Mumbai Mayor Race: MNS Places Fresh Demand Before Shiv Sena (UBT)

All consideration is now on the race for the following mayor of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Company (BMC), after the BJP and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena secured a majority within the civic elections. Amid the post-poll churn, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has raised a contemporary demand over the allocation of authorised corporator posts.

The MNS has sought that one authorised corporator submit be allotted to it from the quota of the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray faction) within the Mumbai Municipal Company.

How Accepted Corporator Numbers Are Calculated

As per the prevailing norms, a celebration requires the energy of twenty-two.7 corporators within the BMC to appoint one authorised corporator. The Shiv Sena (Uddhav faction), with 65 corporators, qualifies to appoint three authorised corporators on the idea of its numerical energy.

Shiv Sena (UBT)–MNS Alliance In Civic Polls

The Shiv Sena (Uddhav faction) and the MNS contested the municipal elections as allies. Whereas the Thackeray-led Sena fought 163 seats, the MNS contested solely 53. As a part of the alliance association, the MNS ceded a number of of its conventional strongholds to the Sena (UBT), limiting its personal contest to strengthen the partnership.

Why The MNS Is Urgent Its Declare

The MNS argues that it performed a key position within the election of the 65 corporators received by the Thackeray faction. Raj Thackeray and Amit Thackeray actively campaigned for Shiv Sena (UBT) candidates in a number of constituencies. On this foundation, the MNS expects one of many three authorised corporator posts allotted to the Thackeray faction, citing the lodging it confirmed throughout seat-sharing.

Yashwant Killedar’s Assertion

MNS group chief and corporator Yashwant Killedar mentioned the BMC has a complete of 10 authorised corporator posts, allotted strictly in response to numerical energy. He acknowledged that the BJP and Shinde-led Shiv Sena collectively would get six authorised corporators, the Shiv Sena (Uddhav faction) three, and the Congress one.

Killedar added that for the reason that MNS and the MIM wouldn’t have adequate numbers, they don’t seem to be entitled to authorised corporator posts immediately. Nonetheless, he famous that celebration staff and office-bearers consider the MNS ought to be accommodated with one of many three authorised corporator posts allotted to the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena.

Occasion-wise Energy within the BMC

BJP: 89

Shiv Sena (Uddhav faction): 65

Shiv Sena (Shinde faction): 29

Congress: 24

MNS: 6

MIM: 8

NCP: 3

SP: 2

NCP (Sharad Pawar faction): 1

Whole corporators: 227