Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena Could Win Mumbai BMC Mayor Post Without Majority

• The BMC Mayor lottery on January 22 will determine the reservation for the Mayor's post across 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra, including Mumbai.
• Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT) won 65 seats, far from the 114-seat majority needed in the 227-member BMC.
• Scenario 1: If the Mumbai Mayor post is reserved for Scheduled Tribe (ST), Uddhav's faction could win as they are the only ones with ST corporators (Jitendra Valvi, Priyadarshini Thackeray).
• BJP (89 seats) and Shinde Sena (29 seats) do not have ST corporators, making them ineligible if the seat is reserved for ST.
• Scenario 2: An internal agreement between Devendra Fadnavis and Uddhav Thackeray could see BJP gain power with Thackeray group's support (absenteeism), potentially reducing the majority threshold.

Why It Matters: Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena might secure the Mumbai BMC Mayor post through reservation lottery or political maneuvering.