Mahayuti Sweeps Maharashtra Civic Polls, Securing 207 Council President Posts

A news bulletin reports a sweeping victory for the Mahayuti alliance in the Maharashtra civic polls, where it secured 207 municipal council president posts. In contrast, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance, comprising Congress, NCP (Sharad Pawar), and Shiv Sena (UBT), managed to win only 44 posts. The bulletin highlights that these local body polls were widely regarded as a 'litmus test for the upcoming BMC elections'. A correspondent's analysis further breaks down the results, noting the BJP won 117 posts, followed by the Shiv Sena with 53 and the NCP with 37 within the Mahayuti. For the MVA, Congress secured 28 posts, while the Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (Sharad Pawar) won 9 and 7 respectively. The outcome is presented as stamping the BJP as the 'big brother' within its ruling alliance.