Updated On: 12 October, 2016 08:02 AM IST | | Laxman Singh
<p>While the chief minister seems to be leaning towards keeping the alliance with the Shiv Sena intact, Mumbai leaders have made it clear that they want to contest the February 2017 civic polls alone</p>


The BJP is determined to sweep the BMC elections next year, with or without Shiv Sena. So much so, that the party is already going to the polls, just so it can select the right candidates. For the first time, BJP is preparing to field contestants from all 227 seats, which is why it has roped in third-party auditors to carry out polls or surveys at each ward to assess its best chances of winning.