Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Amit Shah congratulates Mahayuti leaders for local body poll victory

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mahayuti secures 75 per cent of city council chairpersons, says CM Fadnavis

"Together, all three alliance parties (Shiv Sena, BJP, and NCP (Ajit Pawar) account for 75% of the city council chairpersons. In terms of corporators, over 3300 candidates of the BJP have been elected," he said. In Pune district, 17 local bodies went to polls, and the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance was not able to open its account.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 129 municipal council chairpersons elected from BJP, claims CM 

Vote counting for 286 Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats began at 10 AM today. The elections were conducted in two phases with some councils going to polls on December 2, and others conducting polls on December 20. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis claimed earlier today that around 129 municipal council chairpersons have been elected from the BJP. 

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Amit Shah congratulates BJP Maharashtra president, party workers for securing `maximum` seats

He also congratulated the BJP state president and state party workers on ensuring the party won such a large number of seats. "At the same time, congratulations to state president Ravindra Chavan, and all the workers of BJP Maharashtra for the BJP winning the maximum number of seats!" he said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Amit Shah thanks people for Mahayuti’s Maharashtra local body poll win, congratulates Fadnavis, Shinde and Pawar

"Thanks to the people of the state for giving overwhelming support to the Mahayuti in the Maharashtra Nagar Panchayat and Nagar Parishad elections. This victory is the people`s blessings on the vision of the welfare of every section under the central and state governments of the NDA led by Modi ji. On this victory, I extend my best wishes to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde, and Ajit Pawar, and all the workers of the NDA," Shah wrote on X.