Mumbai Confidential: Seat gone, MP frowns

A Shinde Sena MP was so upset after hearing that his seat was going to the ally, that he decided to explain his strategy to win the seat even to the staff of a Sena minister from his district. When it was conveyed to him that the order to surrender his seat came from a top boss in Delhi and he can voice his discontent in front of him, the MP decided to lie low instead of raising a rebellion.

Delhi backs ticket for Rana

A delegation of BJP leaders from Amaravati went to meet a top BJP leader in the state, requesting him to not give ticket to sitting MP Navneet Rana from the party. The meeting lasted for two minutes with the leader telling the delegation, “Let’s see”. The delegation had then itself realised that Rana is going to be the candidate and the order is from high command. The delegation kept quiet and returned to Amaravati.