Speculation over the next BMC mayor has intensified after the Mahayuti coalition secured a narrow majority in the 2026 civic polls. Deputy CM Eknath Shinde has clarified that his party, the Shiv Sena, will honour the alliance mandate despite internal aspirations
19 January,2026 08:01 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Shinde's assertion comes amid speculation over the decision to move 29 corporators-designate of his party to a hotel after the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance secured a narrow majority in the recent BMC elections 2026
19 January,2026 09:55 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
In 2023, the Election Commission recognised the Eknath Shinde-led faction as the real Shiv Sena and ordered allocation of the 'bow-and-arrow' poll symbol to it, delivering a big blow to the rival camp led by Uddhav Thackeray, whose father Bal Thackeray founded the outfit in 1966
13 January,2026 11:12 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
A Thackeray rally revives an old slogan, triggers fresh BJP backlash, and drags clothing, sweets, and identity politics into the January 15 BMC election cauldron
13 January,2026 07:07 AM IST | Mumbai | Hemal AsharADVERTISEMENT
