All eyes are on the outcome of the fiercely-fought Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections, as counting for polls to 10 municipal corporations and 25 zilla parishads across Maharashtra begins Thursday morning.
Mumbai turned out in large numbers to vote in Tuesday’s civic polls in areas dominated by the Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). But this does not give either party an edge over the other. In fact, what lies ahead is a tough fight between the friends-turned-foes.
Some time ago, the Shiv Sena was leading with 10 seats, while BJP was a close second. Even though BJP caught up to make up for some of the difference, they were a tad late. Here are the final tallies for the BMC elections:
Shiva Sena: 84
BJP: 81
Congress: 31
NCP: 9
MNS: 7
Others: 14