Shinde Sena corporators' hotel stay ends after party's bid to foil horse-trading According to sources, the Shinde Sena corporators, who had been staying at the Taj Lands End in Bandra since January 17, were growing frustrated as they could not celebrate their victory with their voters. AdvertisementEknath Shinde had asked all newly-elected Sena corporators to assemble at the five-star hotel amid intense bargaining over BMC power shuffle. VidyaMumbai,UPDATED: Jan 20, 2026 10:45 ISTEdited By: Karishma Saurabh KalitaTwenty-nine newly elected corporators of the Shiv Sena faction led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who had been confined to a five-star Mumbai hotel following the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) poll results, are set to leave the premises today. The party had retained their original documents, including Aadhaar cards and winning certificates issued by the returning officer, to prevent defections and "horse-trading" or poaching attempts at a time when negotiations over the Mumbai mayoral post and key committees are underway. advertisementAccording to sources, the corporators, who had been staying at the Taj Lands End in Bandra since January 17, were growing frustrated as they could not celebrate their victory with their voters. The party, however, said it had mandated their stay to prioritise the formation of the “gat” (group), which is crucial under municipal law. The corporators had been awaiting the gazette notification at the hotel until Monday afternoon. They were then scheduled to visit the Divisional Commissioner’s office in Belapur, Navi Mumbai, to present their winning certificates. The Shinde Sena holds 29 corporators, while the remaining seats won by the BJP will form the government in Mumbai’s civic body, the richest in the country.
