Maharashtra civic polls: BJP holds nearly 50% of municipal corporation seats

Mumbai: The BJP has won close to 50 per cent of the seats in the 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra — getting a complete hold in the urban areas across the state that had undergone political fragmentation over the past five years.

Of the 2,869 seats in the 29 urban local bodies, the BJP has bagged 1,425 seats - which is around 49.66 per cent.

BJP’s Maha Yuti allies Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena got 399 seats across the state while Ajit Pawar-led NCP got 167 seats.

Among the opposition parties, Congress topped the chart with 324 seats within the Maha Vikas Aghadi followed by Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT)’s 155 seats and Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP)’s 36 seats.

The Raj Thackeray-led MNS got 13 seats and BSP six seats.

Nineteen candidates have won as Independents.

Political parties registered with SEC, recognised as State party for states other than Maharashtra got 129 while unrecognised parties registered with SEC bagged 196 seats.