BMC Elections: Thackeray Brothers Hold Seat Sharing Talks, Sena UBT Likely to Get 125 Seats, MNS 90

BMC elections: Thackeray brothers hold seat sharing talks, Sena UBT likely to get 125 seats, MNS 90

Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray and his cousin and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray are all set to seal a seat sharing pact for the BMC election in January next year, sources said. Shiv Sena UBT is likely to contest between 120 and 125 seats, while the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena could field candidates in around 80 to 90 seats. BMC polls: Sena UBT-MNS seat sharing formula In the 2017 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections…

Civic polls: Sena (UBT)-MNS tie-up takes shape as Mahayuti eyes 150-plus in BMC

Mumbai: Ruling Mahayuti partners, Opposition Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS on Tuesday were involved in separate parleys as rival parties in Maharashtra held talks to firm up alliances and deliberated on seat-sharing for the January 15 civic body polls, including in Mumbai. The meetings were largely focussed on the high-stakes battle in Mumbai with Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut meeting Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray. Spea…

227 Seats, Too Many Aspirants: Inside Mahayuti’s High-Stakes BMC Seat Formula

With BJP expected to contest 122 seats and Shinde-led Shiv Sena 95, the arithmetic of Mumbai’s 227-seat civic body exposes internal pressure, aspirant overload and alliance fault lines ahead of the January 15 BMC polls.   X: @vivekbhavsar With the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections now declared, the ruling Mahayuti alliance is expected to enter the civic battle […]