In Mumbai, the BJP and Shiv Sena have been poaching Congress and NCP MLAs for the past ten years. The 2024 Lok Sabha polls saw the BJP-led alliance winning only 17 of the 48 seats, causing concerns among ruling party MLAs. The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) leads in 150 assembly segments, raising doubts about the ruling party MLAs' re-election prospects.
