India, Dec. 28 -- Even as nomination counters opened on December 23, the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) elections have stalled, caught in a three-front political crisis: a deepening revolt within the BJP against Ganesh Naik-aligned leaders, an unresolved seat-sharing deadlock with ally Shiv Sena, and a parallel push by the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) to capitalise on the churn.

While 2,490 nomination forms have been lifted across the city, only six filings have been done amid uncertainty over tickets and alliances and fear that long-time cadres will be sidelined once negotiations conclude.

At the core of the BJP's internal unrest is resentment among original party workers over the return of former corporators aligned with Ganesh N...