US EditionSanjay Raut Says ‘Lots Happening Behind the Scenes’ as Eknath Shinde Keeps His Corporators Close
Shinde Sena secured a narrow majority in BMC with 118 seats, prompting a strategic move to safeguard corporator loyalty amid fears of defections.
- On Saturday, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde moved all 29 Shinde Sena corporators to Taj Lands End, a five-star hotel in Bandra, to protect them from poaching ahead of mayoral discussions in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.
- After the BMC results, Shinde's faction is viewed as kingmaker as the Mahayuti alliance won 118 seats, four above majority, while the BJP emerged as largest party with 89 seats.
- The corporators will stay at Taj Lands End, a five-star hotel in Bandra, for at least three days with a training programme and meetings, while party sources plan strategy and standing‑committee bids.
- The mayor will be chosen according to the mayor reservation lottery in Maharashtra municipal corporations, and a Shiv Sena leader said Shinde has veto power which could influence the decision, while Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis denied any horse-trading on Saturday.
- Observers called the move resort politics after Mahayuti's Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation win, while Uddhav Thackeray, leader of Shiv Sena , criticised Shinde as an opportunist.
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