ADVERTISEMENT“With the gazette notification issued, the corporators are now formally recognised as elected on the Shiv Sena symbol. At least one-third of this group would have to defect together to evade disqualification under the anti-defection law,” a Shiv Sena leader said. Five newly elected corporators of the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) snapped ties with the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) and extended support to Shinde’s Sena in the civic body adjoining Mumbai. We will form the government with the BJP, Shiv Sena, the MNS and some other parties,” Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) MP Shrikant Shinde told reporters. The BJP has emerged as the single largest party in the BMC with 89 seats, while the Shinde Sena has won 29 of the 227 seats.

Source: The Telegraph January 22, 2026 05:57 UTC