Putting speculations to rest, Maharashtra Minister and BJP leader Chandrashekhar Bawankule said on Tuesday that the BJP, Shiv Sena and the NCP in the Mahayuti alliance will contest the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections in the state together.
Speaking to reporters in Nagpur, Bawankule said that the alliance aims to secure two-thirds wards and a 51 per cent vote share in the BMC polls.
“In the Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections, Mahayuti will contest together. Our aim is to secure two-thirds of the seats and 51 per cent of the vote share to form the government in the Mumbai Municipal Corporation,” the BJP leader said.
Further, he said that the BJP expects party workers contesting the local body polls independently to withdraw their nomination forms.
He said, “We expe

TheNewsMill
Livemint
South First
The Hindu
afaqs!
Salon
AlterNet
@MSNBC Video
5 On Your Side Sports
The Daily Mash