Mumbai: After a bitter battle and infighting ahead of municipal council polls in Maharashtra 2 December, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena have signalled a truce and decided to start work as an alliance for the next round of local elections, especially for Mumbai and Thane.

Elections to 29 municipal corporations, including in cities such as Mumbai and Thane, are scheduled to be held early next year. Polls to Zilla Parishads across the state are also likely to be held next year. This week, leaders of the BJP and the Shiv Sena held a series of meetings on the sidelines of the winter session of the legislature in Nagpur to send a signal that the Mahayuti intends to contest these elections together.

Speaking to reporters in Nagpur, Deputy Chief Minister S

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