MUMBAI: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray's son Amit, only the second Thackeray to contest an election after MLA cousin Aaditya, lost from Mahim by over 17,000 votes in poll debut.Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Mahesh Sawant won the Mahim seat with 50,

This sharp decline is a far cry from the MNS’s promising debut in 2009 when it won 13 seats and marked an impression in Maharashtra politics.

In Mahim, Maharashtra, Amit Thackeray (MNS) trails after initial vote counting, while Uddhav Sena's Mahesh Swant was leading.

Both Worli and Mahim saw three-way contests between Shinde Sena and Sena (UBT) and the MNS. The fate of the Thackeray cousins can be attributed to their uncles. Here is how.

Amit Thackeray is trailing against Mahesh Sawant. Sada Sarvankar won the election from the Mahim constituency in 2014 and 2019.