The counting of votes for the Ahmednagar (Ahilyanagar) Municipal Corporation began at 10 AM on Friday, January 16. The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance scored a landslide victory in the Ahmednagar (Ahilyanagar) Municipal Corporation elections. The Bharatiya Janata Party secured 25 seats, while its state ally, the NCP, won 27. Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) claimed 10 seats, and the Congress managed to win two. Shiv Sena (Thackeray) won 1, Congress won 2, AIMIM – 2 and the BSP – 1.
The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance had a strong performance in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis congratulated the BJP's key figures and praised their leadership in securing strong wins across municipal elections, including BMC, Nagpur, Pune and others. Fadnavis called Mumbai BJP chief Amit Satam, saying, "You did really well Amit. Many many congratulations. There is nothing to worry about now. Very impressive performance."
In a call to Maharashtra BJP president Ravindra Chavan, Fadnavis stated, "Under your leadership, the victory across Maharashtra shines like a guiding light. Hearty congratulations. Where are you? At the party office? I'll join shortly."
The counting of votes for the Ahmednagar (Ahilyanagar) Municipal Corporation started at 10 AM on Friday, January 16, as parties battled it out for power in the city civic polls. The last time elections took place in the city, Shiv Sena emerged as the largest party, having won 24 of the 68 seats. The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) secured 18 seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 14 seats. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) secured four seats, while Independents and others won four.
Meanwhile, results for the Ahmednagar (Ahilyanagar) Municipal Corporation, alongside 28 other civic bodies in the state, will be announced on January 16. The 29 municipal corporations include 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.
