Thane Municipal Corporation Results Highlights: BJP-Shiv Sena alliance wins 103 of 131 seats

The results of the Thane Municipal Corporation elections have been declared. Out of 131 seats, the BJP won 28 seats, while the Shiv Sena secured 75 seats. The Shiv Sena (UBT) won 1 seat, the NCP won 9 seats, the NCP-SP secured 12 seats, and other parties and independents won 6 seats.

Union Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis has congratulated Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and his deputy Eknath Shinde after the coalition’s impressive show in state civic polls.

Total seats- 131
BJP- 15
Shiv Sena(Shinde)- 29
Shiv Sena(UBT)- 5
NCP(Sharad Pawar)- 4
Congress- 3

Early trends indicated that the BJP was leading in the municipal corporation elections in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jalna, and Nanded in Maharashtra’s Marathwada region, while the Congress appeared to be ahead in the Latur civic body. In Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, BJP candidates were leading in 22 of the 115 seats, followed by the Shiv Sena led by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, which was ahead in 19 seats, according to trends reported by Marathi news channels. However, there was no official confirmation from the State Election Commission at the time of reporting.

The BJP-Shiv Sena alliance is leading in over 22 civic bodies, as vote counting is underway across 29 Maharashtra Municipal Corporations. The Mahayuti coalition has been swiftly moving towards thumping win in BMC. 

Total seats- 131
BJP- 12
Shiv Sena(Shinde)- 24
Shiv Sena(UBT)- 5
NCP(Sharad Pawar)- 4
Congress- 1

Counting of votes is underway in these municipal corporations: Mumbai, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Navi Mumbai, Vasai-Virar, Kalyan-Dombivli, Kolhapur, Nagpur, Solapur, Amravati, Akola, Nashik, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune, Ulhasnagar, Thane, Chandrapur, Parbhani, Mira-Bhayandar, Nanded-Waghala, Panvel, Bhiwandi-Nizampur, Latur, Malegaon, Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad, Jalgaon, Ahilyanagar, Dhule, Jalna and Ichalkaranji.

Total seats- 131
BJP- 12
Shiv Sena(Shinde)- 24
Shiv Sena(UBT)- 5
NCP(Sharad Pawar)- 4
Congress- 1

BJP MP Anurag Thakur took a jibe at the Congress over the latters poor performance in the Maharashtra civic polls. 

Total seats- 131

BJP- 10
Shiv Sena(Shinde)- 18
Shiv Sena(UBT)- 6
MNS- 1
NCP(Sharad Pawar)- 6
Congress- 1
NCP(Ajit Pawar)- 1

As many as four candidates of Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena have registered victory in Thane. These candidates are Meenal Sankhye, Namrata Bhosale, Vikas Repale, Rajendra Phatak.

Here’s the party-wise leading seats in Thane

Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde)- 14
BJP- 10
NCP (Ajit Pawar)- 3
NCP (Sharad Pawar)- 5
Congress- 1
Shiv Sena (UBT)- 3
MNS-3
Others- 1

Here’s the party-wise leading seats in Thane

Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde)- 20
BJP- 15
NCP (Ajit Pawar)- 4
NCP (Sharad Pawar)- 3
Congress- 3
Others- 1

Here is the part-wise trend(leading) from Thane

Shiv Sena(Eknath Shinde)- 14
BJP- 12
NCP(Sharad Pawar)- 2
Others- 1

Early trends from Maharashtra show that the BJP-Shiv Sena Mahayuti alliance is leading across all municipal corporations in Maharashtra. The counting of votes is currently underway. 

The BJP-Shiv Sena coalition is currently leading in all 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra. The counting began at 10 am. 

BJP- leading in 6 seats
Shiv Sena- leading in 9 seats

The counting of votes has begun in Thane Municipal Corporation. As per the early trends, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and BJP alliance has taken lead in 7 seats.

The counting of votes across 131 seats in Thane has begun. The election here took place on January 15.

Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde on Thursday said his party was contesting elections on the issue of development. On Opposition’s allegations, he said they were making excuses as they were losing the election. 

Thane district witnessed a low voter turnout of 55.59 per cent on Thursday. Of the total 1,649,869 registered voters, more than half cast their ballots. The elections saw 649 candidates contesting across 131 seats.

Only authorised candidates, their representatives and media personnel with valid identity cards issued by the Election Department will be permitted entry into the counting premises. Officials have urged all stakeholders to adhere strictly to the instructions issued by the Maharashtra State Election Commission.

In Thane, the BJP contested as part of an alliance with the Eknath Shinde–led Shiv Sena. Meanwhile, Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena, MNS, and NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) were part of a separate alliance. The Ajit Pawar–led NCP, Congress and Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) contested the elections independently.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday cast his vote at a polling station in Thane during the Maharashtra local body elections. Thane has traditionally been a stronghold of the Shiv Sena.

The last election in Thane took place in 2017. The party-wise seat share was as follows

Total seats- 131

Undivided Shiv Sena- 67
Undivided NCP- 34
BJP- 23
Congress- 3
AIMIM- 2
Independent/Others- 2

Shiv Sena(UBT) leader Anand Dubey said he was confident that the result would be in the party's favour as both Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray fought the election together. The counting will start at 10 am. 

Vote counting for the Thane Municipal Corporation will start at 10 am. The civic body has a total of 131 seats. Polling for the high-profile Maharashtra Municipal Corporation elections was held on January 15.