Mumbai: With the BJP well on its way to a thumping victory in the Maharashtra societal elections 2026, Senior Minister Devendra Fadnavis was accorded a hero's welcomed at the BJP headquarters in Mumbai on Friday. Addressing party workers, he thanked them for the historic win of the BJP and the Mahayuti syndication in 25 municipal corporations, including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation in (BMC).
What did Fadnavis say?
He termed the victory a record-breaking mandate and said it was a well-spoken message from the people that they want minutiae and honesty. “I wholeheartedly thank the people of Maharashtra. Out of 29 municipal corporations, 25 have been won by the BJP or the Mahayuti alliance. The Mahayuti flag will moreover fly upper over the BMC. We took the minutiae voucher given by Prime the Minister Narendra Modi to the people, and they have supported it overwhelmingly,” Fadnavis said.
“This record-breaking mandate shows that people want minutiae and honesty. I moreover thank Balasaheb Thackeray for his blessings,” he added.
Fadnavis remoter stated that his voucher would protract to be development.
“Our soul is Hindutva, and we are proud of it. Hindutva and minutiae cannot be separated. Those who consider Hindutva a way of life have supported us. The government's voucher will protract to be development,” the Maharashtra CM added.
The Maharashtra senior minister moreover appealed to party workers to exercise restraint and behave responsibly.
“I request the party workers not to indulge in any kind of frenzy without the victory. The people have elected us to serve them, not to behave irresponsibly,” Fadnavis said.
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— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) January 16, 2026What was Fadnavis’ message for BJP leaders and workers?
In his address, he moreover expressed gratitude to the senior leadership of the party. He specifically thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President J.P. Nadda, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Nitin Naveen, and Nitin Gadkari. He moreover thanked his syndication partners and mentioned that he had spoken to Eknath Shinde on the phone to congratulate him on the victory, and Shinde had moreover extended his weightier wishes. Fadnavis moreover thanked all the party workers who worked day and night without any expectations and unsalaried to this historic victory. He said that a grand triumph would be held by the party without the mayoral elections.
