Godse too said he's in regular touch with high command.Karanjkar had an unsuccessful shot at the party ticket in the 2014 elections. “During my tenure as the district Sena chief, the party's strength in the Nashik Municipal Corporation has grown from 19 to 36. NASHIK: Two prominent Shiv Sena leaders are currently fighting for the party ticket from the Nashik Lok Sabha constituency.Sitting Sena MP, Hemant Godse, and district party chief, Vijay Karanjkar, have made several visits to Matoshree to lobby for their candidatures.In fact, Karanjkar has met party chief Uddhav Thackeray two times in the last one month. Our party chief will take the final decision,” said Godse.He added that Nashik can expect the launch of new projects if he's elected again. I have worked for the people,” Karanjkar said.However, Sena insiders said Godse remains an extremely strong contender for the ticket..