New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed gratitude to voters in Maharashtra after the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance recorded a resounding victory in local body elections across the state, calling the outcome a reaffirmation of the NDA’s growing connect with the people.
In a post on X, Modi thanked the electorate for backing what he described as an agenda of pro-people governance. He said the results from multiple municipal corporations showed that the NDA’s relationship with Maharashtra had “further deepened,” adding that the alliance’s record and vision for development had clearly resonated with voters.
“My gratitude to the people across Maharashtra,” the prime minister said, describing the mandate as a vote to accelerate progress while celebrating the state’s rich cultural legacy.
Thank you Maharashtra!
The dynamic people of the state bless the NDA’s agenda of pro-people good governance!
The results of various municipal corporation elections indicate that NDA’s bond with the people of Maharashtra has further deepened. Our track record and vision for…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 16, 2026
PM Modi also lauded party workers for their grassroots efforts during the campaign, saying he was proud of NDA karyakartas who worked tirelessly among voters, highlighted the alliance’s achievements and vision, and countered what he termed the opposition’s misinformation.
The reaction comes a day after the Mahayuti alliance, led by the BJP and the Shiv Sena, scored a landslide victory in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, India’s richest civic body. The result ended the Thackeray family’s 25-year-long dominance over Mumbai’s civic administration, with the BJP emerging as the single largest party in the metropolis.
The much-discussed reunion of Thackeray cousins Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray failed to deliver the anticipated electoral impact in Mumbai.
Elsewhere in the state, the political realignment between Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar also fell short, with the BJP taking the lead in key civic contests in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, further consolidating the ruling alliance’s dominance in urban Maharashtra.
