<h1>Two regional Marathi parties to evenly split stronghold city civic seats, use 60:40 division elsewhere ahead of Diwali</h1> Two regional Marathi parties are planning to split Mumbai civic poll seats roughly equally in mutual strongholds and adopt a 60:40 division elsewhere, with lists being prepared ahead of a likely formal alliance announcement around Diwali. The arrangement targets a strategic allocation of 227 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation wards (one party projected to contest about 147, the other about 80), including one party contesting Muslim-dominated wards. The move follows a Supreme Court directive to complete stalled local body polls by Jan. 31, 2026, and occurs amid stated reluctance by the state Congress to align with the smaller regional partner.