Malegaon/Mumbai:
Registering a sensational victory in a neck and neck fight, Raj
Thackeray led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) emerged as a single
largest party in Nashik Municipal Corporation elections dethroning
arch-rival Shiv Sena from power.
As per the latest figures available,
in Nashik Raj Thackeray led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS)
bagged a total of 40 seats in the 122-memebr body. The Shiv Sena
which was ruling the important civic body in North Maharashtra
since last two terms could win just 20 seats.
Bhartia Janata Party (BJP), Sena's
alliance partner in Mumbai, fought the Nashik Elections separately
and won 13 seats.
The Cong-NCP alliance which fought
the elections jointly won 14 and 20 seats respectively.
It was followed by the
Congress-Nationalist Congress Party coalition at a distant second
position with 65 seats. The MNS grabbed 29 seats, and Independents
and others 26 of the total 227 seats.
The winning list of 40 MNS members
also include two Muslims, Haji Arafat - the Muslim face of the MNS
said while talking to ummid.com on phone.
Though emerged as a single largest
party, the MNS is not in a position to rule the civic body alone.
Chances are slim that it could get support from eiteher Sena-BJP
combine or Cong-NCP alliance.
NCP insiders claim they have the
support of independents and some other members from smaller groups
and they will rule the Nashik Municipal Corporation for the next
five years.
The 122-member Nashik Civic body
went to polls Thursday along with 9 other Municipal corporations
in Maharashtra.
The latest figures available till 4 p.m.
show in Mumbai the
newly-cobbled Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party-Republican Party of
India combine bagged a total of 107 seats. It was followed by the
Congress-Nationalist Congress Party coalition at a distant second
position with 65 seats. The MNS grabbed 29 seats, and Independents
and others 26 of the total 227 seats.
In Thane, the SS-BJP-RPI combine won 62 seats, followed by
Congress-NCP with 52 seats, and the MNS 7. Independents and others
bagged 9 seats.
In Akola, the Congress-NCP coalition got 23, the SS-BJP-RPI
combine 26, the MNS one, and Independents and others 23 in the
73-member house.
In Amravati, the Congress-NCP coalition won a comfortable 43, the
SS-BJP-RPI combine bagged 19, and Independents and others secured
25 seats in the 87-strong house.
On the other hand, Pimpri-Chinchwad gave a reason to smile for the
NCP which bagged 83 seats, while the Congress got 14, the SS-BJP-RPI
a mere 18, the MNS 4, and Independents and others 9 seats, in the
128-strong house.
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