MNS Gains Big in KDMC: BJP Family Defects, Husband-Wife-Daughter Get Tickets

• Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation election application deadline passed amidst political turmoil.
• Discontent within Mahayuti over ticket distribution led many aspirants to join MNS.
• MNS nominated former BJP corporators Shailesh Dhatrak, Manisha Dhatrak, and their daughter Pooja Dhatrak.
• The Dhatrak couple, two-term BJP corporators, switched to MNS after being denied BJP tickets.
• MNS announced 49 candidates; Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena will contest 73 seats.

Why It Matters: MNS capitalizes on Mahayuti's internal dissent, securing key BJP defectors for KDMC elections.