Zeeshan Siddique, leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and son of the late Baba Siddique, is leading in Vandre East during the Maharashtra assembly elections. Siddique, who joined the Ajit Pawar-led faction after his father’s death, had previously won the seat as a Congress member. He is contesting against Varun Sardesai, nephew of Uddhav Thackeray, from Shiv Sena (UBT).