Eknath Shinde's BMC Mayor Strategy: Shiv Sena Corporators Confined to Hotel

• Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena has confined its 29 newly elected BMC corporators to a Mumbai hotel.
• The move aims to prevent defections and expedite documentary work, including gazetting, before they return home.
• Names like Yamini Jadhav, Trishana Vishwasrao, and Amey Ghole are being considered for leadership roles.
• The BJP-Shinde faction holds a majority with 89 (BJP) + 29 (Shinde Sena) seats in the 227-member BMC.
• The Uddhav Thackeray faction threatens to abstain if BJP fields a mayoral candidate, potentially easing BJP's path to Mayor.

Why It Matters: Eknath Shinde has sequestered Shiv Sena corporators to secure the BMC Mayor post and prevent poaching.