Mumbai, February 9 Encouraged by the Shiv Sena's success in the Zilla Parishad and panchayat samiti elections, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Monday that the people's trust in the party has increased, and its base in rural areas has become stronger. Shinde also paid tribute to the late Ajit Pawar, saying that if he were alive, the Mahayuti would have celebrated its success together. Pawar died in a plane crash on January 28. Shinde said that the Shiv Sena had achieved a hat-trick of victories in the ZP and panchayat samiti elections, following its success in the municipal council and nagar panchayat and municipal corporation elections. "In these elections, people's trust in the party has increased," Shinde said. The BJP-led Mahayuti swept the Zilla Parishad and panchayat samiti elections in Maharashtra, the results of which were announced on Monday, continuing the winning streak that began with the stellar performance in the 2024 assembly elections. The Mahayuti won 552 of the 731 ZP seats and more than 1,000 of the 1,462 panchayat samiti seats, the State Election Commission said. In the ruling Mahayuti, the BJP led with 225 ZP seats, followed by 165 for the Nationalist Congress Party and 162 for the Shiv Sena. In the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, the Congress emerged on top with 55 ZP seats, followed by 43 for the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) and 26 for Sharad Pawar's NCP (SP). The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena won one seat each in Latur and Ratnagiri. Independents won 20 seats, unrecognized parties registered with the SEC got 14, and parties registered with SEC won seven. "With this success of the Shiv Sena, its base in the rural areas has become stronger," Shinde added. He said that the party's victory in Ratnagiri, Raigad, and Sindhudurg once again proved that the people of Konkan are behind the Shiv Sena. The dream of Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray to take the party to every village is being realized, Shinde added. In the 1,462 seats in 125 panchayat samitis, the BJP won 459, followed by 306 for the NCP and 302 for the Shiv Sena. The Congress won 97, NCP (SP) 46, and Shiv Sena (UBT) 89. The MNS won two seats, Independents 31, unrecognized parties registered with SEC 36, while parties recognized outside the state but registered with the SEC got 17 seats.
Mumbai, February 9 Encouraged by the Shiv Sena's success in the Zilla Parishad and panchayat samiti elections, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Monday that the people's trust in the party has increased, and its base in rural areas has become stronger. Shinde also paid tribute to the late Ajit Pawar, saying that if he were alive, the Mahayuti would have celebrated its success together. Pawar died in a plane crash on January 28. Shinde said that the Shiv Sena had achieved a hat-trick of victories in the ZP and panchayat samiti elections, following its success in the municipal council and nagar panchayat and municipal corporation elections. "In these elections, people's trust in the party has increased," Shinde said. The BJP-led Mahayuti swept the Zilla Parishad and panchayat samiti elections in Maharashtra, the results of which were announced on Monday, continuing the winning streak that began with the stellar performance in the 2024 assembly elections. The Mahayuti won 552 of the 731 ZP seats and more than 1,000 of the 1,462 panchayat samiti seats, the State Election Commission said. In the ruling Mahayuti, the BJP led with 225 ZP seats, followed by 165 for the Nationalist Congress Party and 162 for the Shiv Sena. In the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, the Congress emerged on top with 55 ZP seats, followed by 43 for the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) and 26 for Sharad Pawar's NCP (SP). The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena won one seat each in Latur and Ratnagiri. Independents won 20 seats, unrecognized parties registered with the SEC got 14, and parties registered with SEC won seven. "With this success of the Shiv Sena, its base in the rural areas has become stronger," Shinde added. He said that the party's victory in Ratnagiri, Raigad, and Sindhudurg once again proved that the people of Konkan are behind the Shiv Sena. The dream of Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray to take the party to every village is being realized, Shinde added. In the 1,462 seats in 125 panchayat samitis, the BJP won 459, followed by 306 for the NCP and 302 for the Shiv Sena. The Congress won 97, NCP (SP) 46, and Shiv Sena (UBT) 89. The MNS won two seats, Independents 31, unrecognized parties registered with SEC 36, while parties recognized outside the state but registered with the SEC got 17 seats.
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