India, Sept. 29 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis's silence on the ruling Mahayuti alliance fighting the upcoming local body polls together in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) has led to speculations about "friendly fights" among the Mahayuti partners. The development comes amid the ongoing tussle between Shiv Sena chief and deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde and BJP minister Ganesh Naik.

Fadnavis, while speaking to reporters during his recent visit to Delhi and later in Mumbai, said, "We will fight the BMC elections as Mahayuti."

Though the chief minister has not spoken about alliances in other municipal bodies in the MMR such as Thane, Navi Mumbai and Kalyan-Dombivli, the BJP will decide about alliances as per the local politic...