Sanjay Raut, the head of the Shiv Sena (UBT), made a suggestion on Saturday that his party, under the leadership of Uddhav Thackeray, might run in the next Mumbai local body elections by itself, without forming an alliance with the Congress or Sharad Pawar’s NCP.
Raut stated that the party chief will make a decision after conferring with the party workers, who are requesting to run just in the Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections. Additionally, he noted that ShivSena has previously run its own campaign in the polls.
“Party workers demand that Shiv Sena should contest the Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections on its own. Uddhav Thackeray will take a decision after meeting the workers. This does not mean that the Maha Vikas Aghadi has broken. Even before this, when we were with the BJP, we had contested elections separately,” Raut said at a press meeting.
Under the name Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), the Uddhav Sena ran in the most recent Assembly and Lok Sabha elections alongside the Congress and Sharad Pawar’s NCP. The alliance did well in the April-May Lok Sabha elections, but it did poorly in the November Assembly elections.
The opposition coalition only won 46 seats, with the Shiv Sena (UBT) taking 20, the Congress taking 16, and the NCP (SP) taking 10. In contrast, the BJP-led Mahayuti won 230 of the 288 Assembly seats.
Of the 36 Assembly seats in the Mumbai region, which form the Municipal Corporation’s electoral territory, the Uddhav Sena won 10, while Congress bagged only three, compared to the Mahayuti’s combined tally of 22. The Samajwadi Party was awarded the lone seat. In the city, Sharad Pawar’s NCP is not a major force.
The MVA alliance saw moments of disagreement after the Assembly polls’ poor result, with alliance parties accusing one another of not coordinating well and of not building on the momentum from the Lok Sabha elections. Despite the defeats, alliance officials insisted that the MVA is still strong.
The state electoral commission has not yet set the dates of the Mumbai elections, which may take place in early 2025.
The opposition coalition only won 46 seats, with the Shiv Sena (UBT) taking 20, the Congress taking 16, and the NCP (SP) taking 10. In contrast, the BJP-led Mahayuti won 230 of the 288 Assembly seats.
Of the 36 Assembly seats in the Mumbai region, which form the Municipal Corporation’s electoral territory, the Uddhav Sena won 10, while Congress bagged only three, compared to the Mahayuti’s combined tally of 22. The Samajwadi Party was awarded the lone seat. In the city, Sharad Pawar’s NCP is not a major force.
The MVA alliance saw moments of disagreement after the Assembly polls’ poor result, with alliance parties accusing one another of not coordinating well and of not building on the momentum from the Lok Sabha elections. Despite the defeats, alliance officials insisted that the MVA is still strong.
The state electoral commission has not yet set the dates of the Mumbai elections, which may take place in early 2025.
