Summary:
"Around 8 lakh of the about 19 lakh voter base in Kalyan comprise of North Indians. From a political point of view, North Indians serve only as workers (with little opportunities for upward mobility). Hence, this is an effort to assert the collective presence of North Indians," said Dubey. Months after he got MNS chief Raj Thackeray to address a gathering of North Indians, the event's organiser Vinay Dubey is contesting the Lok Sabha polls from Kalyan as an independent candidate. Hence, around 25 to 30 per cent MNS workers, who feel that I am also a Maharashtra Sainik and thus, one of their own, are working for me..