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Kingmaker Eknath Shinde Fears Poaching, Keeps His Flock Together at Luxury Hotel in Mumbai
Shinde Sena secured a narrow majority in BMC with 118 seats, prompting a strategic move to safeguard corporator loyalty amid fears of defections.
- On Saturday, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde moved all 29 Shinde Sena corporators to Taj Lands End, a five-star hotel in Bandra, to protect them from poaching ahead of mayoral discussions in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.
- After the BMC results, Shinde's faction is viewed as kingmaker as the Mahayuti alliance won 118 seats, four above majority, while the BJP emerged as largest party with 89 seats.
- The corporators will stay at Taj Lands End, a five-star hotel in Bandra, for at least three days with a training programme and meetings, while party sources plan strategy and standing‑committee bids.
- The mayor will be chosen according to the mayor reservation lottery in Maharashtra municipal corporations, and a Shiv Sena leader said Shinde has veto power which could influence the decision, while Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis denied any horse-trading on Saturday.
- Observers called the move resort politics after Mahayuti's Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation win, while Uddhav Thackeray, leader of Shiv Sena , criticised Shinde as an opportunist.
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Political activity is heating up following the Mumbai BMC election results. The Shinde-led Shiv Sena has gathered its 29 newly elected councillors at the Taj Lands End Hotel in Bandra, a gathering believed to be a strategy to counter potential horse-trading and a mayoral bid. However, Corporator Amay Ghole says the councillors have been called to discuss a five-year action plan and strategies for the upcoming Zilla Parishad elections.
Resort politics returns to Mumbai: Eknath Shinde moves Sena corporators to hotel amid fears of poaching and battle for BMC's mayoral post
Resort politics has resurfaced in Mumbai as Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena shifted corporators to a luxury hotel amid poaching fears and a high-stakes battle for control of the BMC mayor’s post.
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