Nashik Local Body Election Results 2025: BJP-led Mahayuti registers big win | As it happened

• Sinnar: Mahayuti (leading)
• Manmad: Mahayuti
• Yeola or Yevla: Mahayuti
• Satana: Mahayuti
• Chandwad: Mahayuti
• Igatpuri: Mahayuti (leading)
• Nandgaon: Mahayuti
• Trimbak: Mahayuti
• Bhagur: Mahayuti
• Ozar: Mahayuti
• Pimpalgaon Basmat: Mahayuti

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said the "overwhelming success" of the BJP in the Maharashtra local body polls was a "victory of the (party) workers".

"Yours, ours, BJP belongs to everyone and this is a victory of the workers," he posted on X. "This is a victory of the workers. Thank you to the people who supported the BJP by maintaining faith in its development oriented working style."

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has hailed the Mahayuti's victory in the municipal council and nagar panchayat elections in the state. In a post on X, he thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top BJP leaders like JP Nadda, Nitin Nabin and Ravindra Chavan for the alliance's dominant performance in the state.

Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief, said the results are just a trailer of what is in store in the municipal corporation elections on January 15.

"Results show the public's preference for development over politics. The grand victory of the Mahayuti in the elections is an indication that the Mahayuti will repeat the same in the forthcoming municipal corporation elections," he said at a press conference in Thane. 

The Mahayuti is all set to register a massive victory in elections to the municipal councils and nagar panchayats in Maharashtra that was held in two phases on December 2 and December 20. The local body elections were considered to be a litmus test for the Mahayuti comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) after the coalition swept the 2024 assembly elections in the state, winning 235 seats of the 288 constituencies. Click here to read more.

The ruling Mahayuti (BJP+Shiv Sena+NCP) is leading in Trimbak, Bhagur, Ozar and Pimpalgaon Basmat Municipal Councils in the Nashik district. 

The ruling Mahayuti is leading in Igatpuri and Nandgaon Municipal Councils in the Nashik district.

The Mahayuti is leading in Yevla, Satana and Chandwad Municipal Councils in the Nashik district.

In the Manmad Municipal Council in Nashik district, the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance is leading. It has 33 seats.

The ruling Mahayuti is leading in the Sinnar Municipal Council in the Nashik district. It has 30 wards.

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar has thanked Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for the Mahayuti's 'unprecedented victory' in the local body elections in the state.

"Under the leadership of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the results of the municipal and city council elections announced today in Maharashtra clearly show that his leadership has been accepted across the state. Under his leadership, the BJP achieved an unprecedented landslide victory, securing more than double the number of seats held by other parties," he told reporters. 

Maharashtra Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule has said that the Mahayuti, including the BJP, Shiv Sena and the NCP, will win with a two-third majority and a vote share of 51 per cent. 

"The people of Maharashtra are with the Mahayuti... they believe that only the Mahayuti government can bring development to the municipal, metropolitan, and district council areas. The vision of a developed Maharashtra belongs to Devendra ji and our government, and we will fulfil that vision," he told reporters. 

The Nashik district saw a voter turnout of 68.34 per cent in the first phase, which saw voting on 11 municipal councils. In the second phase, a voter turnout of 49.47 per cent was recorded.

In the first phase on December 2, a voter turnout of 67.63 per cent was recorded. The second phase on December 20 saw a turnout of 63.02 per cent.

Maharashtra Nagar Panchayat Election Results:

• Mahayuti: 31
• BJP: 20
• Shiv Sena: 8
• NCP: 3
• MVA: 9
• Congress: 5
• Shiv Sena-UBT: 4
• NCP-SP: 0
• Others: 2

Maharashtra Municipal Council Election Results:

• Mahayuti: 172
• BJP: 94
• Shiv Sena: 45
• NCP: 33
• MVA: 45
• Congress: 28
• NCP-SP: 9
• Shiv Sena-UBT: 8
• Others: 27

The BJP-led Mahayuti has continued to maintain lead in all municipal councils in Nashik district, which has 11 municipal councils -- Bhagur, Manmad, Nandgaon, Satana, Sinnar, Yevla, Chandwad, Igatpuri, Trimbak, Pimpalgaon Basmat and Ozar.

The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), comprising the Congress, Shiv Sena-UBT and the NCP-SP, has continued to trail in the local body elections in Maharashtra, according to the latest trends.

In the Maharashtra Municipal Council election result trends, the Mahayuti alliance is leading in 172 councils, with the BJP ahead in 90, the Shiv Sena in 49 and the NCP in 33, while the Maha Vikas Aghadi is leading in 45 councils, including 25 by the Congress, 12 by the NCP SP and 8 by the Shiv Sena UBT, with Others ahead in 23 councils. Click here to read more.

• BJP: 127
• Shiv Sena: 54
• NCP: 32
• Congress: 36
• Shiv Sena-UBT: Eight
• NCP-SP: Seven
• Others: 24

As per the latest trends, the Mahayuti consisting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has maintained a steady lead in Maharashtra. 

As per the trends, the ruling Mahayuti alliance is leading on 213 seats -- BJP (128), Shiv Sena (52) and NCP (33). 

According to the trends, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti is set for a huge victory in the local body elections in Maharashtra.

Maharashtra Nagar Panchayat Election Results:

Mahayuti: 34
BJP: 25
Shiv Sena: 6
NCP: 3

MVA: 5
Congress: 4
Shiv Sena-UBT: 1
NCP-SP: 0

Others: 0

Maharashtra Municipal Council Election Results:

Mahayuti: 161
BJP: 81
Shiv Sena: 46
NCP: 34

MVA: 40
Congress: 22
NCP-SP: 10
Shiv Sena-UBT: 8

Others: 22

According to the trends, the Mahayuti - BJP (22), Shiv Sena (four) and NCP (two) - has taken lead on 28 seats in nagar panchayats. The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) - Congress (three) and Shiv Sena-UBT (one) - has taken a lead on four seats.

The Mahayuti - BJP (66), Shiv Sena (33) and NCP (27) is ahead on 126 seats in municipal councils. The MVA - Congress (18), NCP-SP (11) and Shiv Sena-UBT (eight) - is leading on 37 seats. Others are leading on 15 seats, as per the trends.

It remains to be seen whether the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) - consisting the Congress, Shiv Sena-UBT and the NCP-SP - can cause an upset for the Mahayuti. The MVA's performance in 2024 Maharashtra assembly elections was disappointing and the alliance was decimated in the polls. 

The Mahayuti, which is being led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, has taken early lead on nine municipal councils, as per the initial trends. The ruling alliance includes the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Shiv Sena and the (NCP).

The initial trends will be out in Maharashtra soon. The polling for the Maharashtra local body elections was held in two phases - December 2 and December 20. 

The counting of votes to declare the local body elections has begun in Maharashtra.

The counting of votes will begin shortly. The local body elections are going to be crucial for the ruling Mahayuti government, which consists the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). The alliance had swept the 2024 assembly elections in the state. 

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has claimed that 100 of party's municipal council members have been elected unopposed. He said the saffron party had won 72 municipal councils in the 2017 Maharashtra local body elections.

In Maharashtra, there are six administrative divisions -- Konkan (27), Nashik (49), Pune (60), Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar/Aurangabad (52), Amravati (45) and Nagpur (55). Polling was held in all these divisions in two phases on December 2 and December 20.

The polling for the 288 urban local bodies that included 246 Municipal Councils and 42 Nagar Panchayats was conducted by the Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) on December 2 and December 20.

Total Seats in 2017: 17
BJP: 14
Shiv Sena: 2
Independent: 1

Total Seats in 2017: 18
Shiv Sena: 13
BJP: 4
Independent: 1

Total Seats in 2015: 17
BJP: 5
Shiv Sena: 3
Independents: 3
Congress: 4
NCP: 2

Total Seats in 2016: 24
NCP: 10
Shiv Sena: 5
Independents: 5
BJP: 4

Total Seats in 2016: 28
Shiv Sena: 17
BJP: 10
Independent: 1

Total Seats in 2016: 21
Independents: 8
BJP: 6
NCP: 5
Congress: 2

Total Seats in 2016: 17
Shiv Sena: 11
NCP: 4
Congress: 2

Total Seats in 2016: 31
Shiv Sena: 17
Congress: 5
NCP: 5
Independents: 3
Others: 1

Total Seats in 2016: 17
Shiv Sena: 16
Congress: 1

The municipal councils in Nashik district are Bhagur, Manmad, Nandgaon, Satana, Sinnar, Yevla, Chandwad, Igatpuri, Trimbak, Pimpalgaon Basmat, and Ozar.

As per the Maharashtra SEC, there are 266 municipal council seats in the Nashik district.

The polling for the crucial municipal council (nagar parishad) and municipal panchayat (nagar panchayat) elections in Maharashtra was held earlier at more than 13,000 polling stations.

The counting of votes to declare the municipal council (nagar parishad) and municipal panchayat (nagar panchayat) elections in Maharashtra will begin at 10 am on Wednesday.