Maharashtra Civic Body Elections: The ruling Mahayuti's key allies, the Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena, registered a big victory in the civic body election in Thane ahead of the crucial BMC elections 2026 on Friday. While six BJP candidates were elected unopposed after the scrutiny of nomination papers for the Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation (BNMC) polls, five Shiv Sena nominees also won unopposed to the 131-member Thane Municipal Corporation.

BJP's Crucial Victory Before Voting

The BJP's Bhiwandi city unit chief, Harshal Patil, claimed that six candidates of the saffron party were declared as a winner unopposed after the scrutiny and withdrawal of nomination forms for the January 15 polls.

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Name Of Winners:

- Paresh Chandrakant Chowgule

- Sumit Purushottam Patil

- Ashwini Sunny Futankar

- Deepa Deepak Madhvi

- Abushah Lallan Sheikh

- Bharti Hanuman Chaudhary

The saffron party dominated the neighbouring Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC), where the Mahayuti alliance already secured multiple seats without a contest. With these results, the BJP has officially opened its account in the Bhiwandi civic poll contest, positioning itself strongly against the opposition. Formal certificates of election for these candidates will be issued by the returning officers on the designated polling day.

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Shiv Sena Shines In Thane Civic Body Polls Before Polling

On the other hand, Deputy CM Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena claimed that five of its candidates have been elected unopposed to the 131-member Thane Municipal Corporation. Shiv Sena claimed that Sena candidates secured their seats unopposed from the wards in the Wagle Estate region ahead of the polls scheduled on January 15.

Names Of Shiv Sena Winners

- Jaishree Phatak

- Sukhada More

- Ram Repale

- Ekta Bhoir

- Shital Dhamale

Jaishree is the wife of former MLC Ravi Phatak, who is close to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, while Sukhada More is the wife of the state secretary of the Shiv Sena and former Thane mayor. However, poll authorities are yet to confirm the development.

(With PTI Inputs)