In one more blow to the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction, as many as 66 out of the whole 67 former celebration corporators from the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) have pledged their assist to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. In doing so, the Thackeray camp has misplaced its reins over the Thane MC as effectively. The tenure of the corporators within the 131-member TMC had ended, and the elections to the civic physique are slated to be held later this yr.
Thane ex-mayor Naresh Mhaske led a delegation of former corporators on Wednesday night time to CM Shinde’s residence on the ‘Nandanvan’ bungalow in Mumbai to precise their assist in direction of him, a launch from the CM’s workplace mentioned. Shiv Sena had maintained its agency grip on Thane for the previous three many years, with Shinde enjoying an important function. The celebration has additionally managed Kalyan-Dombivali Mahanagar Palike, and the Mira-Bhayander and Palghar civic our bodies, once more due to Shinde.
However, gaining management of the cash-rich Bombay Municipal Corporation from the Uddhav camp shall be on the prime of Shinde’s listing. With solely three of the MLAs from the Shinde camp hailing from Mumbai, and the remainder of the MLAs from the monetary capital nonetheless with Thackeray, the battle is much from over. The battle for the celebration and its image will finally be determined by the Election Commission of India. There shall be readability on which facet the Sena corporators in Mumbai will sway solely after the EC decides over the celebration and its image, which is predicted to be a long-drawn affair.
Last month, after Shinde led a revolt together with 39 Shiv Sena legislators in opposition to former CM Thackeray, the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance collapsed because it fell in need of the requisite numbers to run the federal government. Shinde was sworn-in because the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on June 30 whereas BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis took oath as his deputy.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”