Overview
- BJP city chief Ameet Satam says agreement covers 207 of 227 BMC wards, allocating 128 to the BJP and 79 to Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena, with decisions on the remaining 20 to follow.
- Congress announced a Mumbai-only alliance with Prakash Ambedkar’s VBA, assigning the VBA 62 seats while Congress contests most of the rest, with party leaders indicating a few seats could go to smaller allies.
- Ajit Pawar’s NCP is reported preparing to contest the BMC separately after being excluded from seat-sharing talks, even as the two NCP factions declared a joint fight in Pimpri-Chinchwad.
- Shiv Sena (UBT) says its understanding with Raj Thackeray’s MNS is close to settled, though local seat-sharing in pockets like Dadar, Bhandup and Sewri remains under negotiation.
- Election logistics are on track: nominations close December 30, withdrawals by January 2, voting on January 15 and counting on January 16, with BMC master training completed and large-scale staff training under way.