According to results announced late on Sunday, the ruling Mahayuti alliance, comprising the BJP, Shiv Sena, and the NCP, dominated the elections to 288 municipal councils and nagar panchayats, securing 207 president posts. In contrast, the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi managed a combined total of just 44 posts
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. File Pic
The results of the local body elections have firmly established the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as the largest party in Maharashtra, with voters expressing strong confidence in the development agenda of Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, Chief Minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday, according to news agency PTI.
According to the results announced late on Sunday, the ruling Mahayuti alliance, comprising the BJP, Shiv Sena, and the NCP, dominated the elections to 288 municipal councils and nagar panchayats, securing 207 president posts. In contrast, the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi managed a combined total of 44 posts.
Data from the State Election Commission shows that the BJP won 117 municipal president posts, followed by the Shiv Sena with 53 and the NCP with 37. Among the opposition parties, the Congress secured 28 posts, NCP (SP) won seven, and Shiv Sena (UBT) bagged nine.
Addressing a press conference in Ramgiri, where he congratulated newly-elected members and presidents of municipal councils, CM Fadnavis said the BJP has razed the opposition's fortress in Nagpur district.
"Sunday's results have clearly shown that the BJP is the biggest party in Maharashtra. More than 3000 BJP councillors got elected. The people of the state have shown trust in PM Modi's development vision," Fadnavis said, according to PTI.
"In Nagpur district, the BJP has made several councils Congress-free. The state government will bring huge developmental changes in the district," he added, while urging party workers not to get arrogant due to the emphatic win.
The huge mandate for the Mahayuti must motivate every functionary to work more for the people of Maharashtra, he further emphasised.
State revenue minister and senior BJP leader Chandrashekhar Bawankule thanked the people of Nagpur district for trusting the "double engine" government of PM Modi and CM Fadnavis.
"CM Fadnavis gave Rs 6500 crore for various development projects in Nagpur district. A total of 317 councillors and 22 council presidents of the BJP got elected in Nagpur district. Party workers must prepare for the upcoming Nagpur municipal corporation elections and ensure a huge victory," Bawankule said, according to PTI.
Everyone must step onto the ground to win BMC Elections 2026: Aaditya Thackeray
There is an atmosphere of enthusiasm across Maharashtra, and all the party workers must get to work with full strength for BMC Elections 2026, Shiv Sena (UBT) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Aaditya Thackeray appealed.
Elections are being held for 29 municipal corporations in the state, and how many wards are won will depend on our hard work, he said.
“The time we have been waiting for over the past four years has finally arrived,” added the Worli legislator.
Instructing that the presentation made in Worli should reach everyone, he stressed the need to take the development work carried out by the party directly to the people. He also alleged that large-scale misinformation is being spread through digital platforms and that the Shinde faction and the BJP are misleading the people.
(With PTI inputs)
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