Union Minister of State (MoS) Murlidhar Mohol said on Friday that while the two parties would fight the civic polls independently, the contest would remain cordial.
The seven Shiv Sena candidates were declared winners even before a single vote was cast, as opposition parties and other candidates either withdrew or had their nominations rejected.
The development comes amid an escalating political confrontation between the TMC and the BJP over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the state's electoral rolls.
Speaking to reporters after meeting the Punjab Governor, Gulab Chand Kataria, Sharma said that while the next national census was expected to begin soon, the state government had gone ahead with "hadbandi (delimitation)" without taking population data into account.
Ahead of the high-stakes Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aditya Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader Amit Thackeray made a slew of promises, including building houses for residents on BMC lands and starting new medical colleges.<
Speaking to reporters, Shiv Sena's winning candidate from ward number 18, Sukhada Sanjay More, said that rival candidates had withdrawn their nominations and that the "public is standing with Eknath Shinde".
Amit Malviya shared the findings of the KMEA survey in Karnataka to attack Rahul Gandhi over his 'vote chori' allegations, saying that citizens find elections and EVMs trustworthy.
The polling for 29 municipal corporation elections across the state, including Mumbai, Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, will be held on January 15, with vote counting scheduled for January 16. December 30 was the last day for filing nominations.
Chakraborty's comments came against the backdrop of an escalating war of words between Mamata Banerjee and Amit Shah, with both sides sharpening their attacks as the election season gathers momentum.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kunal Ghosh on Thursday expressed confidence that the party is poised to return to power, projecting a win of over 250 seats in the West Bengal Assembly elections, scheduled to be held later this year.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan extended New Year greetings to the people and stated that the newly elected local self-government institutions have a critical role in shaping the State's development.
Speaking to reporters after withdrawing, Pooja More shared details of her personal and political journey, saying she comes from a very modest background and has faced years of struggle. She said she moved to Pune after marrying Dhananjay Jadhav and actively participated in farmers' moveme