Maharashtra Civic Poll Results 2017: As it happened on Thursday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanks people of Maharashtra for reposing their faith in BJP and in politics of development and good governance.

Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday showcased an impressive performance by winning 82 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and majorly gaining in elections held for other municipal bodies.

The Shiv Sena finished on top of a hung BMC but the BJP said it could take control of India's richest civic body with the backing of independents. Sena finished with just 84 of the 227 seats.

BJP emerged as the big winner by conquering eight municipal corporations Pimpri-Chinchwad, Akola, Amravati, Solapur, Pune, Nashik, Nagpur and Ulhasnagar.

As it put up a sterling performance in civic polls across Maharashtra including the cash-rich BMC, Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked the people of Maharashtra for reposing their faith in the "politics of development" and "good governance".

Elated over BJP's performance in Maharashtra civic polls, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said BJP's victory resulted from a vote for transparency and demonetisation.

Apart from Mumbai, the municipal corporations which went to the polls were Thane, Ulhasnagar, Nashik, Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Solapur, Akola, Amravati, and Nagpur.

23 February 2017

23:04 IST

2,990 Panchayat Samiti seats: BJP got the lion's share, winning 803, while NCP got 630, Congress 555 and Sena 538. MNS pocketed just two and others 281 seats. Results of the 181 seats still awaited.

21:55 IST

In Solapur Municipal Corporation, a Congress bastion, the BJP wrests 49 out of 102 seats, followed by Shiv Sena in 21, the Congress in 14.