A close contest is anticipated in approximately 32 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) seats between the BJP-Shinde-led Shiv Sena alliance and the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT)-Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) combine. The Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA), facing candidate finalization issues, will contest fewer seats than initially agreed with the Congress. This situation may lead to a division of anti-BJP votes in the remaining 32 seats, potentially benefiting the Shiv Sena (UBT) alliance.