Arun Gawli to support Milind Deora in polls

Mumbai: Gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli will not contest Lok Sabha election from Mumbai South, his daughter said in Mumbai on Wednesday.

Gawli's party, Akhil Bhartiya Sena, will support Congress candidate Milind Deora, Gawli's daughter Geeta said.

Geeta Gawli, who is a corporator, said, "We have pulled out of the election because he (Arun Gawli) is in jail. It will be difficult for us to work for the people."

"We decided to support Deora because he is a youth leader and has done good work," she said.

Gawli, an MLA from Chinchpokli in central Mumbai, had announced last week that he will contest election from Mumbai South.

In the last Lok Sabha election, he had unsuccessfully contested from erstwhile Mumbai South Central.