‘Game Not Over’: Sanjay Raut Fuels BMC Mayor Suspense As Shinde Sena Huddles Corporators

In the BMC elections, the BJP emerged as the single largest party with 89 seats, while the Shinde-led Shiv Sena secured 29 seats. The Uddhav Thackeray faction, Raj Thackeray’s party and the Sharad Pawar-led NCP faction together won 72 seats. Although the BJP–Shinde Sena alliance comfortably crosses the majority mark, the choice of mayor has become a key point of contention. With the BMC historically controlled by the Shiv Sena, both the BJP and the Shinde faction are keen to stake their claim, keeping political tensions high in Maharashtra’s financial capital.