The Kopri-Pachpakhadi constituency will witness a clash between the two factions of Shiv Sena as Shiv Sena (UBT) has fielded Kedar Dighe against Eknath Shinde. Dighe is the nephew of the Shiv Sena leader Anand Dighe, a mentor of several Shiv Sena leaders, including Eknath Shinde.