In Versova, Haroon Khan – Sena (UBT)’s lone Muslim candidate since Sabir Shaikh in Ambernath in 1999, barring a Congress turncoat in Sillod in 2019 – pulled off a surprise win, beating BJP’s two-time MLA Bharati Lavekar, although by a small margin of 1,600. Lavekar had been criticised for poor performance.