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Mumbai's Mayor Will Be From Shiv Sena As BJP Pulls Out Of The Race "BJP will support Shiv Sena for the sake of development." 04/03/2017 6:08 PM IST | Updated 04/03/2017 6:25 PM IST MUMBAI -- In a development indicating a major victory for the Shiv Sena, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced that it will not serve as Opposition in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation by pulling out of the race for Mayor, adding that it respects the mandate of Mumbai. Addressing the media, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stated that the BJP will not contest for Mayor or Deputy Mayor. 4 Mar ANI ✔ @ANI_news We will not put up a candidate for Mayor or Deputy Mayor for BMC: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis pic.twitter.com/vnRJSlDPJ5 Follow ANI ✔ @ANI_news We will not be in the opposition,we will support the ruling party but will not compromise on transparency:CM Devendra Fadnavis on BMC pic.twitter.com/hGlsAf3F7c 5:14 PM - 4 Mar 2017 Snipped. II. http://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/congress-to-field-vitthal-lokhare-for-mumbai-mayors-election/1000155 03 MARCH 2017 Last Updated at 7:48 PMCongress to field Vitthal Lokhare for Mumbai Mayor's election Mumbai, Mar 3 Vitthal Lokhare, a corporator from Mankhurd-Shivajinagar area of the city, would be the Congress candidate for March 8 election to the Mayor's post Mumbai, Mar 3 Vitthal Lokhare, a corporator from Mankhurd-Shivajinagar area of the city, would be the congress candidate for March 8 election to the Mayor's post. City Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam told PTI that Lokhare, a four-time corporator, will file the nomination tomorrow. "I approached NCP and Samajwadi Party seeking support for our candidate. NCP's Sachin Ahir has said their nine corporators will support us. We are waiting for reply from the Samajwadi Party," Nirupam said. In the 227-member civic body, Congress has 31 corporators, NCP nine and Samajwadi Party six. Shiv Sena emerged as the single largest party with 84 seats in the February 21 elections, but fell short of the halfway figure of 114. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
