India, Dec. 24 -- Although the nominations for the BMC polls began on Tuesday, the state's major political parties were still silent on their candidates. Leaders said that seat-sharing negotiations were on and the details of the alliances should be clear by Wednesday.

Raj and Uddhav Thackeray are expected to announce the details of their tie-up on Wednesday according to a short cryptic message by Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on social media. The NCP (SP) led by Sharad Pawar will also have decided by that date whether to join the Thackeray cousins.

Eknath Shinde and CM Devendra Fadnavis held a meeting early on Tuesday morning to sort out the modalities of the BJP-Shiv Sena tie-up, and reportedly reached a consensus on 180 of Mumbai's 2...