Missing Shinde Sena MLA Shrinivas Vanga contacts family after 36 hours

Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena MLA from Palghar, Shrinivas Vanga, who went missing after he was denied an Assembly ticket to contest in Maharashtra polls, contacted his family after 36 hours.
Suman Vanga, the wife of MLA Shrinivas Vanga, said her husband returned home around 3 am. She said that he briefly met with the family members and left again, saying that he needed rest.
He is expected to be away for two days.
On Tuesday, he left home without telling anyone and cut off all communication, leaving his family worried about his safety. Following a complaint from his family, police launched a search for the missing MLA.
This came days after Shinde Shiv Sena announced the name of former MP Rajendra Gavit as its candidate for the Palghar constituency, sidelining Vanga, an incumbent MLA from the Assembly seat.
Expressing guilt and remorse for leaving Uddhav Thackrey following the split of Shiv Sena in 2022, Vanga accused Chief Minister Eknath Shinde for not fulfilling his commitment to protect loyal party members.

The 42-year-old Vanga broke down in tears as he admitted that leaving Uddhav Sena was a mistake.
After the death of his father, BJP MP Chintamani Vanga, Shrinivas Vanga was expected to contest the 2018 Palghar Lok Sabha bypoll. However, the BJP gave the ticket to turncoat Rajendra Gavit, who had joined the party from Congress. Gavit was able to win the seat both in 2018 and 2019. Instead of the Lok Sabha ticket, Vanga was given the Palghar assembly ticket.
Elections for Maharashtra’s 288-member Assembly are scheduled to be held on November 20, with votes to be counted on November 23, just before the current Assembly term ends on November 26.