Summary:
Anti-incumbency notwithstanding, the saffron allies are likely to win majority seats in Mumbai Metropolitan Region. In Navi Mumbai, BJP nominee Ganesh Naik is not facing any contest in the Airoli assembly constituency. Naik was expecting ticket from Belapur in place of sitting BJP MLA Manda Mhatre. In Mira-Bhayandar, BJP sitting MLA Narendra Mehta is pitted against Congress nominee Mujjafar Hussain. Interestingly, in the Kalwa-Mumbra constituency, the NCP has again fielded its sitting MLA and senior leader Jitendra Awhad..