The BJP is set to campaign on the state government’s poor record in implementing infrastructure projects in the city in the assembly polls.

“We don’t see any attempt or motivation on part of the state government to complete the works (on Mumbai makeover projects) fast,” BJP Mumbai president and Borivali MLA Gopal Shetty told Newsline.

Citing the record of the Shiv Sena-BJP saffron alliance that ruled the state from 1995 to 1999 in building a network of flyovers in the city, Shetty attacked the state government for its sluggish pace on the infrastructure front and the delay in construction of the landmark Bandra-Worli Sea Link.

“All these will be among our election issues,” Shetty said, adding that they would also corner the government on rising inflation, handling of the 26/11 terror attacks and failure on the law and order front, escalating loan burden on the state government, farmer suicides, loadshedding and lack of employment generation.

While revealing that he had sought a nomination from the Borivali constituency, Shetty said Poonam Mahajan Rao — daughter of late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan — is likely to be fielded by the party in Ghatkopar West, pointing to the statements of BJP Maharashtra president Nitin Gadkari in this regard. He also said the Shiv Sena had agreed to leave the seat for the BJP.

On chances of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena spoiling the chances of the alliance in assembly polls, Shetty said, “The Maharashtrians have already taken note of what happened in the Lok Sabha polls. Voting in a different way (for the MNS) has hurt the interests of the Marathi speakers in Mumbai.”

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