Pune election results highlights: BJP sees win in Mumbai, Pune, Pawars falter

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On Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Elections results, Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar said, “Mayor will be 100 per cent from BJP… Tell Sanjay Raut, ‘get well soon,’ PTI quoted him as saying. "Thackerays have got a befitting reply from the people of Mumbai, they are no more interested in sentimental dialogues and speeches, they want work and development,” he added.

Deputy CM and NCP leader Ajit Pawar tweeted, “The will of the people is supreme, and we accept it with full respect. I wholeheartedly congratulate all the victorious candidates and extend my best wishes for their successful tenure ahead.”

"In this election for local self-governing institutions, wherever the expected success was not achieved, we firmly assure that we will continue to work with greater responsibility.

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday congratulated Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde as well as party workers as trends showed the BJP-Shiv Sena were set to win comfortably.

In a post on X, he congratulated Fadnavis, Shinde, state BJP chief Ravindra Chavan, state revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule and all party workers. Gadkari said he is grateful to the people of the state who showed faith in the BJP-led Mahayuti by prioritising development.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to X and posted, "Mumbai is the pride of our nation. It is the city of aspiration. It is a city that drives our growth. I am extremely grateful to my sisters and brothers of Mumbai for blessing the NDA.

This came after BJP's win in BMC elections. He further wrote that Mumbai personifies the best of Maharashtra’s vibrant culture.

Pune BJP party workers celebrated on Friday as the BJP–Shiv Sena-led Mahayuti appears on the verge of securing victories across municipal corporations, according to trends.

Pune Election Results Live: BJP leader K Annamalai, who had campaigned for the Mahayuti in Mumbai ahead of voting for the municipal corporation polls, said the people had rejected “divisive propaganda”.

"The people of Maharashtra have given a decisive verdict! The Mahayuti alliance’s sweeping success in the local body polls is a powerful mandate for purposeful, performance-driven governance.

From villages to metro cities, people’s trust in the triple-engine leadership stands testimony to a politics rooted in progress, not baseless divisive propaganda," Annamalai said in a post.

Pune Election Results Live: Even as the BJP has won 85 seats in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Mumbai BJP president Ameet Satam said the BMC would have a Mahayuti mayor.

“Those who were trying to spread rumours, create divisions on the basis of languages and regions have been given a reply by Mumbaikars through their votes,” ANI news agency quoted Satam as saying.

Pimpri-Chinchwad election result live updates: Here are the latest party-wise wins for the elections for the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation. Results have been declared for 127 seats.

BJP - 84

NCP - 36

Shiv Sena - 6

Independent - 1

Pune Election Results Live: Here are the latest party-wise wins for the elections for the Pune Municipal Corporation. Results for 135 seats have been declared as of 9.25 pm

BJP - 96

Ajit Pawar's NCP - 20

Cong - 15

Sharad Pawar's NCP - 3

Sena (UBT) - 1

The BJP has emerged as the single largest party in the elections for the Pune Municipal Corporation, having leads in more than 100 seats. The party also broke the dominance of the undivided Shiv Sena in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance is set to come to power in 25 of the 29 municipal corporations, including Mumbai and Pune, PTI news agency reported.

Here are the latest party-wise trends for the elections for the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation.

BJP - 84

Ajit Pawar's NCP - 37

Shiv Sena - 6

Others - 1

Pune Election Results Live: Here are the latest party-wise trends for the elections for the Pune Municipal Corporation.

BJP - 123

Ajit Pawar's NCP - 21

Cong - 16

Sharad Pawar's NCP - 3

Shiv Sena - 1

Sena (UBT) - 1

Pune Election Results Live: Even as the BJP and Shiv Sena made gains in the elections for municipal corporations in Maharashtra, NCP chief and Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar said the “will of the people is supreme”, adding that he accepts it “with full respect.”

While congratulating and extending his best wishes to the winning candidates, Pawar assured that his party would continue to work with “greater responsibility, honesty, and double the vigor to regain the trust of the people.” “I express the expectation that all the victorious candidates will prioritize the issues of the people in their respective municipal corporations and accelerate the work of development and public welfare,” Pawar said in a post on X.

He appealed to those who had not emerged victorious to remain dedicated towards working for the people, and keep their welfare at the center.

Pune Election Results Live: The supporters and workers of the BJP continued celebrations as the party made gains in the elections for the municipal corporations in Maharashtra.

Pune Election Results Live: Union home minister Amit Shah said that the BJP and Shiv Sena alliance had witnessed “tremendous success” in the elections for the municipal corporations in Maharashtra.

“…The trust of the people in every nook and corner of the country rests only and only on the development policies of the NDA government under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji,” Shah said.

Shah said the “historic success” was a “seal of approval” by the people of Maharashtra “on the development and public welfare work carried out” by the Mahayuti government.

Pune Election Results Live: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday thanked the “enthusiastic” people of Maharashtra, saying they had blessed NDA's agenda “of public welfare and good governance.”

“The results of various municipal corporation elections show that the bond between the NDA and the people of Maharashtra has become even stronger. The experience of our performance and the vision of development have touched the hearts of the people. I express heartfelt gratitude to all the people of Maharashtra,” PM Modi said in a post on X.

Pimpri-Chinchwad election result live updates: Here are the party-wise trends for the elections of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation.

BJP - 84

Ajit Pawar's NCP - 37

Shiv Sena - 6

Others - 1

Pune Election Results Live: Here are the latest party-wise trends for the elections for the Pune Municipal Corporation.

BJP - 111

Ajit Pawar's NCP - 15

Cong - 12

Sharad Pawar's NCP - 2

Shiv Sena - 1

Shiv Sena (UBT) - 1

Pune Election Results Live: The alliance forged by NCP chief and Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar and NCP(SP) chief Sharad Pawar failed to make a mark in their traditional bastions of Pune and neighbouring Pimpri-Chinchwad. The BJP surged ahead of the NCP-NCP(SP) combine even as vote counting progressed.

Pune Election Results Live: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said BJP's “record-breaking mandate” in the elections for the municipal corporations in the state was because people wanted “honesty and development”, PTI news agency reported.

“BJP offered a developmental agenda. We put it before the people and they responded positively,” CM Fadnavis said.

Pune Election Results Live: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Friday claimed that the figures being released were “inaccurate”, even as vote counting is underway for the elections in municipal corporations in Maharashtra.

“Given how the vote counting is progressing in Mumbai, the final results won't be available until midnight,” ANI news agency quoted Raut as saying. Raut added that the polls were a close contest, saying the “competition is fierce.”

“But it's not true that the Shiv Sena (UBT) is far behind, as some are claiming... The figures you are seeing now will change...” ANI quoted Raut as saying.

Pune Election Results Live: Winning candidate Kunal Tilak said the “enthusiasm” was at its “peak”, adding that the BJP had secured wins in “almost all the municipal corporations, as well as in Pune.”

He said the performance was the result of the hardwork of each party worker as well as “the perfect planning that happened during the campaigning.”

“Whenever we went to the people and spoke with them, people were just telling us why are you even bothering, we are just going to press the 'Lotus'. But we covered 90-95% of the ward,” Tilak told ANI news agency.

Pune Election Results Live: Winning candidate Swarada Bapat on Friday said she was “glad” the party had considered a “young panel” for the ward. “So, it's a very happy moment for us...” Bapat told ANI news agency.

Pune Election Results Live: The BJP is heading towards massive victory in the elections for the Pune Municipal Corporation and Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation. The party surged way ahead of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and NCP (SP) alliance while counting of votes was underway on Friday.