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Shiv Sena leads in 93 seats, BJP in 68, Congress in 22 and MNS in 10
Others leading in 14 seats
The Shiv Sena, vying to retain control of the cash-rich BMC, took a huge lead followed by the BJP, according to trends emerging from 10 municipal corporations and 25 zilla parishads in Maharashtra.
In the 227-member Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, the Sena was so far leading on 93 seats, BJP on 68, Congress on 22, and MNS on 10 seats. Others were leading in 14 seats, according to latest reports.
Shiv Sena party workers in Dadar. Pic/Pradeep Dhivar
In Pune Municipal Corporation, BJP was leading on 11 seats and NCP on 5, while in Pimpri-Chinchwad civic body, Sena was leading on 4 and NCP and BJP on 2 seats each. Meanwhile, the BJP has registered win on 15 seats and Shiv Sena on 9 in the 122-member Nashik Municipal Corporation, an official said. Former Nashik Mayor Yatin Wagh, who had recently left the MNS and joined Shiv Sena, lost the civic poll. Besides, as per the latest trends available, Shiv Sena was leading on 18 seats, BJP on 14, and MNS, NCP and Congress on 2 seats each.
Counting got underway for polls to 10 civic bodies, including cash-rich BMC, and 25 zilla parishads and 283 panchayat samitis across Maharashtra at 10 AM. The prime focus is on the cash-rich 227-member Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation with the ruling BJP and Shiv Sena at the forefront of this battle of might.
Uddhav Thackeray
The results will determine the fate of 21,620 candidates for 5,777 seats up for grabs in the 10 municipal corporations, 25 zilla parishads and 283 panchayat samitis for which the elections were held in two phases.
Shiv Sena party workers at Shiv Sena Bhavan in Dadar. Pic/Pradeep Dhivar
Nearly 56 per cent voters had exercised their right to franchise during the elections to the 10 municipal corporations held on Tuesday. The Mumbai civic body BMC recorded about 55 per cent turn-out.
Besides, 69 per cent of the electorate cast their votes in the zilla parishads and panchayat samitis. The stakes are high for Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, who led their respective parties from the front and were involved in a high decibel and no-holds-barred campaign.
Devendra Fadnavis
Apart from Mumbai, the municipal corporations which went to the polls were Thane, Ulhasnagar, Nashik, Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Solapur, Akola, Amravati and Nagpur.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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