MUMBAI: Hypothesis is mounting over the potential of the Shiv Sena (UBT) extending assist to the BJP within the Brihanmumbai Municipal Company (BMC) to sideline Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who has been pressuring the BJP to concede the Mumbai mayor’s submit and the chairmanship of key civic committees.
The excitement intensified after Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray’s social media submit on the event of the a hundredth beginning anniversary of late Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray, fuelling speak of the BJP, Shiv Sena (UBT), and MNS probably coming collectively in Asia’s richest civic physique.
In his submit, Raj Thackeray hinted at political flexibility, saying: “Even when Balasaheb needed to take a versatile stance in politics at occasions, his love for the Marathi individuals didn’t diminish even by a fraction; quite the opposite, it solely grew stronger. These are the values instilled in us. I give my phrase as soon as once more at present: even when I’ve to take a barely versatile stance at occasions on this fully reworked politics, it would by no means be for my private achieve or selfishness.”
Within the BMC, the BJP has emerged as the only largest occasion with 89 seats within the 227-member Home, adopted by Shiv Sena (UBT) with 66 seats. The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena has secured 29 seats, whereas the Congress has gained 21. With the magic determine for energy set at 114, no single occasion has a majority, making an alliance inevitable—probably between the BJP and Shiv Sena (UBT).
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