BMC Election: BJP-Shinde Alliance Seals 142 Seats; Shinde 52, BJP 90 Finalized

• BJP and Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena resolved the deadlock over 142 BMC election seats in their first meeting.
• Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) secured 52 seats, while BJP finalized 90 seats in the initial agreement.
• Discussions for seats held by the Thackeray faction and Congress are pending for the next meeting.
• BJP aims to claim seats from Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena and NCP, ready to cede Muslim-majority areas to Shinde's Shiv Sena.
• Shinde's faction plans a 'Shiv Sena vs Shiv Sena' contest to establish itself as the 'real' Shiv Sena, leveraging 55 former corporators.

Why It Matters: BJP-Shinde alliance finalized 142 BMC seats, with Shinde's Shiv Sena getting 52 and BJP 90.