BJP secures top position in Maharashtra municipal polls

Mumbai, 21/12: Riding on the success of the Vidhan Sabha elections of 2024 in Maharashtra, the BJP-led Maha Yuti on Sunday swept the much-awaited polls to 288 municipal councils (nagar parishads) and town panchayats (nagar-panchayats) retaining the position as no.1 party and further inflicting blow to the ranks and files of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi.
The polls to 246 municipal councils and 42 town panchayats were held in two phases on 2 and 20 December – involving elections of 288 presidents of the local bodies and 6,859 members.