BJP consolidates Mahayuti dominance in Maharashtra local body polls, big blow to MVA

MUMBAI: The BJP has emerged as the single largest political force in Maharashtra’s urban local body elections, consolidating the Mahayuti alliance’s dominance by winning 133 of the 256 Nagar Parishads declared so far and a majority of municipal councillor seats across the State.According to the latest results, the BJP has won 133 Nagar Parishads, while its Mahayuti partners, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP, secured 46 and 35 Nagar Parishads respectively. In contrast, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) put up a weak showing, with Congress winning 35 Nagar Parishads, the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) eight, and the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) six. Results for 256 of the total 288 Nagar Parishads have been declared so far.The BJP also dominated the directly elected president posts of Nagar Parishads, winning 105 positions. Its allies, Shiv Sena and NCP, won 36 and 34 president posts respectively. Among the opposition, Congress won 13 presidents, NCP (SP) 15 and Shiv Sena (UBT) 10.At the councillor level, the BJP further strengthened its position by winning 2,801 municipal councillor seats out of the 6,850 seats for which results have been declared so far. The Shiv Sena and NCP followed with 532 and 173 seats, respectively. On the opposition benches, Congress won 95 seats, NCP (SP) 109 and Shiv Sena (UBT) 135. The Election Commission has announced results for 3,935 councillor seats till now.The BJP has further consolidated its political position within the Mahayuti and across Maharashtra, while the opposition remained frail and failed to stage a comeback in the local body elections.



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