Shiv Sena Set To Hold Mumbai Mayor Post

Shiv Sena Set To Hold Mumbai Mayor Post

Mumbai: The Shiv Sena was on Monday set to retain the post of Mumbai mayor after the Bharatiya Janata Party opted out of the poll fray in India's richest civic body.

Shiv Sena nominee Kishori Pednekar filed her nomination papers for the November 22 mayoral poll on Monday, the last day for filing nominations.

Earlier in the day, Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Ashish Shelar said the BJP has decided not to contest the Mumbai mayoral elections.

He said his party doesnt have the numbers on its side and will not compromise with its ideology by joining the ranks with opposition parties.

In 2022, the Bharatiya Janata Party will have the numbers and win the mayoral poll on its own, Ashish Shelar said.

The Shiv Sena has ruled the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for over 2 decades with the BJP's support. The BJPs decision to opt out of the race has paved the way for Shiv Sena to retain the mayor's post.

The BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation has a total of 227 seats. The mayor is elected by these corporators. At present, the Shiv Sena has 84 members in the BMC and the Bharatiya Janata Party has 82. In 2017, the Bharatiya Janata Party had backed Shiv Senas Vishwanath Mahadeshwar for the post.

Pednekar, 4-time corporator from Prabhadevi, filed her nomination for the post of mayor, while second-time corporator from Malad Suhas Vadkar filed nomination for the post of deputy mayor on Monday.

The BJPs decision to opt out of the Mumbai mayoral poll comes amid the strained ties with the Shiv Sena which have led to an impasse in government formation even after three weeks of declaration of the 21 October  Assembly polls.

The Shiv  Sena's insistence in having an equal share in power and rotation of the Chief Minister's post has led to a bitter fallout between the 2 parties, who contested the Assembly polls jointly.

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