Ahmednagar (Ahilyanagar) Municipal Corporation Results Highlights: BJP-led Mahayuti registers landslide win

The BJP-led Mahayuti has emerged as a clear winner in the Ahmednagar (Ahilyanagar) Municipal Corporation. BJP won 25 seats, while the NCP AP emerged victorious in 27 seats. Shiv Sena (Shinde) won 10 seats, Shiv Sena (Thackeray) won 1, Congress won 2, AIMIM – 2 and the BSP – 1

In a major development, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will arrive in Nagpur at around 7 pm to meet Union Minister Nitin Gadkari after Mahayuti's big win in municipal corporation elections.

All the results have been declared in the Ahmednagar (Ahilyanagar) Municipal Corporation. The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance has clinched victories in 52 seats. Here is the party-wise breakup:

BJP – 25

NCP (Sharad Pawar) – 0

NCP (Ajit Pawar) – 27

Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) – 10

Shiv Sena (Thackeray faction) – 1

Congress – 2

AIMIM – 2

BSP – 1

Early trends in the Ahmednagar (Ahilyanagar) Municipal Corporation:

BJP: 25, Sena Shinde: 10, NCP AP: 27, Cong: 0, Sena UBT: 1, NCP SP: 1, MNS: 1, Independent: 3

BJP’s Ravi Raja loses ward 185 in the BMC polls. Raja was the LoP in the previous BMC house. He has switched from Congress to the BJP. He lost to Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate T Jagdish.

As per the latest updates of the counting in the Ahmednagar (Ahilyanagar) Municipal Corporation, the BJP is leading in 19 seats, while the NCP AP is leading in 24. Shiv Sena (Shinde) is ahead in 8 seats, MNS in 1. Independent ahead in 3. Congress and NCP SP are yet to open their account. 

BMC – Ward No. 73

A major setback for Eknath Shinde. Dipti Waikar, daughter of Shinde Sena MP Ravindra Waikar, has lost the election on Ward No.73.

Chandrapur Municipal Corporation

Total seats: 66

Leading seats:

Congress – 12

BJP – 7

Shiv Sena (Shinde) – 2

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray) – 7

Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar) – 1

Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar) – 1

Jan Vikas Sena – 1

Independent – 1

MIM – 1

"Today is the counting of the votes, and on such a day. When our workers were coming into the centre, nearly 100 policemen opened 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 against them," Sanjay Shirsat said.

As per early trends in the Ahmednagar (Ahilyanagar) Municipal Corporation results, the BJP is leading in three seats, while the NCP (Ajit Pawar) party is leading in two. Counting is taking place in 68 seats in the Ahmednagar (Ahilyanagar) civic body polls.

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | Maharashtra minister Sanjay Shirsat said, "Today is vote counting day, and on such a day, when our workers were coming to the counting centre, around 100 policemen carried out a lathi charge on them and seriously injured them. Action should be taken in this matter. The police should show their strength against criminals, not against workers. This is a misuse of power. We are filing an MLC against them…"

"Election commission gaslighting citizens is how trust has collapsed in our democracy. Vote Chori is an anti-national act," said Gandhi on his social media post.

In the BMC elections, the BJP Shivsena is leading in 66 seats, while the Thackrey brothers are ahead in 41 seats. Congress is leading in 11 seats. Other candidates are leading in 6 seats.

As per early trends, the NCP (Ajit Pawar) party is leading in two seats. BJP is leading in three as per early trends. Counting of votes in underway in 68 seats in Ahmednagar.

As per initial trends, the BJP is leading in three seats in the Ahmednagar (Ahilyanagar) civic body polls. The elections are being held in the city for the first time.

The counting of votes in the Ahmednagar (Ahilyanagar) Municipal Corporation has begun as the clock has ticked 10 AM. The parties are battling it out for power in the city. The BJP is leading in three seats as per early trends in Ahmednagar (Ahilyanagar).

The 29 municipal corporations on which ciic body polls were held are Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Thane, Ulhasnagar, Kalyan-Dombivli, Aurangabad (Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar), Pune, Nashik, Nagpur, Jalgaon, Ahmednagar (Ahilyanagar), Kolhapur, Bhiwandi-Nizampur, Nanded-Waghala, Malegaon, Latur, Parbhani, Navi Mumbai, Vasai-Virar City, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Solapur, Amravati, Akola, Mira Bhayandar, Panvel, Chandrapur, Sangli-Mirajpur-Kupwad, Dhule, Ichalkaranji, and Jalna. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), India's richest civic body, will see 1,729 candidates contesting for 227 seats.

Elections to the Ahmednagar (Ahilyanagar) Municipal Corporation were last held in December 2018. Out of 68 seats, Shiv Sena emerged as the largest party, having secured 24 seats. NCP won 14 seats, BJP won 14, Congress won 5 and Independent 3. BSP also won 4.

There are a total of 17 wards in Ahmednagar (Ahilyanagar), with elections being fought on 68 seats. The last time elections were held in the city was in December 2018.

Counting of votes for the Ahmednagar (Ahilyanagar) Municipal Corporation is set to get underway at 10 AM IST. The voting for the Ahmednagar (Ahilyanagar) Municipal Corporation, along with 28 other civic bodies, took place on January 15, and the counting will begin shortly from now.