24
February 2017
MUMBAI: The
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on showcased an impressive performance by winning
82 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and majorly gaining in elections
held for other municipal bodies.
The Shiv Sena finished on top of a hung BMC but the BJP said
it could take control of India's richest civic body with the backing of
independents. Sena finished with just 84 of the 227 seats.
BJP emerged as the big winner by conquering eight municipal
corporations Pimpri-Chinchwad, Akola, Amravati, Solapur, Pune, Nashik, Nagpur
and Ulhasnagar.
As it put up a sterling performance in civic polls across
Maharashtra including the cash-rich BMC, Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked
the people of Maharashtra for reposing their faith in the "politics of
development" and "good governance".
Elated over BJP's performance in Maharashtra civic polls,
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said BJP's victory resulted from a vote for
transparency and demonetisation.
Apart from Mumbai, the municipal corporations which went to
the polls were Thane, Ulhasnagar, Nashik, Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Solapur,
Akola, Amravati, and Nagpur.
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