Mumbai Mayor Race: Shinde's Mahayuti Stance Reveals BJP-Sena Power Dynamics in Maharashtra Politics

Dec 11, 2025 02:40 am CST

Eknath Shinde carefully navigates Mumbai's mayoral election politics, stating only that "the mayor will be from Mahayuti" as tensions between his Sena faction and BJP grow. With the Thackeray cousins' reunion energizing the Brihanmumbai Corporation polls, the battle lines are drawn between BJP's Hindutva platform and the Thackerays' "Marathi first" narrative while alliance partnerships remain delicately balanced.