The BJP-led Mahayuti has recorded a sweeping victory in the Maharashtra Zilla Parishad elections, winning 552 of the 731 seats whose results were declared by the State Election Commission yesterday. Within the ruling alliance, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged on top with 225 seats, followed by the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) with 165 seats and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena with 162 seats. 

 

In the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, the Congress won 55 seats, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) secured 43 seats, while the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) won 26 seats.  Independents and smaller parties accounted for the remaining seats. The BJP emerged as the single largest party in several districts, including Sindhudurg, Satara and Latur, while the Ajit Pawar-led NCP dominated Pune Zilla Parishad. 

 

Counting was held for 12 Zilla Parishads, while the results of 125 Panchayat Samitis were also declared yesterday.