BMC elections 2026: Mumbai will get Mahayuti mayor, says Eknath Shinde

Mumbai will have a Mahayuti mayor Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Sunday after interacting with newlyelected Shiv Sena members of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC who have been shifted to a hotelShindes assertion comes amid speculation over the decision to move 29 corporatorsdesignate of his party to a hotel after the BJPShiv Sena alliance secured a narrow majority in the recent BMC elections 2026lsquoVoters chose development over emotionrsquo says ShindeTaking a dig at Uddhav Thackerayled Shiv Sena UBT Shinde said voters had chosen development over emotional issuesMumbai will have a Mahayuti mayor Even neighbouring cities like KalyanDombivli will have a Mahayuti mayor he told reportersShinde dismisses claims of corporators being kept under watchRejecting allegations that the corporators were being kept under watch at a luxury hotel Shinde said the Shiv Sena was fearlessThe new corporators will get a common platform to interact at the hotel I wanted to meet them as we are registering the group of 29 corporators with the Konkan divisional commissioner he said reported PTIUday Samant rules out repeat of post2019 alliance shiftAmid speculation in political circles over Shiv Senas stand visavis the next mayor of Mumbai party leader and minister Uday Samant said the civic body polls were contested as the Mahayuti allianceWhen asked about demands from within the party for the mayors post Samant said Every party wants the main post and Bal Thackerays birth centenary year gives that demand a different dimension reported PTISwipe at Opposition as Samant predicts corporator inaccessibilityIn a swipe at the Opposition Samant said many corporators will become notreachable and people will realise which party they belonged toAddressing the newly elected members Shinde said people had rejected the Shiv Sena UBT and urged them to utilise the opportunity to serve citizensCall for wardlevel development plans and model constituenciesHe asked them to prepare wardspecific development action plans and ensure that their wards become model constituencies Shinde also cautioned them against any conduct that could tarnish the partys imageShinde noted that the BJP emerged as the single largest party in the civic polls followed by the Shiv Sena calling the results a precursor to the upcoming Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha electionsBJPndashShinde Sena alliance secures clear majority in BMCIn the recently concluded civic polls the alliance of the BJP and Shindeled Sena won a clear majority in the 227member BMC securing 89 and 29 seats respectively The Sena UBT won 65 seats while its ally MNS emerged victorious on sixShinde further appealed to newlyelected Sena members to follow up on schemes like pagdifree Mumbai which refers to a plan to overhaul the old problematic pagdi tenantownership system aiming to clear stuck redevelopments