Badlapur: Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) candidate Tukaram Mhatre on Sunday, December 21, registered a clear victory from Danapur Ward No. 1, strengthening the party’s presence in the Maharashtra local body polls. The party workers and supporters are seen celebrating, raising slogans over Mhatre's victory.
Counting of votes for the Maharashtra Civic Body Elections 2025 is underway across the state following high-voltage, two-phase polling, with trends indicating a strong performance by the ruling Mahayuti alliance. The Mahayuti comprises the BJP, Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party.
Speaking on the results, Maharashtra BJP president Ravindra Chavan claimed his party had got a decisive mandate as voters had rejected the Opposition's "fake narrative". He claimed the Mahayuti had won more than 250 councils, nagar parishads and nagar panchayats out of 288, with BJP candidates securing 134 out of 236 council chief posts and over 3,000 corporator seats.
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