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BJP-Sena Mahayuti Sweeps Mumbai Civic Polls, Mocks Raj Thackeray with Rasmalai

The BJP-Shiv Sena Mahayuti alliance has crossed the halfway mark in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, leading on 122 seats. In a symbolic gesture, BJP workers distributed rasmalai to mock MNS chief Raj Thackeray for his earlier jibe against Tamil Nadu BJP leader K. Annamalai. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis credited the sweeping victory across 29 municipal corporations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership and a development agenda. The results show the Pawar factions trailing in key cities like Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad.

Key Points: BJP-Sena Lead in BMC Polls, Celebrate with Rasmalai

  • Mahayuti leads on 122 of 227 BMC seats
  • BJP emerges as largest party in Mumbai
  • Rasmalai distributed mocking Raj Thackeray
  • Alliance set to form Mayors in 25 corporations
  • Pawar factions trail in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad
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Maharashtra: BJP-Sena Yuti takes huge lead in BMC, distributes 'rasmalai' to mock Raj Thackeray over his comment against Annamalai

Mahayuti crosses halfway mark in BMC. BJP distributes rasmalai mocking Raj Thackeray's jibe at Annamalai. Fadnavis hails Modi's leadership.

"We faced these elections with a vision of development in the leadership of Modi ji. - Devendra Fadnavis"

Mumbai, January 16

The Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena-led Mahayuti have gone well past the halfway mark in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation polls, leading on 122 of 227, as per the last trends from the state election commission

The BJP is emerging as the largest party in India's richest municipality, with 93 seats, with its alliance partner Shiv Sena leading on 29. The Thackeray brothers trail at 70 seats, with Shiv Sena (UBT) gaining 61 seats and MNS nine.

In response to MNS chief Raj Thackeray's 'rasamalai' jibe against Tamil Nadu BJP leader K Annamalai, Mumbai BJP chief spokesperson Niranjan Shetty and others celebrated the party's victory by distributing rasmalai. Raj Thackeray had taken a sharp jibe at the BJP leader whom he mockingly referred to as 'rasmalai'.

Congress, which clinched Latur, winning 43 of 70 seats, was leading on 15 seats in Mumbai, while NCP (SP) led on one.

As per the trends till 6:30 pm, the uncle-nephew duo of Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar have failed to touch the majority mark in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, with NCP (SP) unable to open its account. In Pune, the BJP was leading on 90 seats with its alliance partner Shiv Sena at two, while Ajit Pawar, who left the Mahayuti to unite the two NCP factions, led on 20 seats. In Pimpri-Chinchwad, the BJP-Sena alliance led on 90 seats while the NCP on 34.

Mahayuti is also emerging well above the majority marks in Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nashik, Jalna and Vasai-Virar.

Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane mocked Aaditya Thackeray in a social media post, bringing back the 'penguin' jibe. He said, "Jai Shri Ram to Uddhav ji and penguin."

Earlier today, Maharashtra Chief Minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis attributed the BJP-Shiv Sena-led Mahayuti's sweeping victory in the civic polls to the "development agenda", while stating that the alliance will form Mayors in 25 of the 29 Municipal Corporations.

Addressing the BJP workers at the party office in Mumbai, Devendra Fadnavis "bowed down" to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Dr BR Ambedkar and Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray, while hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership for the victory in the local body elections.

He said, "I bow down to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and the architect of India's Constitution, Babasaheb Ambedkar. Today, first of all, I want to thank the citizens of Maharashtra for giving a grand victory to the BJP in the municipal elections. BJP and Mahayuti are going to form their 25 mayors after these elections."

"We faced these elections with a vision of development in the leadership of Modi ji. And voters have reciprocated well to our development agenda. And that is why we have a record-breaking mandate in several civic bodies. It is clear that people have certified that they want an agenda of development. These results have also clarified that Maharashtra still trusts Modi ji. I also remember Balasaheb Thackeray on the occasion," he added.

A total of 29 Municipal Corporations in Maharashtra underwent polling on Thursday, with the counting of votes today.

- ANI

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Sarah B
Interesting to see the political dynamics here. The rasmalai distribution is a classic example of Indian political tit-for-tat. While the victory is decisive, I hope the focus remains on civic issues like water, waste, and infrastructure for Mumbaikars.
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Priya S
As a Mumbaikar, I just want the BMC to function properly. Who wins is less important than whether my area gets cleaned and the potholes are fixed. The 'penguin' jibes and sweet distributions feel childish when our city needs serious work. 🙏
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Rohit P
The results in Pune and Nagpur are especially telling. The BJP's organizational strength is unmatched. Raj Thackeray's MNS reduced to single digits... his party seems to have lost its relevance completely. The era of regional strongmen is changing.
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Ananya R
Respectfully, while the victory is impressive, the constant mocking and personal jibes from all sides are unbecoming. Leaders should debate policies, not distribute sweets to insult rivals. We deserve a more dignified political discourse.
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Karthik V
From Tamil Nadu, watching this. Annamalai is a strong leader here. Raj Thackeray's 'rasmalai' comment was in poor taste. Good to see the Mumbai BJP respond with humor and a solid victory! Development agenda is winning across states.

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