Shinde Sena Corporators Check Out of Mumbai Hotel; Shinde in Delhi for BJP Talks

• 29 newly elected Shiv Sena corporators, led by Eknath Shinde, checked out of Taj Lands End, Bandra, after BMC results.
• Corporators were housed since January 17 for an 'orientation workshop' on BMC functioning, now formally recognized as councillors.
• Eknath Shinde met BJP leadership in Delhi to discuss the BMC mayor's post and power-sharing arrangements.
• Shinde is reportedly keen on securing the BMC mayor's post for Shiv Sena for the first 2.5 years, citing Bal Thackeray's birth centenary.
• The BJP-Shinde Sena alliance needs to negotiate as BJP lacks a majority in the 227-seat BMC without Shinde Sena's support.

Why It Matters: Shinde Sena corporators leave hotel as Shinde negotiates BMC mayor post with BJP in Delhi.