{"id":26793,"date":"2025-12-24T04:43:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T04:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/24\/maharashtra-municipal-polls-mahayuti-finalises-seat-sharing-pact-after-late-night-talks-elections-news\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T04:43:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T04:43:42","slug":"maharashtra-municipal-polls-mahayuti-finalises-seat-sharing-pact-after-late-night-talks-elections-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/24\/maharashtra-municipal-polls-mahayuti-finalises-seat-sharing-pact-after-late-night-talks-elections-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Maharashtra Municipal Polls: Mahayuti Finalises Seat-Sharing Pact After Late-Night Talks | Elections News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9788946\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-3759419209\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-3759419209\">December 24, 2025, 09:23 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9788946\" class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-3003317976 asubttl-schema\">With the broad seat-sharing formula agreed upon, discussions on ward-level candidates will take place at the local level over the next two days<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artsharwrp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news18.co\/gnps-en-btn\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"jsx-91f4da8d48c13a79 gglebtn bgsky\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" title=\"font\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-3003317976\">\n<figure class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-3003317976 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The meeting was held at Eknath Shinde\u2019s residence in Thane and continued till around 4am. (News18)\" title=\"The meeting was held at Eknath Shinde\u2019s residence in Thane and continued till around 4am. (News18)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-3003317976\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The meeting was held at Eknath Shinde\u2019s residence in Thane and continued till around 4am. (News18)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">The Mahayuti alliance has finalised its seat-sharing formula for the municipal polls following a five-hour marathon meeting between Maharashtra\u2019s deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde and BJP\u2019s Maharashtra president Ravindra Chavan. The meeting was held at Shinde\u2019s residence in Thane and continued till around 4am.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">The Shiv Sena-BJP alliance for municipal corporations in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), including Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli and other key civic bodies, has now reached its final stage. With the broad seat-sharing formula agreed upon, discussions on ward-level candidates will take place at the local level over the next two days.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">An official announcement regarding the alliance\u2019s seat-sharing arrangement is expected soon.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\">Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde, MP Naresh Mhaske, and party general secretary Rahul Shewale were present during the discussions.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">In a fillip to the alliance this month, the Mahayuti swept the elections to 288 municipal councils and nagar panchayats, securing 207 posts of presidents of local bodies. The Mahayuti behemoth restricted the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi to a collective tally of 44.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\">News18 had reported on Tuesday that in Mumbai and several other major cities, indications suggest that the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shinde Sena are likely to contest together. However, Pune could witness a straight contest between the BJP and the Nationalist Congress Party led by Ajit Pawar faction, making it one of the most keenly watched battlegrounds. Thane district, which has the highest number of municipal corporations at six, remains a sensitive zone. Here, negotiations between the BJP and the Shinde-led Shiv Sena are still marked by tension, with both sides pushing hard for favourable seat distribution.<\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\">On the opposition side, attention is firmly on the proposed alliance between the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray faction) and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena. Talks between Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray are said to be in the final stages and an official announcement is expected on Wednesday. Sources indicate that a long-pending deadlock over three wards in Sewri has been resolved, with two seats going to the Thackeray-led Sena and one to the MNS. <\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\">Sources indicate that the Mahayuti will announce its seat-sharing plan after the Thackeray brothers\u2019 announcement of a formal alliance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-3003317976 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>December 24, 2025, 09:23 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-3003317976 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/elections\/\">elections<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> Maharashtra Municipal Polls: Mahayuti Finalises Seat-Sharing Pact After Late-Night Talks<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. 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