Mahayuti Sweeps Maharashtra Local Polls: BJP-Led Alliance Bags 207 President Posts
The Mahayuti comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Eknath Shinde, led Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has won with a huge margin in the municipal council and nagar panchayat elections in Maharashtra.
Aadrika Tayal 
New Delhi (India) December 21: The Mahayuti alliance headed by the Bharatiya Janata Party has announced its win in the Maharashtra local body election results on Sunday. According to the State Election Commission, elections were held for 286 seats in the Maharashtra Nagar Panchayat and Nagar Parishad.
Modi's Congratulatory Message on Historic Win
Prime Minister Modi congratulated the Alliance on the Win.
The PM said, "Maharashtra stands firmly with development! Grateful to the people of Maharashtra for blessing the BJP and Mahayuti in the Municipal Council and Nagar Panchayat elections. This reflects trust in our vision of people-centric development. We remain committed to working with renewed energy to fulfil the aspirations of every citizen across the state. I laud the BJP and Mahayuti Karyakartas for their hard work at the grassroots” on social media platform X.
Mahayuti Dominates with 207 Wins
The Maharashtra state election commission reported that the Mahayuti consisting of the BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP, secured 207 posts of municipal council presidents whereas the opposition alliance of the Congress, NCP (SP), and Shiv Sena (UBT) got 44 posts. The BJP was the biggest party among the Mahayuti alliance to achieve 118 wins in total.
Voter Turnout and Election Phases
On December 2 and 20, the Maharashtra State Election Commission (MSEC) conducted two phase municipal council elections and one for nagar panchayat. Overall voter turnout was about 67.63 per cent. For the first phase, the voter turnout was 67.63 percent and for the second phase, 63.02 percent according to the SEC.
Amit Shah Lauds NDA's People-Centric Vision
Union Minister Amit Shah was very positive about the outcome of the local body elections in Maharashtra and congratulated the Mahayuti alliance on its success.
"Thanks to the people of the state for giving overwhelming support to the Mahayuti in the Maharashtra Nagar Panchayat and Nagar Parishad elections. This victory is the people's blessings on the vision of the welfare of every section under the central and state governments of the NDA led by Modi ji. On this victory, I extend my best wishes to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde, and Ajit Pawar, and all the workers of the NDA," Shah said on X.
Fadnavis Credits Team Effort on Win
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday claimed that the "success" of the Mahayuti in the municipal council and nagar panchayat elections was the result of the combined efforts of the BJP organisation and the government team.
“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.
Opposition Alleges EVM Tampering and Money Power
The opposition Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) blamed the election commission for "facilitating" the Mahayuti ruling party's victory.
Sanjay Raut, a leader from the Shiv Sena (UBT), blamed tampering of the electronic voting machines for the Mahayuti's victory and said that the Opposition was "hailstormed" with money and they could not resist it.
Raut said, "These days, elections are not held as elections, they are auctioned. Elections shouldn't even be held. The way money has been brought in elections, votes have been bought, and power has been misused. This is the first time I saw the CM and Dy CMs campaigning for the local body elections. The municipality whose budget is Rs 30 crores, around Rs 150 crores were spent in campaigning."
