Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Mahayuti Partners Agree Power Sharing, Joint Local Poll Contest
Three political parties in Maharashtra are part of an alliance called Mahayuti.
They had argued for months about how power and government funds should be shared.
Now, the Bharatiya Janata Party, Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party have agreed to fight local elections together.
This is meant to keep their alliance united.
They also agreed to share control of state-run corporations.
The BJP will receive the largest share, followed by Shiv Sena and the NCP.
The shares will be divided in a 48:29:23 ratio.
A committee will finish the detailed arrangements within two or three months.
The BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP agreed to contest Maharashtra’s local body elections together.
The agreement aims to preserve the Mahayuti alliance ahead of the elections.
The three parties agreed to divide control of state-run corporations in a 48:29:23 ratio.
The ratio assigns 48% to the BJP, 29% to Shiv Sena and 23% to the NCP.
A coordination committee was given two to three months to complete the allocation exercise.
- Who
- The Bharatiya Janata Party, Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party, represented at the meeting by Devendra Fadnavis, Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar.
- What
- The Mahayuti partners agreed to contest local body elections together and divide control of state-run corporations.
- When
- At a coordination committee meeting; the allocation exercise is to be completed within two to three months.
- Where
- Maharashtra.
- Why
- To keep the Mahayuti alliance intact after months of friction over power sharing and fund allocation.
- Alliance
- Mahayuti
- Partners
- Bharatiya Janata Party, Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party
- Election plan
- The partners will contest local body elections together.
- Corporation-sharing ratio
- BJP 48%, Shiv Sena 29%, NCP 23%.
- Committee deadline
- Two to three months.
- Meeting participants
- Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar.