BMC Polls: Shiv Sena UBT, MNS Finalise Seat Sharing As Congress Goes Solo

In a major political development ahead of the BMC elections, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut has confirmed that seat-sharing talks between his party and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) have been finalised. This comes as the Congress party announced it will contest the polls solo, signaling a split in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA). Meanwhile, the ruling Mahayuti alliance is buoyed by a significant victory in the recent Maharashtra local body elections, winning over 200 local bodies. The report highlights the shifting alliances and the high stakes for the Thackeray brothers in the first BMC election since the Shiv Sena and NCP splits.