Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed the massive victory of the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance in the Maharashtra municipal council and nagar panchayat elections, asserting that the people of the state have firmly stood with development.
“Maharashtra stands firmly with development! I am grateful to the people of Maharashtra for showing their trust in the BJP and the Mahayuti in the municipal council and nagar panchayat elections,” Modi said in a post on X.
The Prime Minister stated that the victory of the BJP-led alliance in the Maharashtra local body elections “reflects the public’s confidence in our people-centric vision of development.”
The PM said that the alliance is “committed to working with renewed energy to fulfil the aspirations of every citizen of the state.”
According to the trends and results declared as of 3 PM, the BJP secured victory in 129 municipal councils to emerge as the single largest party. The Mahayuti alliance won 215 of the 288 municipal councils.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis expressed his gratitude to the people of the state for giving such an overwhelming mandate to the BJP and the Mahayuti alliance.
“Truly grateful to the people of Maharashtra for blessing us with an overwhelming mandate in the municipal council and nagar panchayat elections. This remarkable success belongs to our dedicated karyakartas; it is their hard work, commitment, and perseverance that have made this victory possible,” Fadnavis said.
The Chief Minister further stated that in terms of the number of corporators, the BJP had won 1,602 seats in 2017, which has now surged to 3,325. Overall, the Mahayuti alliance has won 4,331 seats (62.30 per cent) out of a total of 6,952 seats.
He said that this victory is just a trailer of what will be seen in the upcoming municipal corporation elections. “I urge every party worker to work even harder and with greater dedication to drive us towards even bigger victories in the future!” he added.