BJP-Shiv Sena together to demolish Thackeray’s last fort, what are the equations for BMC elections?

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Elections are going to be held for. These elections should have been held in 2022 but are being held in 2026. BMC Voting for the elections will take place on January 15. Both the Thackeray brothers – Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray have come together in this election. Meanwhile, Ajit Pawar’s NCP, which is part of the grand alliance government, is contesting separate elections. There is an alliance between BJP and Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena.

Congress has become isolated in this election. Congress first BMC He had announced to contest the elections alone but later he joined hands with two parties. Congress is now Prakash Ambedkar’s Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA), national society party (RSP) And will contest elections in alliance with Republic Party of India (Gavai faction).

On the 15th of January BMC Elections will be held in 227 wards. For this, Tuesday is the last day for filing nominations.

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Who is fighting on how many seats??

BMC Many political equations have emerged in the elections. The grand alliance government includes BJP, Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) and Ajit Pawar’s NCP.

However, only BJP and Shiv Sena are fighting together in this election. Ajit Pawar’s NCP has split. BJP is contesting in 137 wards and Shiv Sena in 90 wards.

Ajit Pawar’s NCP has so far fielded candidates in 64 wards. Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar’s NCP are together at many places.

At the same time, Congress has become isolated. Congress will contest on 153 wards out of 227. Prakash Ambedkar’s VBA 62, RSP 10 And RPI Will contest elections on 2 seats. Congress was initially going to fight alone but on December 29 itself it formed an alliance.

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Is Congress being sidelined??

BMC The way everyone left Congress in the elections, it is being seen as an attempt to sideline the party. The Thackeray brothers fighting together and the coming together of Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar at many places is an attempt to sideline the Congress.

This election is also being seen as a new political strategy. The alliance formed by Congress is also being considered as an attempt to bring together Marathas, OBCs, Dalits and Muslim vote banks. However, Congress leaders say that it wants to come out of the shadow of coalition politics.

After the alliance, Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant said that the party wants to take like-minded parties together and strengthen secular forces. This move could open the way for future politics in Maharashtra.

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BMC Thackeray family will take over?

BMC It is the richest municipal corporation in the country. That’s why everyone wants to capture it. Shiv Sena was in control here from 1997 to 2022.

In the 2017 elections, the undivided Shiv Sena had won the maximum of 84 wards. BJP had won 82 seats. However, after the rebellion of Eknath Shinde in June 2022, 46 out of 84 Shiv Sena councilors joined the Shinde faction. Besides, 16 councilors from other parties had also joined Shinde. 6 councilors from other parties had joined BJP. In this way BMC was captured by BJP-Shiv Sena alliance.

Now BMC But both the brothers have come together to take over the Thackeray family again. Therefore, this election can be seen as a big battle for the Thackeray family. Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray had announced their coming together on 24 December. However, both the parties did not tell who is contesting in how many wards.

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Results will come on 16th January

BMC There are 227 wards for election and 114 councilors are needed to win. BMC Voting will be held on January 15, while counting of votes will take place on January 16.

in 2017 BMC Elections were held in. Then undivided Shiv Sena had won 84 wards, BJP 82 and Congress only 31 wards. The undivided NCP won 9 and Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Had won 7 seats. Asaduddin Owaisi’s Aimim BJP had won in 3 wards and Samajwadi Party had won in 6 wards.