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.
"In the early trends, it is clear that BJP is winning with a full mandate. I had faith that Pune always thinks of development before voting, which is why the BJP is coming to power with a full majority," he said.
"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.
"When our workers were coming into the centre, nearly 100 policemen opened a lathi charge on them and wounded them severely... Action should be taken against this. The police should show their force on the criminals, instead of the workers... This is the misuse of power. We are filing MLC
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Addressing a press conference on results day, Raut said that the voting pattern being witnessed in Mumbai was "a serious matter", alleging that names of thousands of voters were missing from electoral rolls in areas where Shiv Sena (UBT), Maharashtra Navinirman Sena (MNS), and Congress tr
"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.
According to the postal ballots counted till now, BJP has a lead in 29 seats, Shiv Sena 12 seats. Whereas the Shiv Sena (UBT) is leading in 20 seats. The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), led by Raj Thackeray, is leading in 5 seats till now.
In the 2017 elections, the undivided Shiv Sena had secured 84 seats out of the total 227. While being in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party at that point, the alliance had secured the halfway mark of 114 seats, with the BJP winning 82 seats.
The elections, which were conducted after a gap of eight years, marked a significant civic exercise for Mumbai. The previous BMC elections were held in 2017, while the term of the last elected mayor, Kishori Pednekar, ended in March 2022. With the completion of the polls, Mumbai is set to