Eye on key BMC polls, Uddhav begins exercise to review position of Sena (UBT) in Mumbai
Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday started a three-day exercise to assess his party's position in Mumbai, where civic polls are likely to be held next year, one of his close aides said. After the split in the Bal Thackeray-founded Shiv Sena in 2022, the recently concluded assembly elections were seen as a litmus test for Uddhav's party, which is a constituent of the opposition bloc Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA).
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However, the MVA performed disastrously winning only 46, including 20 by Sena (UBT), of the state's 288 assembly seats. Of the 36 assembly seats in Mumbai, Sena (UBT) contested in 21 constituencies and won 10.
Sena (UBT) leader Anil Parab said, «Uddhav ji is taking stock of the poll preparedness of Sena (UBT) in all 227 municipal wards of Mumbai. The deliberations will go on for three days.»
Local body elections, including in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), could be held in March-April 2025 if the Supreme Court gives its verdict over the «OBC (Other Backward Class) quota» in January.
Following the setback in the state polls, the Sena (UBT) is keen to retain the BMC, which is among Asia's richest civic bodies. The corporation's last budget outlay stood at nearly Rs 60,000 crore, higher than some states in the country.
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