Maharashtra civic polls: BJP sweeps local elections, clinches 1,425 seats across 29 corporations

The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance mirrored its success in the Assembly elections by winning a majority in the Maharashtra civic polls, ending nearly three decades of undivided dominance of the Shiv Sena. Of 2,869 seats in 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra, the BJP secured 1,425 seats; Shiv Sena got 399 seats and NCP got 167 seats. The BJP won 89 seats and the Shiv Sena won 29 seats, taking the 227-member Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation from Uddhav Thackeray.