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The ruling Mahayuti has reached statement connected 207 of 227 seats for the Mumbai civic polls, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) contesting 128 and the Shinde-led Shiv Sena 79, BJP's metropolis main Ameet Satam said.
The BJP and Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena volition contention the polls successful the metropolis, scheduled for January 15, jointly. The Mahayuti besides comprises the Nationalist Congress Party of Ajit Pawar.
"Unanimity has been reached connected 207 seats successful the BMC, of which the BJP volition contention 128 and the Shinde-led Shiv Sena 79. Talks are underway connected the remaining 20 seats. Decisions connected these seats volition beryllium taken aft considering the candidates successful the fray," Mr. Satam told reporters connected Saturday (December 27, 2025).
A associated gathering of the BJP and Shiv Sena was held to finalise predetermination strategy, including run issues, predetermination management, associated rallies of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Ministers, and coordinated run programmes, helium added.
The readying and coordination for the run person been completed, Mr. Satam said.
Downplaying the value of the nonstop fig of seats to beryllium contested by each, helium said, "It is not astir who contests however galore seats. What matters is who tin present corruption-free civic medication to Mumbaikars. This confederation is for Hindutva and for giving Mumbai a corruption-free administration." Drawing a parallel with the November 2024 assembly elections, Mr. Satam said BJP workers had contested connected the 'bow and arrow' awesome of the Sena, portion immoderate of Shinde's leaders fought connected the 'lotus' symbol.
The Mahayuti is up against the confederation of Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT) and Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena.
The BMC has 227 seats with a full electorate of 1,03,44,315 voters, comprising 55,16,707 men, 48,26,509 women and 1,099 voters registered arsenic 'others'. Men represent 53% of the electorate, portion women relationship for 47%.
In the 2017 BMC elections, the undivided Shiv Sena emerged arsenic the azygous largest enactment with 84 seats, followed by the BJP with 82. Of the 84 Shiv Sena corporators, 46 person since joined the Shinde-led Shiv Sena, on with 16 corporators from different parties.
The BJP has besides been joined by six corporators from different parties.
The State Election Commission has announced that elections to 29 municipal corporations successful Maharashtra, including the BMC, volition beryllium held successful a azygous signifier connected January 15, 2026, with counting connected January 16. The information process began connected December 23 and volition extremity connected December 30, portion January 2 is the past day for withdrawal of nominations. The last database of candidates volition beryllium published connected January 3.
