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Kangana Ranaut Targets Uddhav Thackeray After BJP-Led Mahayuti Wins BMC Polls: ‘…Those Who Demolished My House’
The Bharatiya Janata Party won 1,425 of 2,869 seats statewide, ending Uddhav Thackeray's three-decade control of Mumbai's Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.
- The Bharatiya Janata Party swept the civic polls, winning 1,425 of 2,869 seats across 29 municipal corporations and emerging as Maharashtra's leading party outside Mumbai.
- Mahayuti alliance secured a majority, while opposition parties including Indian National Congress, AIMIM, and local parties won only in pockets.
- Mira-Bhayandar saw decisive BJP gains with 78 of 95 seats, Ichalkaranji municipal corporation gave BJP 43 of 65 seats, and Nashik urban corporation returned BJP with 72 seats.
- Breaking control of the BMC shifted city resources as BJP wrested the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation from Uddhav Thackeray, ending his family's three-decade hold, while Pune's win stunned the Pawar family and signals the 2029 state contest.
- Thane returned its incumbent leadership as Eknath Shinde retained 50 of 131 seats, while Bahujan Vikas Aghadi secured 71 of 115 seats in Vasai-Virar and local parties won pockets.
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Kangana Ranaut targets Uddhav Thackeray after BJP-led Mahayuti wins BMC polls: ‘…those who demolished my house’
Kangana Ranaut has taken shots at Uddhav Thackeray following the BJP's victory in the BMC elections, viewing it as a personal win after her bungalow was demolished in 2020 when the undivided Shiv Sena under him was in power.
·New Delhi, India
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Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Elections 2026 Updates: The fate of Maharashtra's 29 municipal corporations is being decided. Votes are being counted for 2,869 seats across 893 wards across the state. The political dynamics of major cities like Mumbai (BMC), Pune, Thane, and Nagpur are at stake.
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Leaning Left2Leaning Right3Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution43% Right
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- 43% of the sources lean Right
43% Right
L 29%
C 28%
R 43%
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