Mumbai mayor Live updates: To form a majority and elect the mayor of Mumbai, a party or alliance needs at least 114 seats in the BMC. While the Mahayuti has crossed that mark, the margins are narrow, with the BJP tally at 89 and Shiv Sena at 29.
Mumbai mayor Live updates: Despite a big BJP-Sena win at the BMC polls, suspense over who will be the mayor of Mumbai continues. The Shinde Sena has guarded its corporators at a Bandra hotel amid last-minute defection and poaching fears. However, deputy CM Eknath Shinde has expressed confidence that a Mahayuti face will be Mumbai’s mayor.