Despite being alliance partners under the Mahayuti banner, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena, led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, remain caught in a seat-sharing impasse ahead of the upcoming municipal corporation elections in Maharashtra. The prolonged stalemate has exposed underlying strains within the ruling alliance, even as the poll schedule draws closer.

The two allies have failed to finalise a seat-sharing arrangement in nearly 10 municipal corporations across the state. As a result, both parties are now preparing to contest separately in several key civic bodies, including Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Navi Mumbai, Ulhasnagar, and other strategically important urban centres.