Maharashtra Local Body Election Results 2025 LIVE: The BJP has emerged as the largest party in the Maharashtra municipal council and nagar panchayat elections, opening a wide lead over its Mahayuti allies, the Shiv Sena and the NCP, as well as the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi.
According to early results, the BJP was ahead in 127 seats, while the Shiv Sena led in 53 and the NCP in 32. Collectively, the ruling Mahayuti alliance secured leads in more than 200 seats across the state.
The Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi recorded a comparatively weaker showing, leading in 53 municipal councils and nagar panchayats. Within the alliance, the Congress was ahead in 36 seats, the Shiv Sena (UBT) in nine and the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) in eight, highlighting the opposition’s struggles in the civic polls.
The polling was held in two phases on December 2 and December 20.
Where to check Maharashtra local body election results 2025?
You can visit the official website of Maharashtra State Election Commission for real time updates on voter trends – https://mahasec.maharashtra.gov.in/ and mahaseclec.in. The trends will keep getting updated after each round of voting is completed. To track the results across Maharashtra, you can also follow our live coverage here at Financial Express.
Mahayuti faces multi-cornered fights, Vidharba in focus as BJP and Congress lock horns
Leaders of the Mahayuti alliance, including Devendra Fadnavis, Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, have been actively campaigning across Maharashtra. However, from the Opposition, only the Congress has been seen campaigning on a large scale.
Within the Mahayuti, the BJP and the Shiv Sena have put up rival candidates in several districts such as Sindhudurg, Satara, Dharashiv, Palghar and Thane. In contrast, the two rival NCP groups led by Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar have come together in Kolhapur.
In Vidarbha, which is Fadnavis’s strong region, the BJP and Congress are mainly fighting each other. The BJP is contesting all 27 cities there, while Congress is contesting 22, leading to direct contests in 18 cities.
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Maharashtra Nagar Parishad, Nagar Panchayat Election Results 2025 Live: War of words in run up to the elections
In the days before the elections, leaders from the BJP and the Shiv Sena traded sharp remarks, leading Eknath Shinde to urge alliance partners to stick to coalition discipline. Despite the sparring, Devendra Fadnavis said he was confident the Mahayuti would win around 70 to 75 percent of the seats.
Maharashtra Nagar Parishad, Nagar Panchayat Election Results 2025 Live: Key municipal councils under focus
The elections covered key municipal councils, including Baramati in Pune district and Ambernath in Thane district. In Nashik district, six wards in Sinnar, Ojhar and Chandwad recorded an average voter turnout of 49.47%. In a separate incident, a 25-year-old man was detained in Sinnar’s Ward No. 2 for trying to vote using his brother’s name with a fake Aadhaar card.
Maharashtra Nagar Parishad, Nagar Panchayat Election Results 2025 Live: An interesting electoral field
In several areas, parties from the ruling coalition – the BJP, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP – contested against one another. There were also straight fights between the ruling Mahayuti alliance and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, along with so-called friendly contests among allies. The focus has now shifted to Sunday’s counting of votes, which will decide who controls these local bodies.
Maharashtra Local Body Election Results 2025 Live: Protests in Dharmabad and Nanded over alleged fake vote casting
A tense situation erupted in Dharmabad town of Nanded after allegations that voters from Telangana had cast fake votes. A woman and a man were badly assaulted over the claims. As anger spread, a large crowd gathered outside the polling booth, forcing the police to step in and carry out a mild lathi charge to bring the situation under control.
With the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) elections approaching, the BJP on Saturday boosted its local strength by bringing in about 20 former corporators and a few city office-bearers.
The move is seen as a major setback for the rival party, including the MVA and for Ajit Pawar headed NCP, as the BJP welcomed 12 leaders from the Mahayuti party into its team, as per report by PTI.
As per the Maharashtra State Election Commission, the first phase of the civic polls that were conducted on December 2 witnessed a voter turnout of 67.63%. Voting in this phase was held for 263 municipal councils and nagar panchayats.
Meanwhile, elections were postponed in 154 wards across 76 other municipal councils and municipal panchayats. Polling for these areas was conducted on December 20, as per a report by the Indian Express.
Union Minister and Nagpur MP Nitin Gadkari on Saturday appealed to the BJP workers in the city to ensure the next Nagpur mayor comes from the party.
While addressing a BJP Yuva Morcha gathering ahead of the January 15 civic elections in Maharashtra, Gadkari stated that the BJP works differently in comparison to other parties. He also referred to the development that has been carried out under the BJP-led governments. He said that what people have seen so far is only a preview and the “picture is yet to begin”, as reported by PTI.
Maharashtra Local Body Election Results 2025 Live: What was the voter turnout in phase 2?
The phase 2 of voting in Maharashtra took place on December 20 across 23 municipal councils and nagar panchayats, and also for 143 vacant member posts in these local bodies. The Maharashtra State Election Commission said that till afternoon, a voter percentage of 47.04% was recorded. However, this is not the final count
Maharashtra Nagar Parishad, Nagar Panchayat Election Results 2025 Live: What was the voter turnout in phase 1?
THe phase 1 of voting took place on December 2 across 222 municipal councils and 42 panchayats. Maharashtra State Election Commission announced teh final voter turnout in phase 1 at 67.63%.
The vote counting for Maharashtra’s local body polls will begin at 10:00 am today. To check early voter trends, you can either track our live coverage here or visit Maharashtra SEC’s official website- https://mahasec.maharashtra.gov.in/ and mahaseclec.in.