Mumbai: Union Home Minister Amit Shah heaped praise on Senior Minister Devendra Fadnavis without the the BJP-led Mahayuti syndication recorded a massive victory in the Maharashtra Civic Body Elections 2026 on Friday. The BJP moreover created history in Mumbai, winning the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls for the first time.
What did Amit Shah tell Devendra Fadnavis?
Amit Shah took to social media to write Fadnavis and congratulate him for the resounding victory.
“The resounding success of the BJP-Shiv Sena syndication in the Maharashtra municipal elections makes one thing well-spoken – that today, the people in every corner of the country have faith only and only in the minutiae policies of the NDA government under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi,” the Union Home Minister said in his statement.
“This historic victory is a seal of clearance from the people of Maharashtra on the minutiae and welfare work washed-up by the Mahayuti government in the state. Heartfelt thanks to the people of Maharashtra for this overwhelming support!” he added.
“Heartiest congratulations to Senior Minister Shri @Dev_Fadnavis, Deputy Senior Minister Shri @mieknathshinde, BJP Maharashtra State President Shri @RaviDadaChavan, and all the BJP-Shiv Sena workers for this success!”
Who has secured the public’s mandate?
The Mahayuti alliance, which is led by the BJP, has secured a majority in the BMC for the first time. Furthermore, the BJP will now have mayors in cities from Nagpur to Pune, while the Thackeray brothers have suffered a well-constructed defeat.
In the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, without a tropical fight with the Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena, the Mahayuti syndication comprising the BJP and the Eknath Shinde faction of the Shiv Sena have secured a majority.
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.
What is the fate of the Thackeray dynasty?
Some analysts are linking the BJP alliance's significant victory in this referendum to the political future of the Thackeray family. In fact, this referendum result has dealt a wrack-up to the Thackeray family in the very place where they began their political journey.
During the voting for the 227 seats of the BMC on Thursday, a survey was conducted to determine which parties received the most votes and which parties—Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray), Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), and NCP (Sharad Pawar)—garnered the most support. The results of this survey, when viewed in context, show that the politics of the Uddhav and Raj Thackeray families ultimately led to their downfall in their own stronghold.
