Caste Certificate Row Costs Shiv Sena-UBT Seat In BMC; Deepak Sawant Removed As Corporator
Shiv Sena (UBT) corporator Deepak Sawant has been disqualified after the District Caste Scrutiny Committee invalidated his caste certificate, reducing the party’s BMC strength from 65 to 64. BJP’s Sarika Pawar may now contest the seat. A similar AIMIM case remains stayed in court. Meanwhile, absence of a party corporator has sparked speculation of internal dissent.