The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) managed a collective tally of just 44, according to the state election commission (SEC). The Congress bagged 28 posts, the NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) seven, and Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) nine
Among the Mahayuti allies, the BJP secured 117 posts, followed by Shiv Sena (53), and the NCP (37). File pic
The ruling Mahayuti alliance, comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Shiv Sena, and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), recorded a resounding victory in the Maharashtra local body elections, winning 207 out of 288 municipal council and nagar panchayat president posts on Sunday. The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) managed a collective tally of just 44, according to the state election commission (SEC).
Among the Mahayuti allies, the BJP secured 117 posts, followed by Shiv Sena (53), and the NCP (37). The Congress bagged 28 posts, the NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) seven, and Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) nine. Registered but unrecognised parties won 28 seats, while Independents bagged five.
The Congress claimed 41 municipal president posts and 1,006 councillor positions, with most victories in Chandrapur district, where it won eight of the 11 municipal council president posts along with 128 members. Congress also contested in seven local bodies in Beed district after several years and secured a few seats in each.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis attributed the Mahayuti’s success to the BJP’s organisational strength and development-focused agenda. “It is a team effort — organisation and government. We fought the polls on the development plank. I led the campaign on a positive development agenda and never once criticised any political leader or party,” he said. Fadnavis highlighted that 48 per cent of councillors were elected on the BJP symbol, with BJP candidates emerging as municipal presidents in 129 local bodies.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah also congratulated the Mahayuti leaders for the sweeping victory. “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.
He added, “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!”
Vote counting for 286 municipal councils and nagar panchayats began at 10 am on Sunday. The elections were conducted in two phases, with some councils going to polls on December 2, and others on Saturday.
(With PTI and ANI inputs)
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