Experts feel that the vote split has hurt Shiv Sena more than BJP. Representation Pic

Both the saffron parties — the Shiv Sena and the BJP — performed way beyond their expectations in the elections for Asia's richest civic body and ended up with near 70 per cent of the total electoral seats between them. However, their joy was short-lived as the near equal split made the magic number of 114 even more elusive. And what has proved to be a bigger spoilsport are the independent candidates, who can now play kingmaker and turn the tide in anybody's favour.