Mumbai, Dec. 23 -- As the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections near, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde exuded confidence in the victory of Mahuyati after the alliance registered a decisive victory in the recently concluded local body polls.

Citing the results of the local body polls, Deputy CM Shinde, in a veiled dig at the opposition Shiv Sena UBT, said the results clearly show that people have identified "who is real and who is fake."

Speaking to reporters, the Deputy Chief Minister said, "In the recent elections for municipal councils and municipalities, the Mahayuti alliance has secured a majority. In some places we contested separately and in some places together, but when we look at the final results, v...