Maharashtra Civic Poll Results 2017: As it happened on Thursday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanks people of Maharashtra for reposing their faith in BJP and in politics of development and good governance.
2,990 Panchayat Samiti seats: BJP got the lion's share, winning 803, while NCP got 630, Congress 555 and Sena 538. MNS pocketed just two and others 281 seats. Results of the 181 seats still awaited.
In Solapur Municipal Corporation, a Congress bastion, the BJP wrests 49 out of 102 seats, followed by Shiv Sena in 21, the Congress in 14.
The BJP captures Amravati with 45 out of 87 seats, followed by the Congress with 15.
Nagpur goes to the BJP way with the party bagging 91 of the civic body's 151 seats. The Congress gets 23, and the NCP bagged one seat.
In Ulhasnagar, the BJP grabs 32 seats and Shiv Sena 25 of the total 78 seats.
BJP secures simple majority in the Nashik Municipal Corporation in Maharashtra by winning 66 out of the 122 seats.
NCP leader Supriya Sule says the results of the civic polls in Maharashtra were a "setback" to the party as it lost three municipal corporations and a zilla parishad to the BJP.
Senior BJP leader Chandrakant Patil says BJP and Shiv Sena should join hands in Mumbai.
The BJP wrests the control of the municipal corporation of the twin industrial towns of Pimpri and Chinchwad near here from the ruling NCP, by winning 78 out of the 128 seats.
The Shiv Sena, which has ruled the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) for the last 25 years, retained its hold on the civic body by winning 67 seats.
Accordingly, of the total 131 seats, Sena won 67 and secured a majority, while its estranged ally BJP got 23 seats. NCP stood second with 34 seats.
Final tally of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation: Shiv Sena wins 84, BJP 82, Congress 31, NCP 9, MNS 7, SP 6, MIM 3, ABS 1, Independent 4.
Buoyed by BJP's performance in Maharashtra Civic Polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked the people of the state for reposing their faith in BJP and in the politics of development and good governance.
"Through hardwork, determination & work on the ground, BJP is now a strong force both in urban & rural Maharashtra. Congrats to Karyakartas," the PM tweets.
PM congratulates CM Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra unit of BJP, state BJP president Raosaheb Danve.
"BJP is unwavering in the resolve to serve Maharashtra with unparalleled diligence, transparency & taking the state to even greater heights."
"It has been a great start to 2017! First the unprecedented support in Odisha & now the overwhelming blessings from people of Maharashtra."
Uddhav Thackeray addresses a press conference says, Shiv Sena increased its vote share in Maharashtra Civic Polls.
When asked if his party would align with the BJP for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, the Sena chief said, neither Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has called him nor he has spoken with the Maharashtra CM on the tie-up issue.
He exudes confidence that Shiv Sena will retain the coveted Mayor's post.
"What is the hurry? Wait for some time. We have not yet decided if an alliance is to be made or not. We will do so soon," Thackeray says, adding that "But I can assure that not only the Mayor, even the future Chief Minister will be from the Sena."
Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee concedes that the results so far for the ten municipal corporations, 25 Zilla Parishads and 283 Panchayat Samitis across the state signal a setback for the party.
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley congratulates BJP 'karyakartas' and people of Maharashtra for an emphatic victory of BJP in Maharashtra civic polls 2017.
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray says his party has done better in 2017 elections as even Muslim voters voted for it.
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah suggests Congress to take a "long and hard" look at its failure in Maharashtra civic body polls.
Here's what Omar tweeted
"The Congress was never going to win the BMC elections so this is less a setback for them than for the Shiv Sena & a shot in the arm for BJP."
"That said Congress will have to look long and hard at the other cities & towns in Maharashtra were it failed to make inroads."
"If 11/03/2017 goes this way I will truly despair for what it will mean for the battle of 2019 which is the one that really matters."
Maharashtra BJP president Raosaheb Danve says his party may be able to rule BMC with the support of some independents.
While Shiv Sena bagged 84 of the 227 seats, the BJP won 81 seats.
Any party or combine will need 114 corporators for a simple majority.
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar says people have rejected Congress and NCP and shown faith in BJP's pro-poor agenda.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis addresses media, thanks the electorate for supporting BJP.
BJP's win in Maharashtra civic polls is a result of people's acceptance of our agenda of transparency, Fadnavis says.
The CM credits Prime Minister Narendra Modi for BJP's emphatic performance.
Taking moral responsibility for Congress' poor performance in the BMC polls, party's city unit chief Sanjay Nirupam offers to resign from his post.
Nirupam launched a broadside against party leaders in the city who, he said, wished that the Congress lose the elections.
BJP Mumbai president Ashish Shelar says, "This is a historic victory for the BJP... We are only three seats less than the Shiv Sena... The credit goes to the development agenda of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis."
Overall tally for all municipal corporations till 4 pm:
BJP 470, Shiv Sena 215, Congress 99, NCP 108, MNS 16, Others 61
Latest results:
BMC elections 2017 (227 wards): Shiv Sena 84, BJP 81, Congress 31, NCP 10, MNS 7
Thane (130): Shiv Sena 40, BJP 17, Congress 2, NCP 22, MNS 0
Nashik (122): Shiv Sena 22, BJP 54, Congress 6, NCP 6, MNS 3
Pune (162): Shiv Sena 10, BJP 74, Congress 16, NCP 36, MNS 6
Pimpri Chinchwad (128): Shiv Sena 9, BJP 49, Congress 0, NCP 28, MNS 1
Amravati (100): Shiv Sena 4, BJP 33, Congress 11, NCP 0, MNS 0
Ulhasnagar (78): Shiv Sena 25, BJP 32, Congress 1 , NCP 4, MNS 0
Akola (73): Shiv Sena 3, BJP 37, Congress 12, NCP 4, MNS 0
Solapur (102): Shiv Sena 47, BJP 18, Congress 11, NCP 3, MNS 0
Nagpur (145): Shiv Sena 1, BJP 72, Congress 18, NCP 0, MNS 0
Zilla Parishad (25): Shiv Sena 3, BJP 9, Congress 6, NCP 6, Other 1
Shiv Sena supporters celebrate outside Uddhav Thackeray's residence 'Matoshree' in Mumbai.
Maharashtra Education Minister and senior BJP leader Vinod Tawde tweets: "Congratulations to all the candidates on their success. Next 5 years is a continuous journey to stand true to the faith entrusted by people".
BJP's Mumbai unit chief Ashish Shelar declares party's win on 81 seats and claims support of 4 other corporators. Shiv Sena has won 84 seats.
Women and Child Welfare Minister Pankaja Munde takes responsibility after the BJP lost 8 out of 10 seats in Parli, offers resignation.
Mumbai Congress president Sanjay Nirupam, who offered resignation from his post due to his party's poor performance in BMC polls, says: "I accept the decision of people of Mumbai. I will keep working for the party."
He adds that some big leaders within the party deliberately made statements on party's work and him. "This result is the outcome of their anti-party campaigns."
BMC Polls (225/227 wards): Shiv Sena wins 84, BJP wins 80, Congress wins 31, MNS wins 7, NCP wins 9, MIM wins 1, Others win 5, ABS wins 1
For the first time, the BJP has got such unprecedented success. I congratulate Maharashtra Chief Minister and BJP workers, says Union minister Nitin Gadkari.
Reports say trends in BMC polls are changing. Shiv Sena is unlikely to rule Mumbai on its own, not even with the backing of NCP and MNS.
BMC polls: BJP candidate Bina Doshi wins from ward no 17, Deepak Tawade from ward no 20, Priyanka More from ward no 22, Pratibha Shinde from ward no 37, Anjali Khedkar wins from ward no 16, Pravin Shah from ward no 15, Ashavari Patil wins from ward no 14, Vidhyarthi Singh wins from ward no 13
BJP MP Kirit Somaiya says his party performed well. Mumbai voted for development and transparency, adds Somaiya.
Nagpur Municipal Corporation results (72/151): BJP - 54, Congress -14, BSP - 4
BMC polls: Result of 199/227 wards - Shiv Sena wins 77, BJP wins 69, INC wins 27, NCP wins 8, MNS wins 4, SP wins 6, AIMIM wins 3, ABS wins 1, Others win 4
Latest results/trends:
BMC elections 2017 (227 wards): Shiv Sena 90, BJP 77, Congress 31, NCP 7, MNS 7
Thane (130): Shiv Sena 40, BJP 17, Congress 2, NCP 10, MNS 3
Nashik (122): Shiv Sena 22, BJP 40, Congress 6, NCP 6, MNS 3
Pune (162): Shiv Sena 10, BJP 74, Congress 16, NCP 36, MNS 6
Pimpri Chinchwad (128): Shiv Sena 5, BJP 21, Congress 0, NCP 26, MNS 0
Amravati (100): Shiv Sena 1, BJP 18, Congress 3, NCP 0, MNS 0
Ulhasnagar (78): Shiv Sena 19, BJP 28, Congress 1 , NCP 4, MNS 0
Akola (73): Shiv Sena 3, BJP 27, Congress 9, NCP 11, MNS 0
Solapur (102): Shiv Sena 23, BJP 19, Congress 4, NCP 3, MNS 0
Nagpur (145): Shiv Sena 1, BJP 50, Congress 17, NCP 1, MNS 0
Zilla Parishad (25): Shiv Sena 3, BJP 9, Congress 6, NCP 6, Other 1
BJP leader Vinod Tawde says his party has emerged as the overall leader in elections to 10 municipal corporations and 25 zilla parishads. "The BJP is the number one party in Maharashtra," Tawde, who is also the state's Education Minister, tells reporters outside the party office amid bursting of firecrackers by BJP workers, who were celebrating the party almost doubling its 2012 poll tally in BMC. "This result is a befitting reply to Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut, who had said the BJP did not have the 'aukat' (ability) to win even 40 seats in the BMC," Tawde says.
BMC polls: Shiv Sena's Haji Mohammed Halim Khan wins from ward number 96.
BMC polls: Shiv Sena wins in Dadar and Dharavi
As counting trends showed the Shiv Sena surging far ahead in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, the BJP says it will "introspect" reasons for the party's performance which was "not as per expectations". "We will introspect and find out reasons for our performance in Mumbai, which was not as per expectations," Maharashtra BJP chief spokesperson Madhav Bhandari says. "We have worked hard to reach the number one position in Maharashtra and have taken the party beyond Mumbai and Thane," he adds.
BMC polls: Sanjay Nirupam offers resignation from the post of Mumbai Regional Congress Committee chairman after the party's poor performance.
Shiv Sena's sitting corporator Yashodhar Phanse has lost from ward no 60 in Lokhandwala Complex, Andheri West.
The supporters of Shiv Sena and BJP clash after some Sena activists burst firecrackers outside the BJP office at Dadar in Central Mumbai as trends for the BMC polls started pouring in.
BMC polls: INC candidate Rajendra Narwankar, who has served the BMC for 33 years, wins from ward number 216 in Mumbai Central
Latest results/trends:
BMC elections 2017 (227 wards): Shiv Sena 87, BJP 54, Congress 19, NCP 6, MNS 10
Thane (130): Shiv Sena 23, BJP 9, Congress 0, NCP 4, MNS 2
Nashik (122): Shiv Sena 14, BJP 18, Congress 18, NCP 2, MNS 2
Pune (162): Shiv Sena 3, BJP 45, Congress 6, NCP 19, MNS 3
Pimpri Chinchwad (128): Shiv Sena 4, BJP 15, Congress 0, NCP 24, MNS 0
Amravati (100): Shiv Sena 2, BJP 11, Congress 5, NCP 0, MNS 0
Ulhasnagar (78): Shiv Sena 15, BJP 21, Congress 1, NCP 4, MNS 0
Akola (73): Shiv Sena 0, BJP 7, Congress 8, NCP 1, MNS 0
Solapur (102): Shiv Sena 22, BJP 19, Congress 5, NCP 0, MNS 0
Nagpur (145): Shiv Sena 1, BJP 26, Congress 10, NCP 1, MNS 0
Zilla Parishad (25): Shiv Sena 0, BJP 17, Congress 4, NCP 1, MNS 0
"We have done it, BMC election, BJP wins all 6 seats of Mulund including Neil Kirit Somaiya," tweets Kirit Somaiya.
BMC polls: BJP MP Kirit Somaiya's son Neil Somaiya wins.
BMC polls: Clean sweep for BJP in Mulund. The party wins all six seats in the ward.
Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM wins 5 seats in Solapur Municipal Corporation, reports DNA.
Latest results/trends:
BMC elections 2017: Shiv Sena 82, BJP 47, Congress 16, NCP 6, MNS 9
Thane: Shiv Sena 19, BJP 9, Congress 0, NCP 4, MNS 2
Nashik: Shiv Sena 7, BJP 18, Congress 2, NCP 2, MNS 2
Pune: Shiv Sena 3, BJP 45, Congress 6, NCP 18, MNS 3
Pimpri Chinchwad: Shiv Sena 4, BJP 15, Congress 0, NCP 24, MNS 0
Amravati: Shiv Sena 2, BJP 11, Congress 4, NCP 0, MNS 0
Ulhasnagar: Shiv Sena 8, BJP 12, Congress 0 , NCP 6, MNS 0
Akola: Shiv Sena 0, BJP 7, Congress 6, NCP 9, MNS 0
Solapur: Shiv Sena 15, BJP 17, Congress 5, NCP 0, MNS 0
Nagpur: Shiv Sena 1, BJP 25, Congress 10, NCP 1, MNS 0
Ex-Mayor and Shiv Sena candidate from ward number 202 Shraddha Jadhav wins consecutively for the 6th time.
Latest results/trends:
BMC elections 2017: Shiv Sena 68, BJP 38, Congress 11, NCP 4, MNS 6
Thane: Shiv Sena 15, BJP 6, Congress 2, NCP 3, MNS 2
Nashik: Shiv Sena 5, BJP 10, Congress 1, NCP 1, MNS 1
Pune: Shiv Sena 1, BJP 32, Congress 3, NCP 12, MNS 3
Pimpri Chinchwad: Shiv Sena 0, BJP 2, Congress 0, NCP 24, MNS 0
Amravati: Shiv Sena 1, BJP 9, Congress 3, NCP 0, MNS 0
Ulhasnagar: Shiv Sena 8, BJP 4, Congress 0 , NCP 4, MNS 0
Akola: Shiv Sena 0, BJP 6, Congress 6, NCP 1, MNS 0
Solapur: Shiv Sena 11, BJP 17, Congress 3, NCP 0, MNS 0
Nagpur: Shiv Sena 0, BJP 22, Congress 5, NCP 1, MNS 0
BMC polls: Shiv Sena party workers celebrate outside party office as initial trends indicate their lead.
Nagpur Municipal Elections 2017: BJP wins 1, leads on 22 seats, Congress leads on 5
BMC elections 2017: Shiv Sena ahead on 60 seats, BJP 35, Congress 9, NCP 2, MNS 5, Others 2
Thane: Shiv Sena 15, BJP 6, MNS 2, Congress 2, Others 4
Pune: Shiv Sena 1, BJP 32, Congress 3, MNS 3
Thane: Shiv Sena 10, BJP 2, Others 3
Nashik: Shiv Sena 5, BJP 17, Others 2
Pimpri Chinchwad: Shiv Sena 8, BJP 4, Others 24
Nagpur: Shiv Sena 0, BJP 22, Congress 5
Solapur: Shiv Sena 6, BJP 10
Ulhasnagar: BJP 8, Shiv Sena 4
Shailesh Patil, who was earlier with the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena but switched over to join the Shiv Sena six months ago, wins from Diva.
BMC elections 2017: Shiv Sena ahead on 45 seats, BJP 32, Congress 8, NCP 2, MNS 4, Others 2
Thane: Shiv Sena 10, BJP 2, NCP 1, MNS 1
Pune: Shiv Sena 1, BJP 24, Congress 3
Thane: Shiv Sena 10, BJP 2, Others 3
Nashik: Shiv Sena 5, BJP 17, Others 2
Pimpri Chinchwad: Shiv Sena 3, BJP 4, Others 24
Nagpur: Shiv Sena 9, BJP 13, Others 3
Solapur: Shiv Sena 5, BJP 9
Ulhasnagar: BJP 8, Shiv Sena 4
With the trends indicating early lead for Shiv Sena in the BMC polls, MP Anil Desai exudes confidence that there will be no need for them to forge an alliance with BJP in the Mumbai civic body. "The response of the people has been very good. There are several places where the Sena is leading. This is all due to the faith of people in the leadership of (late Sena supremo) Balasaheb (Thackeray) and Uddhav ji," Desai tells reporters at the Sena Bhavan.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) wins 4 seats in Ulhasnagar.
BMC polls: Shiv Sena ahead on 36 seats, BJP 26, Congress 6, MNS 4, Others 3
Pune: Shiv Sena 1, BJP 24, Congress 3
Thane: Shiv Sena 10, BJP 2, Others 3
Nashik: Shiv Sena 4, BJP 5, Congress 1
Pimpri Chinchwad: Shiv Sena 4, BJP 3
Nagpur: Shiv Sena 9, BJP 3, Others 1
Solapur: Shiv Sena 5, BJP 9
Pune: BJP 14, Shiv Sena 1, Congress 1, NCP 4, MNS 0
BMC polls: Counting underway; Shiv Sena is leading on 10 wards, BJP on 9 wards, Congress on 3 wards
BMC polls: Shiv Sena ahead on 6 seats, BJP on 2, and Congress on 2
Pune: BJP leading on 9 seats, Shiv Sena on 3 and NCP on 4
Former Maharashtra chief minister and Shiv Sena leader Manohar Joshi says he was positive about the victory of his party. Both the brothers (Raj and Uddhav Thackeray) can't come together, Joshi adds.
Ulhasnagar: Shiv Sena leading on 8 seats.
BMC polls: Shiv Sena leading on three seats, BJP on two
In Pune, the BJP is ahead in three seats.
BMC polls: Shiv Sena's Surendra Bagalkar ahead
BMC polls: BJP's Krishna Parkar from ward 87 is leading by 391 votes against Shiv Sena candidate.
BJP ahead in one seat in Solapur.
Mumbai: Counting underway for BMC polls; Shiv Sena takes an early lead on ward no 200 and 202, while BJP leads on ward no 218.
Bharatiya Janata Party’s unopposed candidate Ravi Laxman Landge, the nephew of the murdered BJP city chief Ankushrao Landge, wins from Panel 6 in Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation Elections 2017. He was also contesting unopposed.
BJP's Rita Padole wins Amravati seat. Notably, she was contesting unopposed.
Counting for polls to 10 municipal corporations and 25 zilla parishads across Maharashtra begins.
Apart from Mumbai, the municipal corporations which went to the polls were Thane, Ulhasnagar, Nashik, Pune, Pimpri- Chinchwad, Solapur, Akola, Amravati and Nagpur.
The stakes are high for Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, who led their respective parties from the front and were involved in a no-holds-barred campaign, relegating the Opposition Congress, the NCP and other players like the MNS and the AIMIM to the background.
The turnout for 11 zilla parishads and 118 panchayat samiti polls yesterday was 69 percent.
The elections to 11 Zila Parishads and 118 Panchayat Samitis also are widely seen as a referendum on Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
About 56 percent voters had exercised franchise across 10 municipal corporations in Maharashtra, including for the all-important Mumbai civic body BMC which recorded a 55 percent turnout.
Millions of voters had exercised their franchise on Tuesday in Maharashtra to elect members of 10 major civic bodies, including India's largest and richest civic body Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation where many Bollywood celebrities cast their votes.
Counting of votes will begin at 10 am, an election official had said on Wednesday.
Counting for polls to 10 municipal corporations and 25 zilla parishads across Maharashtra begins on Thursday morning. All eyes will be on the outcome of the fiercely-fought Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections.
