central comprises six assembly segments, including Vile Parle, Chandivali, Kurla, Kalina, Vandre East, and Vandre West.
Maharashtra has 48 Lok Sabha seats, the second-largest after Uttar Pradesh.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP won 23 out of 25 contested seats, while the undivided Shiv Sena secured 18 out of 23 seats.
The undivided NCP, part of the opposition alliance, contested 19 seats and won four. Following the split in the Shiva Sena 2022, the Eknath Shinde faction aligned with the BJP.The counting of votes will be held on June 4.