In Mumbai's Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls, 32 seats will feature a direct contest between the BJP-Shinde Sena alliance and the Shiv Sena (UBT)-MNS coalition. This scenario arises as the Congress-Bahujan Vanchit Aghadi (VBA) alliance has not fielded candidates in these specific constituencies. The VBA faced challenges in nominating suitable candidates, leading to adjustments with the Congress. This alignment is expected to prevent vote splitting, potentially benefiting the Shiv Sena (UBT) by consolidating anti-BJP votes.