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BJP’s

Mayor for first time in Mumbai

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Trumps

Pawar in Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad

Nagpur, 17 Jan

(HS): Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti (mega alliance) recorded a historical

sweep, and won 25 out of the 29 municipal corporations in which elections were

held on January 15. BJP won 1438 seats out of 2869 cornering all other parties

in the Opposition and also its allies, under the leadership of Chief Minister

Devendra Fadnavis.

Shiv Sena-led by

Eknaath Shinde came next with 405 seats and Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress

Party could muster 165. Both the partners in the Mahayuti government in

Maharashtra. The major opposition party Indian National Congress placed third

in the tally won 318 seats.

The much hyped

Uddhav Balasaheb Thackarey Sena could win 157, while his brother Raj Thackeray

leading the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena bagged only 14.

The Sharad Pawar

faction of the Nationalist Congress Party ended up with only35 seats across the

state..

Congress won

Latur by winning 43 seats out of a total of 70, and came as largest party in

Bhiwandi (42/90) and Chandrapur (30/66).

UBT and MNS

emerged as largest party in Parbhani with 25 seats out of 65. Congress captured 12 seats. The Parbhani will

be ruled by the Maha-Vikas Aghadi. BJP could win 12 and 11 by NCP (Ajit Pawar).

AIMIM: Emergence of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in

Maharashtra was a major factor. The party led by MP Asaduddin Owaisi captured

about 125 seats in Maharashtra, mainly in Chhatrati Sambhajinagar, Malegaon,

Amravati,Nanded and Dhule.

BVA: Another surprise was presented by the Bahujan Vikas Aghadi, which emerged

as the largest party in Vasai-Virar ahead of BJP.

CM Fadnavis: After a stellar performance across Maharashtra, Chief

Minister Devendra Fadnavis said, people voted for development and honesty. BJP offered

the agenda of development to which people responded.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar