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23 February 2017, 23:04 PM
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.
23 February 2017, 21:55 PM
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.
23 February 2017, 21:45 PM
The BJP captures Amravati with 45 out of 87 seats, followed by the Congress with 15.
23 February 2017, 21:35 PM
Nagpur goes to the BJP way with the party bagging 91 of the civic body's 151 seats. The Congress gets 23, and the NCP bagged one seat.
23 February 2017, 21:28 PM
In Ulhasnagar, the BJP grabs 32 seats and Shiv Sena 25 of the total 78 seats.
23 February 2017, 21:19 PM
BJP secures simple majority in the Nashik Municipal Corporation in Maharashtra by winning 66 out of the 122 seats.
23 February 2017, 20:55 PM
NCP leader Supriya Sule says the results of the civic polls in Maharashtra were a "setback" to the party as it lost three municipal corporations and a zilla parishad to the BJP.
23 February 2017, 20:30 PM
Senior BJP leader Chandrakant Patil says BJP and Shiv Sena should join hands in Mumbai.
23 February 2017, 20:20 PM
The BJP wrests the control of the municipal corporation of the twin industrial towns of Pimpri and Chinchwad near here from the ruling NCP, by winning 78 out of the 128 seats.
23 February 2017, 20:00 PM
The Shiv Sena, which has ruled the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) for the last 25 years, retained its hold on the civic body by winning 67 seats.
Accordingly, of the total 131 seats, Sena won 67 and secured a majority, while its estranged ally BJP got 23 seats. NCP stood second with 34 seats.
23 February 2017, 19:49 PM
Final tally of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation: Shiv Sena wins 84, BJP 82, Congress 31, NCP 9, MNS 7, SP 6, MIM 3, ABS 1, Independent 4.
23 February 2017, 19:20 PM
Buoyed by BJP's performance in Maharashtra Civic Polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked the people of the state for reposing their faith in BJP and in the politics of development and good governance.
"Through hardwork, determination & work on the ground, BJP is now a strong force both in urban & rural Maharashtra. Congrats to Karyakartas," the PM tweets.
PM congratulates CM Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra unit of BJP, state BJP president Raosaheb Danve.
"BJP is unwavering in the resolve to serve Maharashtra with unparalleled diligence, transparency & taking the state to even greater heights."
"It has been a great start to 2017! First the unprecedented support in Odisha & now the overwhelming blessings from people of Maharashtra."
23 February 2017, 19:10 PM
Uddhav Thackeray addresses a press conference says, Shiv Sena increased its vote share in Maharashtra Civic Polls.
When asked if his party would align with the BJP for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, the Sena chief said, neither Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has called him nor he has spoken with the Maharashtra CM on the tie-up issue.
He exudes confidence that Shiv Sena will retain the coveted Mayor's post.
"What is the hurry? Wait for some time. We have not yet decided if an alliance is to be made or not. We will do so soon," Thackeray says, adding that "But I can assure that not only the Mayor, even the future Chief Minister will be from the Sena."
23 February 2017, 19:09 PM
Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee concedes that the results so far for the ten municipal corporations, 25 Zilla Parishads and 283 Panchayat Samitis across the state signal a setback for the party.
23 February 2017, 18:47 PM
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley congratulates BJP 'karyakartas' and people of Maharashtra for an emphatic victory of BJP in Maharashtra civic polls 2017.
23 February 2017, 18:37 PM
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray says his party has done better in 2017 elections as even Muslim voters voted for it.
23 February 2017, 18:19 PM
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah suggests Congress to take a "long and hard" look at its failure in Maharashtra civic body polls.
Here's what Omar tweeted
"The Congress was never going to win the BMC elections so this is less a setback for them than for the Shiv Sena & a shot in the arm for BJP."
"That said Congress will have to look long and hard at the other cities & towns in Maharashtra were it failed to make inroads."
"If 11/03/2017 goes this way I will truly despair for what it will mean for the battle of 2019 which is the one that really matters."
23 February 2017, 18:09 PM
Maharashtra BJP president Raosaheb Danve says his party may be able to rule BMC with the support of some independents.
While Shiv Sena bagged 84 of the 227 seats, the BJP won 81 seats.
Any party or combine will need 114 corporators for a simple majority.
23 February 2017, 17:55 PM
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar says people have rejected Congress and NCP and shown faith in BJP's pro-poor agenda.
23 February 2017, 17:50 PM
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis addresses media, thanks the electorate for supporting BJP.
BJP's win in Maharashtra civic polls is a result of people's acceptance of our agenda of transparency, Fadnavis says.
The CM credits Prime Minister Narendra Modi for BJP's emphatic performance.
23 February 2017, 17:48 PM
Taking moral responsibility for Congress' poor performance in the BMC polls, party's city unit chief Sanjay Nirupam offers to resign from his post.
Nirupam launched a broadside against party leaders in the city who, he said, wished that the Congress lose the elections.
23 February 2017, 17:44 PM
BJP Mumbai president Ashish Shelar says, "This is a historic victory for the BJP... We are only three seats less than the Shiv Sena... The credit goes to the development agenda of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis."
23 February 2017, 17:00 PM
Overall tally for all municipal corporations till 4 pm:
BJP 470, Shiv Sena 215, Congress 99, NCP 108, MNS 16, Others 61
23 February 2017, 16:53 PM
Latest results:
BMC elections 2017 (227 wards): Shiv Sena 84, BJP 81, Congress 31, NCP 10, MNS 7
Thane (130): Shiv Sena 40, BJP 17, Congress 2, NCP 22, MNS 0
Nashik (122): Shiv Sena 22, BJP 54, Congress 6, NCP 6, MNS 3
Pune (162): Shiv Sena 10, BJP 74, Congress 16, NCP 36, MNS 6
Pimpri Chinchwad (128): Shiv Sena 9, BJP 49, Congress 0, NCP 28, MNS 1
Amravati (100): Shiv Sena 4, BJP 33, Congress 11, NCP 0, MNS 0
Ulhasnagar (78): Shiv Sena 25, BJP 32, Congress 1 , NCP 4, MNS 0
Akola (73): Shiv Sena 3, BJP 37, Congress 12, NCP 4, MNS 0
Solapur (102): Shiv Sena 47, BJP 18, Congress 11, NCP 3, MNS 0
Nagpur (145): Shiv Sena 1, BJP 72, Congress 18, NCP 0, MNS 0
Zilla Parishad (25): Shiv Sena 3, BJP 9, Congress 6, NCP 6, Other 1
23 February 2017, 16:42 PM
Shiv Sena supporters celebrate outside Uddhav Thackeray's residence 'Matoshree' in Mumbai.
23 February 2017, 15:51 PM
Mumbai Congress president Sanjay Nirupam, who offered resignation from his post due to his party's poor performance in BMC polls, says: "I accept the decision of people of Mumbai. I will keep working for the party."
He adds that some big leaders within the party deliberately made statements on party's work and him. "This result is the outcome of their anti-party campaigns."
23 February 2017, 15:36 PM
BJP MP Kirit Somaiya says his party performed well. Mumbai voted for development and transparency, adds Somaiya.
23 February 2017, 16:20 PM
Maharashtra Education Minister and senior BJP leader Vinod Tawde tweets: "Congratulations to all the candidates on their success. Next 5 years is a continuous journey to stand true to the faith entrusted by people".
23 February 2017, 15:58 PM
BJP's Mumbai unit chief Ashish Shelar declares party's win on 81 seats and claims support of 4 other corporators. Shiv Sena has won 84 seats.
23 February 2017, 15:57 PM
Women and Child Welfare Minister Pankaja Munde takes responsibility after the BJP lost 8 out of 10 seats in Parli, offers resignation.
23 February 2017, 15:46 PM
BMC Polls (225/227 wards): Shiv Sena wins 84, BJP wins 80, Congress wins 31, MNS wins 7, NCP wins 9, MIM wins 1, Others win 5, ABS wins 1
23 February 2017, 15:42 PM
For the first time, the BJP has got such unprecedented success. I congratulate Maharashtra Chief Minister and BJP workers, says Union minister Nitin Gadkari.
23 February 2017, 15:37 PM
Reports say trends in BMC polls are changing. Shiv Sena is unlikely to rule Mumbai on its own, not even with the backing of NCP and MNS.
23 February 2017, 15:37 PM
BMC polls: BJP candidate Bina Doshi wins from ward no 17, Deepak Tawade from ward no 20, Priyanka More from ward no 22, Pratibha Shinde from ward no 37, Anjali Khedkar wins from ward no 16, Pravin Shah from ward no 15, Ashavari Patil wins from ward no 14, Vidhyarthi Singh wins from ward no 13
23 February 2017, 15:20 PM
Nagpur Municipal Corporation results (72/151): BJP - 54, Congress -14, BSP - 4
23 February 2017, 15:19 PM
BMC polls: Result of 199/227 wards - Shiv Sena wins 77, BJP wins 69, INC wins 27, NCP wins 8, MNS wins 4, SP wins 6, AIMIM wins 3, ABS wins 1, Others win 4
23 February 2017, 14:53 PM
Latest results/trends:
BMC elections 2017 (227 wards): Shiv Sena 90, BJP 77, Congress 31, NCP 7, MNS 7
Thane (130): Shiv Sena 40, BJP 17, Congress 2, NCP 10, MNS 3
Nashik (122): Shiv Sena 22, BJP 40, Congress 6, NCP 6, MNS 3
Pune (162): Shiv Sena 10, BJP 74, Congress 16, NCP 36, MNS 6
Pimpri Chinchwad (128): Shiv Sena 5, BJP 21, Congress 0, NCP 26, MNS 0
Amravati (100): Shiv Sena 1, BJP 18, Congress 3, NCP 0, MNS 0
Ulhasnagar (78): Shiv Sena 19, BJP 28, Congress 1 , NCP 4, MNS 0
Akola (73): Shiv Sena 3, BJP 27, Congress 9, NCP 11, MNS 0
Solapur (102): Shiv Sena 23, BJP 19, Congress 4, NCP 3, MNS 0
Nagpur (145): Shiv Sena 1, BJP 50, Congress 17, NCP 1, MNS 0
Zilla Parishad (25): Shiv Sena 3, BJP 9, Congress 6, NCP 6, Other 1
23 February 2017, 13:49 PM
BMC polls: Shiv Sena's Haji Mohammed Halim Khan wins from ward number 96.
23 February 2017, 14:35 PM
BJP leader Vinod Tawde says his party has emerged as the overall leader in elections to 10 municipal corporations and 25 zilla parishads. "The BJP is the number one party in Maharashtra," Tawde, who is also the state's Education Minister, tells reporters outside the party office amid bursting of firecrackers by BJP workers, who were celebrating the party almost doubling its 2012 poll tally in BMC. "This result is a befitting reply to Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut, who had said the BJP did not have the 'aukat' (ability) to win even 40 seats in the BMC," Tawde says.
23 February 2017, 13:32 PM
As counting trends showed the Shiv Sena surging far ahead in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, the BJP says it will "introspect" reasons for the party's performance which was "not as per expectations". "We will introspect and find out reasons for our performance in Mumbai, which was not as per expectations," Maharashtra BJP chief spokesperson Madhav Bhandari says. "We have worked hard to reach the number one position in Maharashtra and have taken the party beyond Mumbai and Thane," he adds.
23 February 2017, 13:16 PM
The supporters of Shiv Sena and BJP clash after some Sena activists burst firecrackers outside the BJP office at Dadar in Central Mumbai as trends for the BMC polls started pouring in.
23 February 2017, 13:38 PM
BMC polls: Shiv Sena wins in Dadar and Dharavi
23 February 2017, 13:35 PM
23 February 2017, 13:21 PM
BMC polls: Sanjay Nirupam offers resignation from the post of Mumbai Regional Congress Committee chairman after the party's poor performance.
23 February 2017, 13:20 PM
Shiv Sena's sitting corporator Yashodhar Phanse has lost from ward no 60 in Lokhandwala Complex, Andheri West.
23 February 2017, 12:49 PM
"We have done it, BMC election, BJP wins all 6 seats of Mulund including Neil Kirit Somaiya," tweets Kirit Somaiya.
23 February 2017, 13:02 PM
BMC polls: INC candidate Rajendra Narwankar, who has served the BMC for 33 years, wins from ward number 216 in Mumbai Central
23 February 2017, 12:56 PM
Latest results/trends:
BMC elections 2017 (227 wards): Shiv Sena 87, BJP 54, Congress 19, NCP 6, MNS 10
Thane (130): Shiv Sena 23, BJP 9, Congress 0, NCP 4, MNS 2
Nashik (122): Shiv Sena 14, BJP 18, Congress 18, NCP 2, MNS 2
Pune (162): Shiv Sena 3, BJP 45, Congress 6, NCP 19, MNS 3
Pimpri Chinchwad (128): Shiv Sena 4, BJP 15, Congress 0, NCP 24, MNS 0
Amravati (100): Shiv Sena 2, BJP 11, Congress 5, NCP 0, MNS 0
Ulhasnagar (78): Shiv Sena 15, BJP 21, Congress 1, NCP 4, MNS 0
Akola (73): Shiv Sena 0, BJP 7, Congress 8, NCP 1, MNS 0
Solapur (102): Shiv Sena 22, BJP 19, Congress 5, NCP 0, MNS 0
Nagpur (145): Shiv Sena 1, BJP 26, Congress 10, NCP 1, MNS 0
Zilla Parishad (25): Shiv Sena 0, BJP 17, Congress 4, NCP 1, MNS 0
23 February 2017, 12:48 PM
BMC polls: BJP MP Kirit Somaiya's son Neil Somaiya wins.
23 February 2017, 12:42 PM
BMC polls: Clean sweep for BJP in Mulund. The party wins all six seats in the ward.
