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- The BJP and Shiv Sena were leading in several wards across Mumbai, Thane and Pune as vote counting began, according to early television trends.
- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections were held after a four-year delay.
- Voter turnout in Mumbai fell to 52.94 per cent from 55.53 per cent in 2017.
The BJP and its ally Shiv Sena were leading in the high-stakes Mumbai municipal corporation elections according to early trends, as vote counting began on Friday morning.
Although there was no official confirmation from the State Election Commission, television channels reported that the BJP was ahead in 16 of Mumbai’s 227 wards, while the Shiv Sena led by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was ahead in 10 wards.
Counting commenced at 10 am.
The Thackeray cousins, who reunited after two decades ahead of Thursday’s polls, were trailing the ruling alliance in Mumbai. The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) was ahead in 10 wards, while the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) was leading in six.
In Thane, considered Shinde’s stronghold, his party was leading in nine of the 131 wards, ahead of ally BJP, which was leading in six wards, according to television reports.
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BY Outlook News Desk |
