Not best bets, BJP's Ujjwal Nikam, Congress' Varsha Gaikwad in close race

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray was insistent that his party's candidate Anil Desai be fielded from the seat as the INDIA bloc candidate instead of Gaikwad. The Congress, therefore, fielded Gaikwad from the neighbouring seat of Mumbai North Central.