Nagpur, 16 Jan

(HS): Bharatiya Janata Party has captured 17 municipal corporations among the

results declared till the filing of the report. The BJP-led Mega Alliance is

leading in at least 21 municipal corporations.

A major

attraction of the state being Mumbai, BJP and Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde)

alliance is leading and for the first time Mayor of the financial capital of

the country can be a BJP candidate. So far the Mumbai Mayor was of Shiv Sena.

Latur has been

captured by Congress, and Parbhani by Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena. In Chandrapur

Congress is leading and may rule with the help of others. Surprisingly

Vasai-Virara has seen majority of Bahujan Vanchit Aghadi, which is in majority

over BJP-led alliance.

The most

surprising was the emergence of MIM in Maharashtra. The party which was ignored

so far has captured 95 seats in Maharashtra, including Mumbai. Most of the

seats (24) captured by MIM led by Asasuddin Owaisi won in Chhatrapati

Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad). In Amravati the party has captured 15 seats, while

they are leading in Dhule and have also entered Mumbai.

With 25 seats in

Amravati BJP is holding discussion with NCP (Ajit Pawar) which has womn 17

seats. Despite this alliance, if materialised, BJP falls short of three seats

to attain the majority. Planning to talkh to either of Yuva Swabhiman Pary and

Shiv Sena (Shinde) is being made under the leadership of Revenue Minister

Chandrashekhar Bawankule.

In Dhule, a

frustrated BJP worker who was denied the party ticket and his supporters

started pelting stones on BJP’s office. The candidate, after the party rejected

the ticket, contested as an independent candidate and lost. Former mayor of

Dhule was injured in the incident.

In Parbhani, UBT

Sena gained majority.

In Mumbai, the

results will be announced late in the night, and the UBT-MNS alliance is still

hopeful of gaining majority. BJP and Shiv Sena (Shinde) alliance is leading

Mumbai.

BJP has already

started celebrations in Mumbai. CM Devendra Fadnavis joined the celebrations

and thanked the party workers and voters in Mumbai and Maharashtra for

supporting his party.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar