Maharashtra Minister and BJP leader Chandrashekhar Bawankule hailed the "double-engine" government for BJP-Shiv Sena's emerging victory in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, stating that the people voted for the development of the city.
"What does the future hold? In whose hands is it safe? It looks like that Punekar's have voted on the basis of 'vichar, pragati, vikas, aur bhavishya' (thoughts, prosperity, development, and the future). That is what I think is the basis people have voted (for us), under the leadership of
Lalit Kolhe, the Shiv Sena candidate had contested from jail after he was arrested in September in relation to a fake call centre scam. While being a member of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), Lalit Kolhe had also served as the mayor of Jalgaon in 2018. Afterwards, the BJP leader See
Meanwhile the Shiv Sena (UBT)-MNS-NCP(SP) alliance seems to have halted on its tracks for now with leads in only 68 wards. While the UBT leads in the alliance with 60 seats, MNS has managed to stay ahead in 8, whereas NCP SP has not managed to secure a lead in any of the seats.
"Why did this injustice happen? What was their fault? It was the fault of the system, the local administration, and the municipal corporation. I believe this is a crime, and the government is shirking its responsibility...," Singhar said.
The Shiv Sena (UBT) alliance has managed to cross the 63 mark, with Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) only leading in 9, and UBT leading in 53, and NCP (SP) leading only in 1.
Early trends being reported from the counting of votes in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections on Friday showed the BJP-Shiv Sena Mahayuti alliance leading in 86 wards, while Shiv Sena (UBT) trailed with 46 leads.
"Whether the Thackeray brothers come together or Congress and NCP join hands, it is not in the interest of the people. People have understood that this is for their own selfish motives," Patil told ANI.
The recently concluded Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) recorded a voter turnout of 52.94 per cent, according to the data released by the State Election Commissioner (SEC) today.
"The exit polls are just a trailer; the results will be out in 2 hours. The public has decided the mandate for 29 Municipal Corporations on the basis of development and Eknath Shinde's work of progress...," she elated.