| The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance registered a decisive victory in the Maharashtra Zilla Parishad elections, securing 552 of the 731 seats for which results were declared by the State Election Commission on Monday. Within the ruling alliance, the Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the largest constituent with 225 seats, followed by the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) with 165 seats and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena with 162 seats.
The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi lagged far behind, with the Congress winning 55 seats, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) securing 43 seats, while the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) winning 26 seats. The remaining seats were won by independents and smaller parties.
The BJP emerged as the single largest party in several districts, including Sindhudurg, Satara and Latur, while the Ajit Pawar-led NCP dominated the Pune Zilla Parishad.
Counting was conducted for 12 Zilla Parishads, and results for 125 Panchayat Samitis were also declared on the same day.
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