Vote counting for the Solapur Zilla Parishad Elections 2026 is underway, with early trends indicating that the BJP is currently two seats short of a majority. The final picture will become clearer as trends from the remaining seats come in. At the same time, early trends are also emerging from the Solapur Panchayat Samiti Elections 2026, with leads reported from key blocks including Madha, Barshi, Solapur North and Malshiras.
According to the latest figures, trends are available for 50 of the 68 Solapur Zilla Parishad seats. The BJP is leading in 34 seats, followed by the NCP with 8 and the Shiv Sena with 5, while others are ahead in 3 seats as counting continues across the district.
Trends are also emerging from the Solapur Panchayat Samiti elections, with leads reported from key blocks such as Madha, Barshi, Solapur North and Malshiras. The BJP and the NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) are among the parties showing early leads as vote counting continues. Solapur district has 136 Panchayat Samiti seats across 11 samitis - Karmala, Madha, Barshi, Solapur North, Mohol, Pandharpur, Malshiras, Mangalwedha, Sangola, Solapur South and Akkalkot.
The previous elections to the Solapur Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samitis were held in 2017 as part of Maharashtra’s rural local body elections. The Solapur Zilla Parishad has 68 seats, while 136 Panchayat Samiti seats were contested across the district. Polling for the current elections was held on February 7, with counting scheduled for the same day. In the 2017 Zilla Parishad elections, the NCP emerged as the single largest party with 23 seats, followed by the BJP with 14, the Congress with 7, and the Shiv Sena with 5. At the Panchayat Samiti level, the NCP had led with 44 of the 136 seats, followed by the BJP with 33 and the Congress with 17.
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