Catch a glimpse of the Election furore in Mumbai!
Making giant strides in the Shiv Sena citadel of Mumbai, BJP on Thursday won 82 seats in the fiercely fought BMC polls, just two seats behind the estranged saffron ally, but both were well short of the magic figure of 114 needed to control the civic body.
The hung verdict will reset the political calculations as no party is in the position to rule the country's richest civic body on its own and alliance seems inevitable. However, it is not yet clear whether the saffron allies, who share power both in Maharashtra and at the Centre, will get back together or new combinations will emerge.
In the counting of votes held on Thursday, the Congress was relegated to the third position with 31 seats, whereas the NCP and the Raj Thackeray's MNS were reduced to 9 and 7 seats, respectively.
Catch a glimpse of the Election furore in pictures here.
(With inputs from PTI)
1. Candidates celebrating outside Sena Bhavan
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Dharavi winning candidates of Shiv Sena -- PM Jagdish, Mariam Tevar, Vasant Nakashe -- showing victory sign at Sena Bhavan, Dadar in Mumbai. (Image Courtesy: Aadesh Choudhari/DNA)
2. CM Devendra Fadnavis
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CM Devendra Fadnavis arrives to attend a press meet at Dadar party office in Mumbai on Thursday. (Image Courtesy: Salman Ansari/DNA)
3. Celebration Galore
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Shiv Sena celebrate victory at Dahisar, Mumbai. (Image Courtesy: Aadesh Choudhari/DNA)
4. Uddhav and Aditya Thackeray
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Shiv Sena party Chief Uddhav Thackeray with son Aditya. (Image Courtesy: Vibhav Birwatkar/DNA)
5. Celebration outside Sena Bhavan!
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Shiv Sena party members celebrate victory of their candidate at Sena Bhavan in Dadar. (Image Courtesy: Aadesh Choudhari/DNA)
6. More Celebration outside Sena Bhavan!
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Shiv Sena party members celebrate victory of their candidate at Sena Bhavan in Dadar. (Image Courtesy: Aadesh Choudhari/DNA)
7. Lit Up Sena Bhavan
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Sena Bhavan lit up to celebrate BMC Elections result. (Image Courtesy: Aadesh Choudhari/DNA)
8. Counting of Votes at Dahisar
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Officials showing counting machine results to party members of candidates in side counting centre at Dahisar in Mumbai. (Image Courtesy: Aadesh Choudhari/DNA)
