In Mumbai, seat-sharing talks are in full swing among the ruling Mahayuti parties, while the local leaders are keeping their fingers crossed. In Maharashtra, ahead of the all-important Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections on January 15 the Shine-led Sena is hoping to get more seats this time.
According to sources, the alliance has decided to bench Ajit Pawar’s NCP for the BMC elections and make Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis-led BJP and Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena take the centre stage.
Sources said that the Shiv Sena has demanded 125 of the 227 seats in the Mumbai civic body after fierce brainstorming among the Mahayuti allies. The BJP, however, has termed the demand simply a proposal and a number.
A final decision is pending and if needed, BJP sources said, the party will intervene on the matter. Fadnavis’s side is hoping to contest in 140 to 150 seats, while a formula is being proposed to give Sena between 80 and 90 seats. But Shinde’s side wants more and is pressing for additional seats, arguing that it has a strong foundation in Mumbai and can win the core Marathi vote bank.
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