Maharashtra local body election results Highlights: Amit Shah, Fadnavis hail Mahayuti victory in local body polls

The Mahayuti alliance has registered a sweeping victory in Maharashtra’s civic polls, winning 207 out of 288 posts of municipal council and nagar panchayat presidents, according to final figures released by the State Election Commission late Sunday night. The Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi was restricted to a combined tally of 44 posts.

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Maharashtra local body election result 2025 live: The BJP won 117 posts of municipal presidents, Shiv Sena won 53, and the NCP won 37 posts. The Congress bagged 28, the NCP (SP) seven, and Shiv Sena (UBT) nine.

Maharashtra local body election result 2025 live: The Maharashtra State Election Commission has announced the result of the Nagar Panchayat and Nagar Parishad elections.

As per the state SEC, the BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP won 207 posts of municipal council presidents in local body polls.

Meanwhile, the Congress, NCP (SP), and Shiv Sena (UBT) won 44 posts of municipal council presidents.

A detailed party-wise break up is awaited.

Maharashtra local body election result 2025 live: BJP leader Ravindra Chavan, while speaking on Mahayuti sweep, said, “The people of Maharashtra have decided to go with the Mahayuti under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership. In the upcoming elections, considering the development work carried out by the government, the people will surely give their mandate to us.”

Maharashtra local body election result 2025 live: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday thanked the people of Maharashtra for supporting the BJP and the Mahayuti coalition led by it in the local bodies elections, asserting that it reflected their trust in people-centric development.

"Maharashtra stands firmly with development! Grateful to the people of Maharashtra for blessing the BJP and Mahayuti in the Municipal Council and Nagar Panchayat elections," he said in a post on X.

"This reflects trust in our vision of people-centric development. We remain committed to working with renewed energy to fulfil the aspirations of every citizen across the state," the prime minister said.

Maharashtra local body election result 2025 live: Union home minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah has hailed the Mahayuti alliance victory in the local body polls.

"Thanks to the people of the state for giving overwhelming support to the Mahayuti in the Maharashtra Nagar Panchayat and Nagar Parishad elections. This victory is the people's blessings on the vision of the welfare of every section under the central and state governments of the NDA led by Modi ji. On this victory, I extend my best wishes to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde, and Ajit Pawar, and all the workers of the NDA," Shah wrote on X.

Maharashtra local body election result 2025 live: The BJP lost the one-upmanship game in the Kankavli municipal council to the Shiv Sena, with the candidate backed by Sena's Nilesh Rane defeating his challenger, who was supported by his brother and state minister Nitesh Rane on their home turf.

Nilesh described the poll outcome as a mix of emotions swinging between happiness and sadness.

"There is happiness on one side and sadness on the other. Our alliance will remain the same, and so will the family. BJP is our family. Even if the BJP has lost, it is upsetting. I am not the one who celebrates anyone's defeat. They (the BJP) are my family," Nilesh said.

Maharashtra local body election result 2025 live: With the state Election Commission yet to make an official announcement, the ruling Mahayuti alliance on Sunday claimed a decisive lead, asserting that early trends point to a sweeping mandate in its favour across municipal councils and local bodies.

Maharashtra local body election result 2025 live: The Bharatiya Janta Party has emerged as the largest party in the Maharashtra local body elections. As per the last figures given to HT, the BJP had the lead in 118 seats.

Followed by Shinde Sena at 59 and Ajit Pawar-led NCP at 37. All in all, the Mahayuti alliance crossed the 200 mark in early trends as counting continued.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has also hailed the BJP and Mahayuti's victory on Sunday.

Maharashtra local body election result 2025 live: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said the Mahayuti’s “success” in the municipal council and nagar panchayat polls was a team effort of the BJP organisation and the government. “It is a team effort -- organisation and government. We fought the polls on the development plank. I led the campaign on a positive development agenda, and never did I even once criticise any political leader or party,” he said.

Maharashtra local body election result 2025 live: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said the Mahayuti’s “success” in the municipal council and nagar panchayat polls was a team effort of the BJP organisation and the government.

“It is a team effort -- organisation and government. We fought the polls on the development plank. I led the campaign on a positive development agenda, and never did I even once criticise any political leader or party,” he was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.

Fadnavis added that he sought votes on the development agenda, their work so far and their blueprint for the future.

Maharashtra local body election result 2025 live: The BJP has won the president’s post in four out of five local bodies in Latur district, as results were being declared for the municipal councils and nagar panchayats polls.

Citing officials, news agency PTI reported that the BJP bagged the president’s post in Udgir, Ahmedpur, Nilanga and Renapur local bodies, while its Mahayuti ally NCP, led by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, won the seat in Ausa.

Maharashtra local body election result 2025 live: The results of the Maharashtra local body polls are a trailer of what is in store in the municipal corporation elections on January 15, said Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday.

The Shinde Sena leader also hailed the "strike rate" of the Shiv Sena, saying the results were vindication of the good work his party had put in.

"Results show the public's preference for development over politics. The grand victory of the Mahayuti in the elections is just a trailer. The Mahayuti will repeat the same in the forthcoming municipal corporation elections," he said at a press conference.

Maharashtra local body election result 2025 live: Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari took to X on Sunday to congratulate the Bharatiya Janta Party for their victory in the local body elections

“Heartfelt congratulations to the Bharatiya Janata Party on its resounding victory. Congratulations to State BJP President Shri @RaviDadaChavan ji, Chief Minister Shri @Dev_Fadnavis ji, and all the dedicated party workers,” wrote Gadkari.

“This victory belongs to the party workers. A heartfelt thank you to the people for reposing their faith in the BJP and its development-oriented functioning,” he added further.

Maharashtra local body election result 2025 live: The Mahayuti alliance continues to maintain the lead in the elections. Here's where the latest numbers stand -

BJP -118

Shinde Sena - 59

Ajit Pawar-led NCP -37

Congress -32

NCP-SP - 9

Shiv Sena -UBT - 8

With inputs from HT correspondents

Maharashtra local body election result 2025 live: From Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena's, Om Prakash Khursaday won the Malegaon Nagar Panchayat Election.

Speaking on this victory, the Shinde Sena leader said: "This victory belongs to the people who blessed us with their votes. Our leader, Eknath Shinde, came here before the election to attend a meeting. This victory belongs to the people more than us."

Maharashtra local body election results 2025 live: Amid counting of votes in the Maharashtra local body polls, the Congress and the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) claimed they had retained their party bastions in Chandrapur and Sangli districts.

Early trends from the poll results show a Mahayuti victory, comprising the BJP, Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar-led NCP.

Meanwhile, the Congress has won the municipal council president's post and 21 of the 23 seats in Brahmapuri municipal council in Chandrapur district, senior party leader Vijay Wadettiwar told news agency PTI.

In Urun-Ishwarpur municipal council in Sangli district, the NCP (SP) has won 23 seats and the post of council president, senior leader Jayant Patil claimed.

Maharashtra local body election results 2025 live: Maharashtra BJP chief Ravindra Chavan on Sunday said the people of the state have reposed their faith in the party’s leadership, crediting chief minister Devendra Fadnavis for winning voters’ trust.

Chavan said, “The people of Maharashtra have shown confidence in the leadership of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, as they firmly believe that the state will progress under his leadership.”

Highlighting the support among young voters, he added: “Voters, especially the youth, have voted for the BJP and for Fadnavis ji because they believe their dreams will be fulfilled under his leadership.”

Chavan said the party remains focused on governance and development. “We are committed to the development of the state and to fulfilling the aspirations of the people.”

He added, “The Mahayuti will register huge victory in the forthcoming corporatin elections too.”

Maharashtra local body election results 2025 live: In a significant upset in the Uran municipal council elections, Bhavna Ghanekar won the municipal council president’s post, dealing a setback to the ruling BJP in the council.

Ghanekar, backed by the Maha Vikas Aghadi, contested on a ticket supported by the NCP (Sharad Pawar), and emerged victorious despite the council being controlled by the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Maharashtra local body election results 2025 live: Reacting to the performance of his party and the front floated by him in Kankavli, Nilesh Rane credited voters for the outcome, saying, “Voters stood by us and helped us win in Kankavli and Malvan.”

He said he did not wish to dwell on internal tensions within the ruling alliance now that the polls were over, adding, “We do not want to speak about infighting within Mahayuti, as the elections are over now.”

Acknowledging the unusual family contest in Sindhudurg, Rane said that while the brothers had fought against each other, he was “equally saddened” by the defeat of candidates fielded by his brother Nitesh Rane’s BJP in Malvan.

(With inputs from Surendra P Gangan)

Maharashtra local body election results 2025 live: Pankaja Munde, BJP leader and Maharashtra’s Environment Minister, on Sunday said the party’s performance in the local body elections reflected strong public support.

She said, “The people of Maharashtra have once again stood by the BJP, showing their trust in its development agenda. Our party ranks number one in the country and at the state level, and has now established its top position at the local level as well.”

Her remarks come as trends in the civic polls show the Bharatiya Janata Party maintaining a strong lead across several municipal councils and nagar panchayats in the state.

Maharashtra local body election results 2025 live: In a closely watched contest involving the Rane brothers, Nilesh Rane and Nitesh Rane, the local front backed by Nilesh Rane clinched the municipal council president’s post in Kankavli, Sindhudurg.

While the Bharatiya Janata Party, led in the district by Nitesh Rane, emerged as the single largest party by winning eight seats, the presidency went to Sandesh Parkar of the Shahar Vikas Aghadi.

(With inputs from Surendra P Gangan)

Maharashtra local body election results 2025 live: Trends from the Maharashtra local body elections show the Bharatiya Janata Party leading in 125 municipal councils and nagar panchayats.

The Shiv Sena, led by Eknath Shinde, is ahead in 48 bodies, while the Nationalist Congress Party is leading in 38.

The Shiv Sena-UBT faction has an early lead in 14 bodies.

Maharashtra local body election results 2025 live: The ruling Mahayuti is maintaining a commanding lead in the Maharashtra local body elections, currently ahead in 192 bodies.

The Opposition Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) trails with leads in 46 bodies, while local fronts are ahead in 16 bodies, according to early trends.

The results signal a strong showing for the ruling alliance at the grassroots level, as counting continues across the state’s municipal councils and nagar panchayats.