BJP Lead Mahayuti Complete Dominance In Maharashtra, Hits 'Majority' Mark

The Mahayuti alliance, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), performed admirably in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections on Thursday, January 15. The alliance appears to have won handily.The Thackerays, who ruled India's wealthiest civic body for almost thirty years, were defeated by the BJP and Shiv Sena of Eknath Shinde.

It is important to remember that even the reunification of the Thackeray cousins was unable to halt the BJP-led saffron wave, as the Mahayuti is now expected to win the BMC.

Mahayuti Wins 25 Out Of 29 Seats, Including Mumbai

Additionally, the general Maharashtracivic body elections tell the same tale.In 25 of the 29 municipal corporations, including Mumbai, the Mahayuti is expected to win power.

According to news agency PTI, the State Election Commission is expected to formally announce the results later tonight.

What Led To Opposition's Bad Performance?

• The Shiv Sena side, led by Uddhav Thackeray, surprised everyone by briefly narrowing the margin, but the BJP alliance quickly recovered. At first, the Mahayuti was expected to secure a strong majority.
• The Mahayuti alliance'soutstanding success is attributed to a number of factors, including divisions within the opposition alliance Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), multi-cornered fights, and the BJP adversaries' lack of a solid plan.
• TV news channels reported on Friday night that the BJP was leading in 90 of the 227 seats in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), followed by Shiv Sena (28), Shiv Sena-UBT (57), MNS (9), Congress (15), NCP (3), and others (8).

How BJP-Shiv Sena Beat MNS-Shiv Sena(UBT)

While the Shiv Sena (UBT) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), led by Uddhav and Raj Thackeray, respectively, had a pre-election agreement, the BJP ran in the January 15 elections as an alliance with the Shiv Sena under deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde.

At the state level, the Congress is affiliated with the Prakash Ambedkar-led Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) and Rashtriya Samaj Paksh (RSP), as well as the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), Shiv Sena (UBT), and NCP (SP).

Highlights From Major Civic Bodies

1. Thane

Trends showed that Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena was leading in 55 seats while the BJP was ahead in 25 as the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) polls were being counted.The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), the Sharad Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), and the Shiv Sena (UBT) have allied with Thane, while the BJP and the Shinde faction of the Shiv Sena have joined forces.Ajit Pawar’s NCP, the Congress, and the Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi (VBA) have gone solo in Pune.

2. Pune

While the reunions of Pawars and Thackerays secured single-digit seats in Pune, the BJP gained a significant lead in both Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal corporation elections. In both municipal corporations, the BJP is leading by more than 80 seats.

AIMIM Performs Well In Elections

The Asaduddin Owaisi-led team also performed admirably, making significant progress, especially in wards where Muslims predominate.According to TV reports at 8 p.m., the AIMIM was ahead in 94 wards.

With 33 seats in Sambhajinagar, 15 in Amravati, 20 in Malegaon, 14 in Nanded Waghala, 10 in Dhule, and 2 in Jalna, the Owaisi-led party was in the lead. Since the Congress is facing a collapse of its urban base in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, AIMIM is actually one of the major parties that is cutting into the party's traditional support base.

Election Results In BMC

Trends as of 8 p.m. indicate that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Mahayuti alliance has acquired a decisive lead in Mumbai. The Shiv Sena (UBT) has 65 leads, while the BJP leads in 87 wards.

The Congress is leading in 22 wards, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) in six, and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena in 27.