Thackeray's '4 M' Formula vs. BJP's Non-Marathi Push in Mumbai Polls

• Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena unveiled a '4 M' formula (Mumbai, Marathi, Mahila, Muslim) for the Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections.
• Thackeray's list includes 40 women candidates and 6 Muslim candidates, with 4 of them being Muslim women, emphasizing Marathi identity.
• BJP's first list of 66 candidates for the BMC polls prominently features 20 non-Marathi candidates, targeting non-Marathi vote banks.
• Prominent non-Marathi BJP candidates include Jitendra Patel, Rani Trivedi, Jigna Shah, Shivkumar Jha, and Tejinder Singh Tiwana.
• Both parties are strategically fielding candidates to secure specific vote banks, with the Marathi mayor issue central to the campaign.

Why It Matters: Mumbai elections see Thackeray's Marathi-Muslim focus clash with BJP's non-Marathi candidate strategy.