{"id":27081,"date":"2026-01-03T02:47:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T02:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/03\/no-voting-needed-bjp-shiv-sena-bag-66-seats-uncontested-in-maharashtra-civic-polls-politics-news\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T02:47:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T02:47:51","slug":"no-voting-needed-bjp-shiv-sena-bag-66-seats-uncontested-in-maharashtra-civic-polls-politics-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/03\/no-voting-needed-bjp-shiv-sena-bag-66-seats-uncontested-in-maharashtra-civic-polls-politics-news\/","title":{"rendered":"No Voting Needed: BJP\u2013Shiv Sena Bag 66 Seats Uncontested In Maharashtra Civic Polls | Politics News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9806831\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-3759419209\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-3759419209\">January 03, 2026, 08:11 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9806831\" class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-1185214096 asubttl-schema\">Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), recorded the highest number of winners where 21 Mahayuti candidates have been elected.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-1185214096\">\n<figure class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-1185214096 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation recorded the highest number of winners. (File\/PTI)\" title=\"Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation recorded the highest number of winners. (File\/PTI)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-1185214096\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation recorded the highest number of winners. (File\/PTI)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">Ahead of voting in the civic body elections, 68 candidates from the ruling Mahayuti alliance have been elected unopposed across several local bodies. Of these, 44 candidates belong to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), highlighting the alliance\u2019s strong organisational presence at the grassroots level.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">Friday marked the final day for the withdrawal of nomination papers, with several candidates from other parties and alliances pulling out, clearing the way for the 68 Mahayuti candidates to be elected unopposed.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), recorded the highest number of winners where 21 Mahayuti candidates have been elected \u2013 15 from the BJP and six from the Shiv Sena.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\">Jalgaon in north Maharashtra, long considered a stronghold for both the BJP and the Shiv Sena, also added a dozen corporators, with each party securing six unopposed wins. The trend was mirrored in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region\u2019s Panvel, where seven BJP candidates were elected.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">The party also recorded six uncontested victories in Bhiwandi, which has been an NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) faction stronghold for a while.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\">Despite a visible rift with the BJP in Eknath Shinde\u2019s home turf of Thane, the deputy chief minister\u2019s Shiv Sena managed to secure six wins. Meanwhile, Raj Thackeray-led MNS staged a protest in the district, raising questions over the process and the approach of the ruling dispensation.<\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\">In Dhule, three BJP candidates won uncontested, while the NCP won two seats and the BJP one in Ahilya Nagar.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\">According to the political experts, the uncontested wins will come as a fresh boost for the ruling alliance in the state following its near clean sweep in the recently concluded municipal council elections. They will also free up the parties and allow them to focus on campaigning in other areas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-1185214096 atbtlink Location\"><span>Location :<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Maharashtra, India, India<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-1185214096 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>January 03, 2026, 08:05 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-1185214096 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/politics\/\">politics<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> No Voting Needed: BJP\u2013Shiv Sena Bag 66 Seats Uncontested In Maharashtra Civic Polls<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. 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Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation recorded the highest number of winners. 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