No Need to Take Congress Seriously in Mumbai': Shiv Sena (UBT) Leader Ahead of BMC Polls

There was a sense of confidence among the Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Anand Dubey who on Sunday, opined that the real Shiv Sena had always won the elections in the Mumbai Municipal Corporation and had held onto the city in the last 30 years.

He also took a dig at Congress dismissing its relevance in Mumbai politics.

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The Shiv Sena UBT leader further stated, "Mumbai's relationship has always been with the Shiv Sena. For the past 30 years, the real Shiv Sena has consistently won the Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections and maintained its hold on the city. This time too, on January 16, 2026, we will win...The Maha Vikas Aghadi, which includes Raj Thackeray's party, Sharad Pawar's party, our party, and other allies, are all fighting the election together and winning."

This came after the Congress party announced it would Contest the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections alone.

Congress leader Sachin Sawant said, "We have already clarified our position, and the Congress party wants to move forward on its own in the elections, and there is an ideological basis behind this. This was not a hasty decision; it was the unanimous opinion of the entire party. We are going to fight against any party that creates conflict in the name of religion, caste, region, or language. We want the election to be fought on the issue of development, not conflict."

The Shiv Sena UBT leader further stated, "Mumbai's relationship has always been with the Shiv Sena. For the past 30 years, the real Shiv Sena has consistently won the Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections and maintained its hold on the city. This time too, on January 16, 2026, we will win...The Maha Vikas Aghadi, which includes Raj Thackeray's party, Sharad Pawar's party, our party, and other allies, are all fighting the election together and winning."

For several decades, the Bharat Shiv Sena had been a undivided Shiv Sena. hegemony on the political scene. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), often governing the civic body in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). During the previous elections of BMC in 2011.

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2017, the undivided Shiv Sena became the biggest single one. party, followed by the BJP, However, the upcoming BMC since the time of election. the split of the Shiv Sena in 2022.

Meanwhile, the ruling has registered a convincing win in. the recentlv held local body elections. Elections on 286 Nagar and Municipal Councils. Panchavats were held in two phases, as some councils went to polls on December 2.

Multiple key local bodies, and suchlike Baramati, Ambernath, went to the polls. Two councils saw the election of candidates. unopposed, too, in Angar in Solapur and Dondaicha in Dhule.

The local body elections as well. signal a run-up to the much anticipated political challenge was to come. It happen in January 15, when a number of Municipal Corporations, including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Pune Municipal Corporations, and other various local body. polls will be held. The voting for BMC and other bodies is set to happen on January 15, with month of January 16 to occur.

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