After days of disagreements, Maharashtra\u2019s ruling allies\u2014BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena\u2014have decided to consider contesting upcoming municipal corporation elections together, including in major cities like Mumbai and Thane. Sources from Shiv Sena confirmed this development on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The decision comes after a late-night meeting on Monday between Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Both leaders reportedly agreed that the parties would contest the elections as part of the existing Mahayuti alliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The official dates for the municipal elections have not been announced yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the Nagpur meeting, which included BJP leaders Chandrashekhar Bawankule and Ravindra Chavan, it was also agreed that neither party will attempt to poach leaders or workers from the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Shiv Sena leader said, \u201cThere was a positive discussion about contesting municipal elections across Maharashtra, including Mumbai and Thane, together as part of the Mahayuti alliance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Local-level discussions about how to share seats between BJP and Shiv Sena are expected to start in the next two to three days, another party leader confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a separate meeting with Shiv Sena MLAs and ministers, Shinde emphasized the importance of alliance unity. He instructed party members to adhere to \u201calliance dharma\u201d and avoid any statements or actions that could create conflicts within the Mahayuti alliance, which includes BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This comes after tensions in the first phase of local body elections, where Mahayuti allies had contested against each other in several places. In some areas, campaigns turned bitter, prompting Shinde to raise concerns with BJP\u2019s top leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A joint contest between BJP and Shiv Sena could consolidate the Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra, potentially improving their performance in municipal elections. A united front may also prevent voters from being divided between the two allied parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By agreeing not to poach each other\u2019s leaders and sticking to alliance principles, BJP and Shiv Sena aim to avoid the tensions that arose in earlier local elections. This could help maintain a more disciplined and coordinated campaign strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With seat-sharing talks expected to start soon, political observers will be closely watching how BJP and Shiv Sena divide constituencies and campaign resources. The outcome will likely influence the performance of the Mahayuti alliance not only in Mumbai and Thane but across Maharashtra\u2019s municipal corporations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The next few weeks will be crucial in determining whether this renewed alliance can translate unity at the leadership level into electoral success on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shiv Sena and BJP May Contest Municipal Elections Together in Maharashtra After days of disagreements, Maharashtra\u2019s ruling allies\u2014BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena\u2014have decided to consider contesting upcoming municipal corporation elections together, including in major cities like Mumbai and Thane. Sources from Shiv Sena confirmed this development on Tuesday. The decision comes after a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3919,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[1674,1266,1671,1673,1672],"class_list":["post-3918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-eknath-shinde-devendra-fadnavis","tag-maharashtra-municipal-elections","tag-mahayuti-alliance","tag-mumbai-local-polls","tag-shiv-sena-bjp-alliance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebombaydurpun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebombaydurpun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebombaydurpun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebombaydurpun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebombaydurpun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3918"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thebombaydurpun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3918\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3920,"href":"https:\/\/thebombaydurpun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3918\/revisions\/3920"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebombaydurpun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebombaydurpun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebombaydurpun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebombaydurpun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}