Sena, BJP accord on civic polls

By Our Special Correspondent

MUMBAI, OCT. 20. The Shiv Sena and the BJP today reached an accord to share nominees to chairmanship of 171 municipal councils where the for the first time, the first citizen of each town would be picked by voters in a direct elections in Maharashtra. These elections are being held on party basis, also for the first time.

While both sides refused to reveal which party gets how many towns to put up candidates for the polls to be held on December 2, it is understood that the Sena got a relatively larger chunk than the BJP did. Details will be known only after Mr. Bal Thackeray approves the arrangement on October 24.

This bid to fight the civic elections jointly, including joint campaigns and a common manifesto is significant in that the Shiv Sena has been very critical of the BJP's style of functioning in New Delhi and Mr.Thackeray and party newspaper Saamanahave been openly critical of that.

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