Mumbaikars to back Mahayuti, says Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis wished the BJPShiv Sena candidates announced for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC elections saying the ruling Mahayuti alliance is confident that Mumbaikars will firmly stand behind it and elect all of them by a massive majorityHe said this late Monday night after the seat allocation for the BJPShiv Sena in Mumbai was finalised with the BJP contesting 137 seats and Shiv Sena 90 seats Other component parties of the Mahayuti will also be included in thisIn his post on X the chief minister said ldquoUnder the leadership of Hon Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji we are committed to the development of Mumbai The people of Mumbai are well aware of who has undertaken the development works to make their lives easier Therefore we are confident that Mumbaikars will firmly stand behind the Mahayuti and elect all its candidates with a massive majority Heartfelt best wishes to all candidatesrdquoBJP and Shiv Sena announce seatsharing formulaEarlier the seatsharing formula was announced jointly by the Mumbai BJP chief Amit Satam and the Shiv Senarsquos former MP Rahul Shewale ldquoNegotiations among the BJP Shiv Sena and RPI over seatsharing were completed today There was consensus on 207 seats that was reached earlier But today the seatsharing arrangement has been finalised BJP will contest 137 seats and Shiv Sena 90 seats while the allies of both parties will be given tickets from the respective quotas of BJP and Shiv Senardquo said SatamHe further added They will conduct a joint campaign and hoist the Hindutva flag atop BMC by reaching out to the voters With the blessings of the voters the Mahayuti Mayor who will be the Mayor of Mumbaikars will assume the office after the electionsrdquoSatam reiterated that the allies of the BJP and Shiv Sena will be accommodated in the quotas of the two parties Satam claimed that there has been no resentment over the ticket distribution as the party had made decisions by involving allldquoWe have arrived at a consensus after holding minute discussionsrdquo he notedThe seatsharing formula comes at a time when Uddhav and Raj Thackeray announced an alliance last week for BMC elections in a bid to checkmate the BJPled Mahayuti However the BJPled Mahayuti has downplayed the alliance between the two Thackeray cousins claiming that they have joined hands for the sake of power while the Mahayuti is committed to Mumbairsquos developmentIncidentally the Ajit Pawarled NCP is not a part of Mahayuti as it is contesting the BMC elections independentlyWith inputs from Agencies