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Even as other parties including the BJP, Congress and BSP have started preparations for the polls, MNS was very quiet on its front. Two days back, the name of Anil Shidore who is chief of Maharashtra Navnirman Academy came up as MNS candidate for Pune Lok Sabha seat, as Congress and BJP are trying to field Brahmin candidates from Pune in the backdrop of BSP declaring D S Kulkarni as their candidate from Pune.
However, the party workers are not happy as they feel Shidore will be an "imposed" candidate. "We want someone who knows the constituency and whose name is known to common people. Deepak Paygude is a senior leader and he knows the constituency very well. We will be pushing for his name before Thackeray," said a senior office bearer of city unit. The party workers have already started SMS campaign to push for Paygude's candidature. The SMS has also reached Raj Thackeray and according to insiders; Thackeray will be in the city as he has sensed the unrest in the city unit. When contacted, city spokesperson Prakash Dhamdhere confirmed that Thackeray would be in the city on Monday but refused to divulge any details. Even as party workers are pushing Deepak Paygude's name as a candidate for Pune seat, insiders say Paygude however has not shown any interest.
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