India, Dec. 28 -- With just two days left to file nominations for the BMC polls, consensus still eludes the BJP and Shiv Sena in their seat-sharing pact. Mumbai BJP chief Ameet Satam said the two ruling partners had reached an agreement on 207 of the civic body's 227 seats, with the BJP contesting 128 and the Sena 79. "The sharing of the remaining 20 seats will depend on the candidates fielded by the opposition," he said.

Mahayuti insiders, however, told HT that Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde was adamant about contesting close to 100 seats, especially after his party's good showing in the first phase of the local polls. The BJP is willing to concede only 87, having set a target of winning 100 seats; it wants to contest accordingly. This d...