The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has registered a huge victory in the municipal corporation polls in Maharashtra, including the Solapur Municipal Corporation. Of the 102 seats in the Solapur Municipal Corporation, the BJP has won 87 wards. Prakash Ambedkar's Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi (VBA) was a distant second after it won eight wards. BJP's alliance partners, the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) won four and one wards, respectively. The Congress' poor performance continued after it bagged just two wards.
The elections were held on January 15 across 29 municipal corporations in the state, including Solapur Municipal Corporation (SMC). A total of 39,000 polling stations were set up to cover 2,869 seats in the state. The last municipal elections in Solapur were held on February 21, 2017, when voters elected representatives to 102 seats.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the single largest party, winning 49 seats, followed by the Shiv Sena with 21 seats. The Congress (INC) secured 14 seats, while the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) won nine seats. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) managed to grab four seats each. The remaining one seat was won by CPM.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has thanked the people of Maharashtra for blessing the NDA's agenda of pro-people governance after the results of the municipal corporation polls projected massive wins for the BJP-led ruling alliance. "Thank you Maharashtra! The dynamic people of the state bless the NDA's agenda of pro-people good governance," Modi said in a post on X.
The prime minister said the results of various municipal corporation elections indicate that the NDA's bond with the people of Maharashtra has further deepened. "Our track record and vision for development have struck a chord. My gratitude to the people across Maharashtra. This is a vote to add momentum to progress and celebrate the glorious culture the state is associated with," Modi said.
The prime minister said he was very proud of every NDA karyakarta who worked tirelessly among people across Maharashtra. "They talked about our alliance's track record, highlighted our vision for the coming times and also effectively countered the lies of the Opposition. My best wishes to them," Modi said.
