India, Oct. 24 -- In the forthcoming local body elections, in order to avoid rebellion within the ranks of the ruling Mahayuti alliance partners, it has been decided that the combine will fight together in some of the nine municipal corporations in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), while in some others, the allies will go solo. This was revealed by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday, at an informal chat with journalists over lunch at his official residence Varsha.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena are expected to contest together in Panvel, Vasai-Virar and Kalyan-Dombivali civic bodies, while the parties may operate independently in Thane, Navi Mumbai and Mira-Bhayandar, said Fadnavis. It however remains uncle...