The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance registered a sweeping victory in the Maharashtra Zilla Parishad (ZP) and Panchayat Samiti elections, whose results were announced on Monday. The triumph extends the alliance's winning streak that began with its impressive performance in the 2024 Assembly polls. According to the State Election Commission (SEC), the Mahayuti secured 552 out of 731 Zilla Parishad seats and over 1,000 of the 1,462 Panchayat Samiti seats. Within the ruling alliance, the BJP emerged as the dominant force by winning 225 ZP seats followed by the Nationalist Congress Party with 165 seats and the Shiv Sena with 162.
In the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi camp, the Congress led with 55 ZP seats, while the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) secured 43 and Sharad Pawar’s NCP (SP) won 26 seats. The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena managed to win one seat each in Latur and Ratnagiri. Independent candidates claimed 20 seats, while 14 seats went to unrecognised parties registered with the SEC and seven to other registered parties.
In the 1462 seats in 125 panchayat samitis, the BJP won 459, followed by 306 for the NCP and 302 for the Shiv Sena. The Congress won 97, NCP (SP) 46 and Shiv Sena (UBT) 89. The MNS won two seats, Independents 31, unrecognised parties registered with the SEC 36, while parties recognised outside the state but registered with the SEC got 17 seats. Counting of votes for elections to 12 Zilla Parishads and 125 Panchayat Samitis began at 10 am.