The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance registered a decisive victory in the Maharashtra local body elections, with the BJP emerging as the single-largest party.
Of the 288 Nagar Parishad and panchayat seats declared so far, the BJP has secured 129, giving the ruling coalition a commanding edge.
The Opposition Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) have virtually conceded defeat, alleging that the Election Commission “facilitated” the Mahayuti’s win, even as the ruling alliance hailed the outcome as a clear mandate in its favour.
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Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule credited the victory to public support for development and hailed Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ leadership, saying voters believe the Mahayuti government is best positioned to drive growth across the state’s municipal, metropolitan, and district council areas.
The struggle was between the ruling Mahayuti alliance (BJP, Shinde Sena, NCP) coalition and the opposition MVA (UBT Sena, Congress, NCP-SP). At 9:31 AM IST, there were no updates regarding results or trends since the counting process had not yet started.
The public mainly concentrated its interest on the major disputes arising from Baramati, Ambernath, and the Vidarbha regions. The polling was done in two stages: on December 2 (for 263 bodies, with a turnout of 67.63%) and on December 20 (for the remaining bodies, where the turnout was about 47% in the significant areas). The counting lasted only one day and was under the High Court’s directives.
Election Overview
The elections included 6,859 member seats and president posts distributed in 288 bodies. They faced delays due to legal issues concerning OBC reservations and were conducted under the orders of the Bombay High Court for one-day counting. Early partial counts from limited areas suggest that the BJP has captured 88 seats, the Shiv Sena 12, and the NCP 28, but these figures are derived from incomplete or preliminary data before the full counting of votes.
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Key Contestants
- Mahayuti: Historically, the BJP has the advantage; the plan is to preserve power despite the alliance’s fractures.
- MVA: The UBT Sena and Congress will not let their urban strongholds die. The focus is on regaining lost ground after the debacles of 2017.
- There were reports of violence and fake voting during Phase 2 of the polling.
Voter Turnout Details
|
Phase |
Bodies Covered |
Turnout % |
|
Phase 1 (Dec 2) |
263 councils/panchayats |
67.63 |
|
Phase 2 (Dec 20) |
Remaining (e.g., Baramati 44.45%) |
47 |
Total voters: over 1.07 crore across 13,355 stations.
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