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Mumbai: A day after results were announced for civic polls in Maharashtra, including Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the resort politics seemed to have started once again in the state. If reports are to be believed, the Eknath Shinde faction of the Shiv Sena, as moved its elected members in a five-start hotel in Mumbai to avoid poaching. The faction has emerged as kingmaker in the BMC polls.
Reports have suggested that steps have been taken to avoid any kind of poaching in the party as Mahayuti is all set to take over the country’s richest municipal corporation. It is yet to name the next Mayor of the city. In a historic win in the BMC on Friday, the BJP-led alliance snatched the power from the Thackerays after 25 years.
No party has won BMC polls this year with full majority. In the results announced on Friday, the BJP won 89 seats while Shiv Sena won 29. The alliance together won 118 seats, just ahead of the required 114 seats. The BMC has 227 seats in total. The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) of Ajit Pawar faction, which fought independently in BMC elections won from three wards.
On the other side, the Shiv Sena (UBT), Maharashtra Navnirvan Sena (MNS) and NCP (SCP) fought together, winning 72 seats. Of these, Shiv Sena (UBT) won 65, MNS 8 and NCP (SCP) just 1 seat. The Congress won 24, AIMIM 8, while the Samajwadi Party won from 2 wards.
Here lies a situation, where Opposition parties, if join together, will have 106 in total, which will make them just 8 short of majority mark. In case the Opposition can persuade eight winning members from the other side to join them, it will be tough for the BJP + to get hold of the BMC.
