Ajit Pawar gave ticket to Baba Siddiqui’s son as soon as he wore ‘Ghari’, fielded Nawab Malik’s daughter also
Before the assembly elections in Maharashtra, Zeeshan Siddiqui, son of late NCP leader Baba Siddiqui, has joined Ajit Pawar-led NCP. Zeeshan Siddiqui is currently the Congress MLA from Bandra East seat and is contesting this election on NCP ticket. Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray), a member of Maha Vikas Aghadi, has given ticket to Varun Desai from Bandra East.
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Baba Siddiqui’s son Zeeshan joins NCP (Ajit Pawar) (file photo)
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- Mumbai,
- 25 October 2024,
- (Updated October 25, 2024, 9:50 AM IST)
Before the assembly elections in Maharashtra, Zeeshan Siddiqui, son of late NCP leader Baba Siddiqui, has joined Ajit Pawar-led NCP. Zeeshan Siddiqui is currently the Congress MLA from Bandra East seat and is contesting this election on NCP ticket. Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray), a member of Maha Vikas Aghadi, has given ticket to Varun Desai from Bandra East.
As soon as Ajit Pawar joined NCP with ‘clock’ election symbol, he gave ticket to Zeeshan from his own seat, Bandra East. Apart from this, tickets have been given to Nishikant Patil from Islampur, Sanjaykaka Ramchandra Patil from Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahakal, Sana Malik from Anushakti Nagar, Sunil Tingre from Vadgaon Sheri, Dnyaneshwar (Mauli) Katke from Shirur and Pratap Patil from Loha.
Zeeshan is the son of Baba Siddiqui
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Let us tell you that Zeeshan is the son of late NCP leader Baba Siddiqui. He is the former president of Mumbai Youth Congress and MLA from Bandra East assembly seat. His father Baba Siddiqui was shot dead in Bandra area of Mumbai on the night of Dussehra. The Crime Branch has so far arrested 11 accused in the Baba Siddiqui murder case, including two shooters and a weapons supplier.
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