Veteran state BJP leader says it’s yet to be decided whether BJP, Shinde Sena will be allied in other civic body elections

The Mahayuti will fight as one front in the city, but unity beyond Mumbai remains uncertain. The move clearly shows that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena want to avoid splitting votes and to take on the Thackeray cousins, who are expected to focus on the emotive Marathi identity issue, which will play a key role in the polls.

Party leaders close to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis have confirmed that the BJP, Shinde Sena, and Ajit Pawar-headed Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will be allied for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls. Read More

On Wednesday, speaking to a group of reporters in Mumbai, a veteran Maharas

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