BMC Election: BJP Rejects Shinde Faction's 84-Seat Claim; Alliance Deadlock

• BJP rejected Shiv Sena (Shinde faction)'s demand for 84 seats in the upcoming BMC elections.
• BJP aims for 150 out of 227 seats, while the Shinde faction initially demanded 125 seats.
• BJP argues Shinde faction's organizational strength isn't comparable to Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena in 2017.
• A temporary consensus was reached on 157 seats (BJP 102, Shinde 55), leaving about 70 seats disputed.
• Final decisions on remaining seats will be made in a direct meeting between Devendra Fadnavis and Eknath Shinde.

Why It Matters: BJP firmly rejected Shinde faction's seat demands, leading to a significant deadlock in BMC alliance talks.