Uddhav Taunts Mahayuti After BMC Win, Questions Mayor's Term Amid Shinde Faction Hotel Lock-in

• Mahayuti (BJP-Shinde faction) secured a landslide victory in Maharashtra municipal and BMC elections, winning 118 out of 227 BMC seats.
• BJP won 89 seats and Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) won 29 seats in the BMC, making Shinde's corporators crucial for the Mumbai mayoral election.
• Reports suggest Eknath Shinde has locked his corporators in a hotel, leading to speculation.
• Uddhav Thackeray mocked the Mahayuti, asking if the Mumbai mayor's term would also be split for two-and-a-half years, referencing the CM's term.
• Thackeray accused BJP of trying to 'mortgage Mumbai' and winning through 'deceit', vowing to make a Shiv Sena (UBT) mayor.

Why It Matters: Uddhav Thackeray criticizes Mahayuti's BMC win and Shinde faction's tactics, questioning the mayoral term.