Now even Aaditya Thackeray’s youth brigade are eyeing seats in BMC Polls

Earlier this week, we had reported that Mohit Kamboj led Mumbai BJYM had submitted a list of 92 prospective candidates to Ashish Shelar who are vying ticket for the upcoming BMC Polls. The Aaditya Thackeray led Yuva Sena also didn’t want to be left far behind. Partyworkers of the Yuva Sena are demanding seats for themselves for the BMC elections.

 

Of late, the youth wings in the parties have started wielding a lot of power, especially with Aaditya becoming a power centre, equivalent to his father Uddhav Thackeray, who heads the Shiv Sena. The Yuva Sena has grown in areas like Mulund, Goregaon, Dadar, Wadala, Kalbadevi, Parel and Worli, where the young brigade have outshone the existing Sena leaders.

 

For example, in the western suburbs, Yuva Sena leader Amol Kirtikar is a big name. It may be mentioned here that Abhijit Adsul who was spokesperson for the Yuva Sena was elevated to the post of Vibhag pramukh. On the other hand, leaders like Ameya Ghole, the treasurer of Yuva Sena, wields a lot of power in Wadala area. Ditto with Pawan Jadhav, core committee member and son of former Mayor Shraddha Jadhav, who has a firm stronghold in Parel; Samadhan Sarvankar, son of MLA from Dadar-Mahim area Sada Sarvankar, is also heading the Yuva Brigade, a part of Yuva Sena. In south Mumbai, Prathamesh Sakpal, son of Vibhag pramukh Pandurang Sakpal, is the Yuva Sena head, while in the Mulund area, it is Raj Kulkarni, a close confidante of Aaditya, who is heading the party. Even in Thane, Yuva Sena leaders like Purvesh Sarnaik, Nitin Landge and others have become powerful.