India, Feb. 21 -- The forthcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections hold profound political significance, not only for Mumbai but for the larger landscape of Maharashtra. As the richest municipal body in India, the BMC has long been a stronghold of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, now known as the Shiv Sena (UBT). However, the political equation has undergone a dramatic transformation following the split within the party and the emergence of the ruling Mahayuti alliance, comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena, and Ajit Pawar's faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). With the electoral battle drawing closer, the contest for control over the BMC is intensifying, particularly as th...