The BMC results may have crowned the BJP the largest party, but the real contest is just beginning. With the mayoral vote ahead and margins slim, ally Shiv Sena is guarding its corporators in a Bandra hotel amid fears of last-minute churn.
In the 227-member BMC, the elections are held every five years to elect corporators, who represent their respective wards in the civic house. To form a majority and elect the mayor of Mumbai, a party or alliance needs at least 114 seats.
While the BJP and the Eknath Shinde–led Shiv Sena together cross that threshold, the margin is slim enough to keep nerves…