Amid ongoing Lok Sabha elections 2024, Shiv Sena's Thane Lok Sabha seat candidate Naresh Mhaske on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde for choosing him to contest from the prestigious constituency.

After his candidature was announced, Mhaske visited the Anand Ashram, the residence of Shiv Sena stalwart the late Anand Dighe, and his memorial in Thane city and paid rich tributes to him.