The BJP and the Congress emerged neck-and-neck, the NCP stood a close third, the Shiv Sena a distant fourth, while the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena was virtually erased in the results of elections to 58 local bodies which were announced here on Monday.

The Bharatiya Janata Party bagged an impressive 206 seats, with the Congress standing a close second with 199 seats in the various municipal councils and village panchayats.