Mahayuti sweeps Maharashtra local body polls, boost for Shinde

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said the Mahayuti’s “success” in the municipal council and nagar panchayat polls was a team effort of the BJP organisation and the government. “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 did I even once criticise any political leader or party,” he said. Fadnavis said he sought votes on the development agenda, their work so far and their blueprint for the future. Together, all three alliance parties account for 75% of the city council chairpersons. In terms of corporators, the BJP has created a record: 3300 corporators have been elected. This shows the massive public support we have received. I congratulate our allies Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, whose parties have also performed very well, he said.

Maharashtra local body elections

Total seats: 6859

BJP: 3,325
Shiv Sena : 600
NCP AP: 200
Shiv Sena (UBT): 145
NCP (SP): 122
Congress: 105

Despite divisive politics of Congress, BJP swept local Elections under Devendra Fadnavis by a wide margin. pic.twitter.com/2lcCzure2T

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Results for 288 Maharashtra Nagar Parishad and panchayat seats have been declared, in which the BJP has won 129. The Opposition Congress and the Shiv Sena (UBT) have virtually conceded defeat, blaming the Election Commission for "facilitating" the victory of the Mahayuti. The Congress also had a warning for BJP allies. "The BJP's success is a wake-up call for Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar... The BJP will 100 per cent expel these two allies," said state Congress chief - Harsh Vardhan Sapkal.Polling for the 264 municipal councils and nagar panchayats of the state -- held after a almost a decade - took place on December 2. On December 20, elections were held on around 20-plus municipal councils and nagar panchayats. The counting of votes started at 10 am Sunday.