(NDTV)
The BJP today said it won’t challenge the Shiv Sena for the post of Mumbai’s mayor after the two sparring allies produced an inconclusive result in an election for India’s richest civic body, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), which they contested separately last month. The conclusion confirmed an expected patch-up following the months-long bitter campaign ran by two parties against each other and cast doubts over Sena’s support to the BJP at centre and in Maharashtra.People of Maharashtra have given a lot of respect to the BJP. Since they (Shiv Sena) have won two more seats than us, we will not contest for the standing committee elections. We will help the Shiv Sena candidates. We will not sit in opposition,” said Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, frequently invoking his election promise to bring “transparency” to the Mumbai corporation. The move would pave the way for a Shiv Sena mayor to sail through easily at the elections to be held on March 8.
