Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and his deputy Eknath Shinde have been quite vocal about fighting the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls unitedly under the Mahayuti banner, but have maintained a studied silence when it comes to the other municipal corporations.

The state’s ruling Mahayuti alliance comprises the BJP, to which the CM belongs, the Shinde-led Shiv Sena and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP.

The matter of the polls is especially critical in neighbouring Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) that comprises Thane (seen as Shinde’s bastion), Navi Mumbai (considered BJP leader Ganesh Naik’s stronghold), and Kalyan-Dombivali (seen as a turf of both Shinde’s son Shrikant and BJP state president Ravindra Chavan). Show Full Article

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