Overview
- The BJP–Shinde-led Shiv Sena partnership unraveled in about 15 municipal corporations, with separate contests announced in Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Mira-Bhayandar, Dhule, Amravati, Akola, Malegaon, Sangli, Jalna, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Latur.
- Elsewhere the allies stayed together, including in Mumbai, Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli, Panvel, Nagpur and Jalgaon, with Mumbai set at BJP 137 seats and Shiv Sena 90, and Nagpur at BJP 143 and Shiv Sena 8.
- Jalgaon finalized a last-minute Mahayuti deal allocating BJP 46 seats, Shiv Sena (Shinde) 23 and NCP (Ajit Pawar) 6, followed by release of candidate lists.
- In Pune, senior leaders clarified that the BJP–Shiv Sena alliance remains after local solo signals, with more than 100 Sena AB forms issued and potential withdrawals expected by Jan 3 after scrutiny and the Jan 2 deadline.
- Street-level unrest marked the final nomination day, including AB-form car chases in Nashik, an attempted self-immolation in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, vandalism at a BJP office in Thane, and a confirmed split for Navi Mumbai where partners will fight independently.