Focusing online has helped candidates in Thane, Kalyan and Bhiwandi spend less on their campaigning in the Lok Sabha elections. They are allowed to spend Rs 70 lakh each, but are yet to spend even half the amount. They have spent mainly on rented vehicles, banners and carriers etc. used in their rallies.

Between April 14 and 20, Kalyan's Shiv Sena candidate, Shrikant Shinde, has spent Rs 7.86 lakh, while Bhiwandi's BJP candidate, Kapil Patil, has spent around Rs 2.50 lakh on banners and carriages used in his rally. In the same period, NCP candidate Babaji Patil has spent around Rs 3 lakh, for campaigning in the rural parts of Kalyan. However, NCP candidate Anand Paranjpe, has spent almost R22 lakh. In Thane, Shiv Sena candidate and sitting MP Rajan Vichare, has spent over Rs 7 lakh.