Shiv sena which holds a strong grip on the country’s financial capital Mumbai has got a strong shock from the BJP which bagged 82 seats in the Civic polls. Though Shiv sena won 84 seats in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Council elections it’s a hung verdict given by the local voters.
The hung verdict will reset the political calculations as no party is in the position to rule the country's richest civic body on its own and alliance seems inevitable. However, it is not yet clear whether the saffron allies, who share power both in Maharashtra and at the Centre, will get back together or new combinations will emerge.
Congress faced a huge defeat for the first time in 25 years winning only 31 seats in its kitty where as Thackeray's MNS were reduced to 9 and 7 seats, respectively. Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Sanjay Nirupam resigined for his post taking the responsibility for congress massive defeat. AIMIM, which had made its maiden entry into the Maharashtra Assembly with two seats in the last polls, won three seats on debut in the BMC elections, Samajwadi Party six, Akhil Bhartiya Sena one and Independents four.
BJP winning 82 seats, the credit goes to the Chief Minister Mr.Devendra Fadnavis who took the responsibility of campaigning and followed the transparency mantra during his campaigns. The BJP also came out with flying colours in other municipal corporations and local bodies. Ten municipal corporations, 25 Zilla Parishads and 283 Panchayat Samitis went to polls on February 16 and 21.
