BMC election: 227 seats declared BJP emerges as biggest gainer, bags 81 seats;Shiv Sena gets 84

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Mumbai, Feb 23, 2017: The counting process for results of BMC Elections 2017 is underway. It’s a very crucial day for BJP and Shiv Sena.

BMC Polls result of 227/227 wards: Shiv Sena wins 84, BJP wins 81, Congress wins 31, MNS wins 7, NCP wins 10, MIM wins 1,others win 5, ABS wins 1.

Nitin Gadkari congratulates BJP workers for success in BMC polls.

"For the first time BJP has got such unprecedented success.I congratulate Maharashtra CM and BJP workers," Union minister Nitin Gadkari said.

The Sena has been controlling the BMC for the last two decades with the backing of the BJP, but this time the two parties parted ways and decided to go it alone, leading to a high-voltage campaign for the civic election.

Meanwhile, in Pune, Nashik and Nagpur civic bodies, the BJP is ahead of its rivals. In Pune, the BJP is set to make decisive gains at the cost of Sharad Pawar-led NCP. In Nagpur, the hometown of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, it is ahead of its rivals.

As per trends coming in from the other city corporations, zilla parishads and panchayat samitis, the BJP has won 15 seats and Shiv Sena 9 in the 122-member Nashik Municipal Corporation. Besides, the Shiv Sena was leading in 18 seats, BJP in 14, and MNS, NCP and Congress in 2 seats each in the Nashik civic body.

The ruling MNS appeared to be in for a severe drubbing in Nashik. The civic polls, especially in the country’s financial hub Mumbai, have generated much political heat on account of the fierce fight between the BJP and the Sena, despite they sharing power in the state and at the Centre.

The battle of the estranged allies has put a question mark on the stability of the BJP-led ministry in the state as the Sena had been tenacious in its attack on the senior partner and the Centre’s demonetisation policy.

The stakes are high for Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, who led their parties from the front and were involved in a high decibel and no-holds-barred campaign.

Apart from Mumbai, the municipal corporations which went to the polls were Thane, Ulhasnagar, Nashik, Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Solapur, Akola, Amravati and Nagpur.

The big poll focus is on the BMC, retaining control of which is vital for the Sena as the city has remained its prime political space ever since the party’s formation in 1966. It has been in power in the BMC for over two decades.

   

Results:

BMC (227 wards): Shiv Sena 84, BJP 81, Congress 31, NCP 10, MNS 7

Thane (130): Shiv Sena 40, BJP 17, Congress 2, NCP 22, MNS 0

Nashik (122): Shiv Sena 22, BJP 54, Congress 6, NCP 6, MNS 3

Pune (162): Shiv Sena 10, BJP 74, Congress 16, NCP 36, MNS 6

Pimpri Chinchwad (128): Shiv Sena 9, BJP 49, Congress 0, NCP 28, MNS 1

Amravati (100): Shiv Sena 4, BJP 33, Congress 11, NCP 0, MNS 0

Ulhasnagar (78): Shiv Sena 25, BJP 32, Congress 1 , NCP 4, MNS 0

Akola (73): Shiv Sena 3, BJP 37, Congress 12, NCP 4, MNS 0

Solapur (102): Shiv Sena 47, BJP 18, Congress 11, NCP 3, MNS 0

Nagpur (145): Shiv Sena 1, BJP 72, Congress 18, NCP 0, MNS 0

Zilla Parishad (25): Shiv Sena 3, BJP 9, Congress 6, NCP 6, Other 1