Three conferences have reportedly been held between Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Varun Sardesai and senior MNS chief Bala Nandgaonkar.
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and Shiv Sena (UBT) have begun preliminary discussions to discover a possible alliance forward of the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Company (BMC) elections.
In accordance with sources, a number of rounds of conferences have already taken place between leaders of each events.
Shiv Sena and MNS maintain conferences
Three conferences have reportedly been held between Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Varun Sardesai and senior MNS chief Bala Nandgaonkar. Moreover, MNS Mumbai President Sandeep Deshpande and Varun Sardesai have met 4 occasions over the previous month.
These conferences are a part of ongoing backchannel negotiations geared toward stitching collectively an electoral alliance in India’s richest civic physique.
Territorial clashes and seat-sharing hurdle
Each events command affect in key Mumbai constituencies resembling Dadar, Worli, Parel, Kalachowki, Girgaon, Bhandup, and Mulund—areas the place seat-sharing discussions have run into obstacles. The problem lies in figuring out which occasion will make concessions in overlapping strongholds.
Shiv Sena (UBT) insists that the 2017 BMC election outcomes ought to type the idea for seat division. They gained 84 seats that 12 months, in comparison with MNS’s seven, and argue that solely the remaining seats must be up for negotiation.
MNS counters with post-split argument
The MNS, nonetheless, disputes this framework. They contend that the 2017 outcomes not replicate the present political actuality, particularly after the Shiv Sena cut up. Almost 50 corporators have left Uddhav Thackeray’s faction, considerably weakening its place, MNS claims. Due to this fact, they’re pushing for discussions on the complete 227-seat spectrum quite than limiting negotiations to leftover constituencies.
Whereas talks proceed, each events stay publicly tight-lipped concerning the end result. The potential alliance, if finalised, may alter the political panorama of Mumbai’s civic governance.