Mumbai : Preparations for the local body elections have started in the state. It seems that all the parties in the state have started preparing vigorously for these elections. The Bharatiya Janata Party has started major preparations for the elections of major municipal corporations in Mumbai, Thane and Pune. Notably, this time, information has come to light that the BJP will contest these municipal elections on its own. The reason for this is that Union Home Minister Amit Shah is on a three-day tour of Maharashtra. Notably, he is on a tour of Vidarbha for all these three days. But even in this, he has indicated that he will contest these three municipal elections on his own.
Amit Shah, who is on a three-day tour of Maharashtra, reviewed the local body elections in the state. This time, it is said that he has given instructions to investigate the possibility of contesting the Mumbai, Thane and Pune municipal elections on his own. On the other hand, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has great power in Mumbai and Thane. While Ajit Pawar also has power in Pune. Therefore, discussions have started in political circles about whether the BJP can contest on its own here.
Meanwhile, yesterday (May 27) Eknath Shinde met Amit Shah at the Sahyadri Guest House. At this time, it has come to light that Eknath Shinde has asked for 107 seats in the Mumbai Municipal Corporation. There are currently 227 wards in Mumbai. Eknath Shinde has claimed that there are candidates from the Shinde group in 107 of them. Although Amit Shah has listened to Eknath Shinde's side, it has come to light that he has not given any concrete assurance.
Amit Shah, who is on a tour of Maharashtra, has reviewed the local body elections. He has also given instructions to party leaders to contest on their own in municipalities like Mumbai, Pune and Thane. But now the strength of the BJP has increased due to the fall of two factions of the Shiv Sena. In 2017, the BJP and Shiv Sena had entered the fray separately in the Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections. At that time, the BJP had won 92 seats, while the Shiv Sena had won 84 seats. However, in the current situation, the comparative strength of the BJP is seen to have increased due to the division of the Shiv Sena into two factions. That is why there are indications that the option of fighting on its own is being seriously examined by the BJP.
In the last three years, giving a jolt to the Thackeray faction, many former corporators of Mumbai have joined the party led by Eknath Shinde. More than a hundred former corporators who won in the municipal elections of 2012 and 2017 are currently in the Shinde faction. They have left the Thackeray faction on the assurance that they will get a chance to contest in the municipal elections. Therefore, it is known that Dy. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has taken the stance that these corporators cannot be upset and the promise given must be kept.
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