Mumbai: The Shiv Sena led by Dy CM Eknath Shinde distributed AB forms to all 90 candidates in the early hours of Tuesday after finalising its seat-sharing formula with BJP late on Monday. The party gave AB forms to almost all former corporators who left the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) and have been with Shinde since 2022. In some wards, they could not be accommodated as the seat was with the BJP. Some former Sena (UBT) and MNS corporators who did not get tickets also jumped ship and joined the Shinde-led Sena late on Monday or on Tuesday morning. Some of them were given tickets at the eleventh hour.Among the former corporators who got AB forms and filed their nominations were Yamini Jadhav (Ward No 209) and Amey Ghole (Ward No 178). “I am proud to receive the honour of receiving the first official candidacy form Mumbai on behalf of Shiv Sena. I will continue to work with unwavering dedication for Wadala and Dadar (East) by fulfilling this trust with greater responsibility. People’s trust — oath of service,” Ghole said in a post on X.In Dadar (West), former Sena (UBT) corporator Priti Patankar joined Shiv Sena after MNS fielded Yashwant Killedar from Ward No. 192. The seat went to MNS. Patankar got an AB form from Sena and filled her nomination. As a result, former MLA Sada Sarvankar’s supporters from the same ward are upset. They pitched for party functionary Kunal Wadekar.Among others who got tickets are Aditi Khursange (Ward No. 11), Parameshwar Kadam (Ward No. 133), Pushpa Koli (Wadala), Ashwini Hande (Bhatwadi-Ghatkopar), and Rajul Patel (Jogeshwari).After a week of hard negotiations, Shiv Sena and BJP finalised a 90-137 seat formula. Until late on Monday, Sena functionaries said there was a dispute over 14 seats and said they put the onus on BJP as the big party in the alliance to take “everyone” along. Political observers said that after a week of talks, Dy CM Eknath Shinde held sway and got BJP to agree to a “respectable” figure.
