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‘Mumbai mayor to be from Mahayuti,’ says Eknath Shinde after meeting Sena corporators

January 18, 2026

News DeskLast Updated: 18 January 2026, 11:44 PM ISTShare In the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections, the BJP emerged as the single largest party, winning 89 of the 227 seats, while Shinde-led Shiv Sena secured 29 seats. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde being garlanded after Bharatiya Janata Party wins the Municipal Corporation elections | ANIMumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde on Sunday met the party’s newly elected corporators in Mumbai and announced that the BMC mayoral post will go to the Mahayuti alliance. As political manoeuvring at hotels resurfaces in the city amid speculation over the mayoral race, Shiv Sena (UBT) has accused Shinde of effectively turning the hotel into a “jail” for corporators.

Thane, Jan 16 (ANI): Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde being garlanded after Bharatiya Janata Party wins the Municipal Corporation elections, in Thane on Friday. (ANI Photo)

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In the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections, the BJP emerged as the single largest party, winning 89 of the 227 seats, while Shinde-led Shiv Sena secured 29 seats.
Addressing the media after the meeting, Shinde said the voters had rejected “anti-development forces” and endorsed the Mahayuti alliance for governance.
He said, "I told them (corporators) about short-term, mid-term and long-term development plans to be carried out in phases.
The state government will also offer help.
There should be a feeling that our ward has to be good.

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‘Mumbai mayor to be from Mahayuti,’ says Eknath Shinde after meeting Sena corporators

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‘Mumbai mayor to be from Mahayuti,’ says Eknath Shinde after meeting Sena corporators

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