Deora, who has lost two successive Lok Sabha elections in 2014 and 2019 to Shiv Sena's Arvind Sawant, has expressed unhappiness over the possibility of Mumbai South seat going to the Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena in the Maha Vikas Aghadi seat sharing arrangements.
Under the deadline set by the SC, Narwekar has until 4 pm on January 10 to decide on the fate of Shinde and his MLAs, whose rebellion split the Sena and led to the fall of Uddhav-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government in June 2022.
In summer, Mumbai Indians begin their journey in the IPL under Hardik Pandya, whose return to his former team has dominated the off-season chatter. Pandya takes over captaincy from Rohit Sharma, who led Mumbai to five titles, in a decision that has received mixed response from fans.