Archive · 21 Jan 2026
BJP and Shiv Sena (Shinde) Meet to Decide Mumbai Mayor
The BJP and Shiv Sena (Shinde) are meeting in Delhi to decide who will be the next Mayor of Mumbai.
They are also discussing how to share other important positions in the city's government.
The BJP won the most seats in the recent elections, but they are still negotiating with the Shiv Sena (Shinde) to decide who gets the Mayor's job.
The Shiv Sena (Thackeray) faction, which used to run the city, is also trying to find a way to influence the decision.
This is a big deal because the Mayor and other leaders control how Mumbai is run every day.
Both sides are talking, but they haven't agreed on everything yet.
There are also some arguments about whether the phones of the newly elected leaders are being listened to, but both sides deny it.
BJP and Shiv Sena (Shinde) leaders are meeting in Delhi to decide the Mumbai Mayor and other civic positions.
The BJP won 89 seats, and Shiv Sena (Shinde) won 29 seats in the BMC elections.
Together, BJP and Shiv Sena (Shinde) have 118 seats, which is more than the majority mark of 114.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut claims phones of newly-elected corporators are being tapped, while BJP denies the allegations.
Eknath Shinde hints at Shiv Sena's claim to the Mumbai mayor's post as a mark of respect to Bal Thackeray.
- Who
- Senior leaders of BJP and Shiv Sena (Shinde faction)
- What
- Meeting to decide Mumbai Mayor and other civic positions
- When
- Tuesday afternoon
- Where
- Maharashtra Sadan, Delhi
- Why
- To settle the distribution of key civic positions in Mumbai
Shiv Sena (UBT)
BJP
Phone Tapping Allegations
Shiv Sena (UBT)
Sanjay Raut claims phones of newly-elected BJP and Shiv Sena (Shinde) corporators are being tapped, and they are under surveillance.
BJP
BJP denies the allegations, stating they trust their corporators and do not engage in such activities.
Mayoral Post
Shiv Sena (UBT)
Shiv Sena (UBT) is not directly involved in the negotiations but is monitoring the situation.
BJP
BJP insists the mayoral post should be from the Mahayuti alliance, but Eknath Shinde hints at Shiv Sena's claim to the post as a mark of respect to Bal Thackeray.
- Meeting Location
- Maharashtra Sadan, Delhi
- Meeting Date
- Tuesday afternoon
- BJP Seats in BMC
- 89
- Shiv Sena (Thackeray) Seats in BMC
- 65
- Shiv Sena (Shinde) Seats in BMC
- 29
- Total Seats in BMC
- 227
- Majority Mark in BMC
- 114
- BJP and Shiv Sena (Shinde) Combined Seats
- 118
Sources
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