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It is BJP-Sena contest as Mumbai votes on Tuesday to elect new BMC
Mumbai, Feb 21 (IBNS) The richest civic body of India-Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)- is witnessing a hard contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena as the former allies decided to fight against each other after falling out on seat sharing issue.
Nine other municipal corporations in Maharashtra are also undergoing polls during the day.
The Sena-BJP coalition had been ruling the BMC for a long time but the two parties are falling out with each other for quite some time now with the Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray openly criticising Narendra Modi and even siding with his arch rivals over the demonetisation issue.
On Tuesday, among the other civic bodies going to polls are in Nagpur, Thane, Pune and Nashik. Elections are also being held for 11 Zilla Parishads and 118 Panchayat Samitis.
The total number of voters in the ten municipalities are 3.77 crore. A total of 17,331 candidates are in the fray for 5,512 seats.
On Tuesday, among the other civic bodies going to polls are in Nagpur, Thane, Pune and Nashik. Elections are also being held for 11 Zilla Parishads and 118 Panchayat Samitis.
The total number of voters in the ten municipalities are 3.77 crore. A total of 17,331 candidates are in the fray for 5,512 seats.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis earlier said he would take the responsibility if the BJP loses but if the party wins all credits with go to the party.
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