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Ahead of a gathering betwixt leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena successful New Delhi connected Tuesday evening to sermon the enactment of assorted committees of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), a BJP person said the enactment volition not compromise connected the mayoral position. “We person the numbers. There is nary question of a compromise connected the mayoral position. But the enactment volition besides spot what the [Shiv Sena’s] demands are. The BJP volition basal with [Shiv Sena main and Deputy Chief Minister] Eknath Shinde,” the person said.
Maharashtra’s Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil echoed a akin sentiment: “[Chief Minister] Devendra Fadnavis volition determine who volition beryllium the Mayor. Logically, the Mayor should beryllium from the larger party, which is the BJP.”
The BJP bagged the astir seats — 89 of a full of 227 — successful the BMC portion the Shiv Sena won 29 seats.
‘Mahayuti Mayor’
BJP Mumbai president Ameet Satam said successful Delhi connected Tuesday, “There is nary question of a compromise [regarding the mayor’s post]. Whether it’ll beryllium from the BJP oregon the Shiv Sena is not important. A Mahayuti corporator volition beryllium the politician of Mumbai. We person 4 much seats than the magic fig successful the BMC.”
Speaking to The Hindufrom New Delhi, Shiv Sena person Rahul Shewale said, “We are going to beryllium unneurotic to sermon functional and method issues similar radical registration, the assignment of radical leaders, and method details.” He said that 3 leaders, including him, Mr. Satam, and Cabinet Minister Ashish Shelar of the BJP, volition beryllium portion of the meeting.
A Shiv Sena person said they expect a stock successful the mayoral word and successful cardinal positions connected BMC panels.
The lottery to find the preservation categories for the Mayors of each 29 municipal corporations volition beryllium held connected January 22.
‘Insult to Maharashtra’
Shiv Sena (UBT) person Sanjay Raut criticised the Shinde Sena implicit the talks successful Delhi. “Shinde’s leaders volition person to beryllium astatine the feet of [Union Minister and elder BJP leader] Amit Shah to determine who the Mayor of Mumbai volition be. This is an insult to Maharashtra,” Mr. Raut said.
The 29 Shiv Sena corporators, whom Mr. Shinde had moved to a five-star edifice successful Bandra pursuing the announcement of the BMC canvass results connected January 16, person near the hotel, a enactment functionary said connected Tuesday. The Shiv Sena chief’s determination was seen arsenic a bid to support his flock harmless from poaching attempts up of the cardinal mayoral discussions.
(With inputs from PTI)
