India, June 11 -- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday confirmed that the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance will contest the upcoming local body elections together, while also acknowledging that "friendly fights" may occur in places where seat-sharing talks don't yield results.

Speaking to reporters after inaugurating irrigation and power generation projects, Fadnavis said the state BJP president, working president, and the election committee are authorised to take decisions regarding local polls. Civic elections for multiple municipal corporations-including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)-have been pending for over three years.

The Mahayuti alliance comprises the BJP, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, an...