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MUMBAI: The Congress campaign will be led by its senior leaders Digvijaya Singh Mallikarjun Kharge , former Union home minister P Chidambaram, Navjyot Siddhu and Jairam Ramesh The NCP has roped in former Union minister Praful Patel and Rajya Sabha MP D P Tripathi. But the names of NCP chief Sharad Pawar and Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar are missing from the list of campaigners. Union minister Nitin Gadkari and chief minister Devendra Fadnavis will campaign for the BJP.Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and MNS chief Raj Thackeray were among the first to launch a high-powered campaign for their parties. Mumbai Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam said he expects former chief ministers, Sushilkumar Shinde, Ashok Chavan, Prithviraj Chavan and Narayan Rane will campaign for its nominees in the BMC polls. "We have drafted an ambition campaign strategy and have involved all ex-CMs," Nirupam said..