Maha Polls Live: Shiv Sena Leads In BMC, BJP Leads in Pune-Nashik
Counting for BMC elections and 9 other civic bodies in Maharashtra is now underway.
Out of BMC’s 227 seats, a party needs to win 114 seats to establish a clear majority.
Pune Municipal Corporation- BJP: 41, NCP: 19, Congress: 10, Shiv Sena: 5, MNS: 4, Others: 5
Nashik- BJP: 22, Shiv Sena: 7, Congress: 2, NCP: 2, MNS: 1, Others: 1
Nagpur- BJP: 36, Congress: 10, Shiv Sena: 0, NCP: 0
Thane- Shiv Sena: 23, BJP: 9, NCP: 5, Congress: 0, MNS: 4, Others: 4
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Winning Mumbai is ultimate booster for ShivSena. SS workers proved their strength once again.When pushed in corner they give their best.
— nikhil wagle (@waglenikhil) February 23, 2017
Slogans outside @ShivSena Bhawan in Mumbai - "??? ?? ??? ??? ???? ????????? ??? ???!" (Who has come? Shiv Sena's Tiger has come) #BMCPolls
— Ashish Dikshit (@DikshitAshish) February 23, 2017
Shiv Sena is now headed towards majority on its own in BMC, without any help from BJP. But BJP is gaining overall across Maharashtra, barring BMC and Thane. Congress seems all but wiped out from the state. Loss of Pune is harsh news for NCP, but winning in Pimpri-Chinchwad will have to suffice for the Pawars.
@ShainaNC - We're doing well across Maharashtra, in Mumbai too we're increasing tally. All this is thanks to @CMOMaharashtra @Dev_Phadnavis pic.twitter.com/wuPic5y38C
— Akash Soni (@Akashtv1) February 23, 2017
Leave Mumbai & Thane and look across Maharashtra. Its BJP & @Dev_Fadnavis magic. SS won a battel, BJP won the war. #MumbaiDecides #BMCPolls
— Chitransh Raj (@chitranshraaj) February 23, 2017
Good news for Shiv Sena in Mumbai, Thane. Good news for BJP in Pune, Nashik, Nagpur. Congress & MNS wiped out in most of urban Maharashtra.
— Ashish Dikshit (@DikshitAshish) February 23, 2017
Thane, MNS’ stronghold, where it won 44 seats in the previous election is turning out to be bad luck for the party. It has secured a lead only on one seat, compared to BJP’s 18-seat lead.
BREAKING: MNS, which was the ruling party in Nashik Municipal Corporation, is now leading in only 1 ward! Leading in 4 in Pune & 9 in Mumbai
— Ashish Dikshit (@DikshitAshish) February 23, 2017
Out of BMC’s 227 seats, a party needs to win 114 seats to establish a clear majority. 19 years since it contested BMC elections without BJP, Shiv Sena is well on its way to becoming the single largest party, thanks to the Marathi Manus! In Thane too, Sena is ahead with leads in 25 wards.
BREAKING: ShivSena emerges as the single largest party in Mumbai. Will it get majority? ShivSena 59, BJP 35, Cong 11, MNS 5, NCP 4 @TheQuint
— Ashish Dikshit (@DikshitAshish) February 23, 2017
Shiv Sena has successfully divided Mumbai along linguist lines and polarised Marathi votes by repeatedly saying that Mumbai will be removed from Maharashtra and Marathi Manus will be thrown out if Shiv Sena loses.
On the other hand, BJP tried to talk about issues by projecting Fadnavis as the face. Although he is clean, the Nagpur man is untested in Mumbai. If Marathi voters unitedly vote for Shiv Sena, it can emerge as the single largest party. Despite not talking about its work or real issues, Shiv Sena's emotional appeal and ground network seem to be working.
Meanwhile, BJP is making clear strides in Pune, Nagpur, Amravati, Solapur and Akola.
BJP makes strong inroads across Maharashtra, Pune,Nagpur,Amravati, Solapur,Akola victory imminent, Mum n Thane small dampeners #BMCresults
— Swapnil Mishra (@rulerswapnil) February 23, 2017
Knock Knock! Does anyone able to find anything for Congress in Maharashtra Civic Election 2017 ? I cant. #CongressMuktMaharashtra pic.twitter.com/95snSVLYX9
— Pratyush Sayan (@PratushSayan) February 23, 2017
In BMC, Congress is leading only on 10 seats compared to Sena’s 55 and BJP’s 32 seats. In Pune, Congress has a lead on three seats and five in Solapur and Akola, while BJP and Shiv Sena are enjoying double digit leads. In Thane, Congress is leading only one seat, compared to Sen’a 20 seat lead.
BREAKING: Shiv Sena leading in Mumbai, Thane, Ulhasnagar. BJP leading in Pune, Nashik, Nagpur, Solapur. NCP leading in PCMC. Cong nowhere!
— Ashish Dikshit (@DikshitAshish) February 23, 2017
Breaking: BJP winning big in Pune. If trends contiune like these, it may get majority. BJP sweeps Nagpur, leads in all wards counted so far.
— Ashish Dikshit (@DikshitAshish) February 23, 2017
BJP, on expected lines sweeping Nagpur.
- BJP: 16
- Cong: 1
- Shiv Sena: 0
- NCP: 0
It is also making gains in Pune, Nashik, Nagpur.
#BMCPolls2017 SS, BJP likely to crowd out all others. Shiv Sena regaining its strongholds in Dadar, Worli at the cost of MNS @livemint
— Abhiram Ghadyalpatil (@abhiramgpatil) February 23, 2017
Close fight between Shiv Sena's Vishakha Raut and MNS's Swapna Deshpande on Sena's home turf Dadar.#BMCelection 2017
— piyush behere (@behere_piyush) February 23, 2017
Dadar, the battleground between Shiv Sena and MNS has traditionally been the bastion of the MNS. This time all six Sena candidates are leading in Dadar currently. Is it time to beef up security in front of the two party offices across the road from each other?
Breaking: Shiv Sena leading in 6 wards of Dadar (central Mumbai dominated by Marathi voters). Major blow to MNS, which had won them in 2012
— Ashish Dikshit (@DikshitAshish) February 23, 2017
#BMCPolls2017: Counting underway; SS leading on 36 wards, BJP on 24 wards, Congress on 6 wards, MNS on 4 wards and NCP on 2 wards. pic.twitter.com/s6D3NyvDhA
— ANI (@ANI_news) February 23, 2017
Shiv Sena is leading in 36 seats, while BJP has the lead in 24 seats. Congress and NCP are ahead in six and two seats respectively.
In Nagpur, BJP is leading in nine wards and Congress on one.
Ward 96 Haji Mohammed Halim Khan, #Shivsena leading by 1851 votes in #Bandra #Behrampada area #BMCPolls #BMCelection @dna
— Anagha Sawant (@SawantAnagha) February 23, 2017
BREAKING: Shiv Sena establishes a firm lead over the BJP in Mumbai. Shiv Sena 26, BJP 13. @TheQuint @pallaviprsd #BMCelection
— Ashish Dikshit (@DikshitAshish) February 23, 2017
The Shiv Sena is leading on 29 seats, while BJP is trailing behind with leads in 19 seats. The trends seem to favour Sena, but there are a total of 227 seats up for grabs.
Maharashtra trends:
— Kanchan Srivastava (@Ms_Aflatoon) February 23, 2017
*Shivsena leads in Mumbai, Thane
*BJP leads in Pune, Nashik, Nagpur, Amaravati, Solapur
*NCP leads in Pimpri
- BJP: 19
- NCP: 7
- Shiv Sena: 1
- Cong: 1
The PMC has traditionally been a stronghold of the NCP, but the party is having to fight the growing influence of BJP and its leader Modi in this student city, as well.
.@sardesairajdeep & @waglenikhil talking about Mumbai politics. Reminds of the terrific BMC coverage of 2012 on CNN-IBN! pic.twitter.com/x5NSzEMR8g
— Ashish Dikshit (@DikshitAshish) February 23, 2017
#BMCPolls2017: Counting underway; Shiv Sena is leading on 10 wards, BJP on 9 wards, Congress on 3 wards.
— ANI (@ANI_news) February 23, 2017
With a lead in six wards, the Shiv Sena has begun celebrations, according to India Today. Shiv Sena takes early lead on ward no 200 & 202, while BJP leads on ward no. 218.
Celebrations have already begun at Shiv Sena Bhawan. Shiv Sainiks need to wait. These are initial gains in central Mumbai. #BMCPolls2017
— Ashish Dikshit (@DikshitAshish) February 23, 2017
Counting has begin across Maharashtra and almost immediately BJP and Shiv Sena are neck-to-neck with two wins each!
#MaharashtraCivicpolls 2017: Counting begins in Akola pic.twitter.com/q8mcHz49N8
— ANI (@ANI_news) February 23, 2017
It is a do-or-die fight for Shiv Sena, which has dominated Mumbai politics. BJP will need to emerge as a dominant force in Mumbai to win Maharashtra.
The counting for Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and nine other municipal corporation elections will start at 10 am. Official polling figures by the State Election Commission say the average voting in Tuesday’s polls was 56.40%, against 48.59% in 2012. Mumbai saw the highest voter turnout of 55.53%, the highest in the last 25 years.
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Exit polls after Tuesday’s voting suggest:
- Shiv Sena will emerge as the single largest party with 86-92 seats
- BJP will be close to Sena with 82-88 seats
- Both parties are likely to get 32% votes each
- Congress is likely to get 16% votes and 30-34 seats
- MNS is likely to get 8% votes
Also See: BMC Polls to See Shiv Sena-BJP Fight as Seat-Sharing Talks Fail
