Congress-NCP hits a six in city

MUMBAI: The erosion of Shiv Sena votes by Raj Thackeray���s MNS gave the Congress-NCP combine an unexpected sweep in all six constituencies in the city. A seat-by-seat analysis of the votes polled by the alliance partners shows that its victory in all constituencies, except Mumbai North-Central���where Priya Dutt was the clear favourite���was largely due to the MNS factor.
Two other parties (the SP and the BSP) that were earlier hyped as potential spoilers failed to eat into the Congress-NCP vote, making it easier for the UPA partners.Only Abu Azmi, SP candidate from Mumbai North-West, managed a relatively respectable performance, but that was not enough to stop five-time Congress MP Gurudas Kamat from winning.