Explained: Who has alliance with whom in Maharashtra’s civic polls — your guide ahead of results

MUMBAI: As Maharashtra prepares for the announcement of municipal corporation election results tomorrow, the state’s political scene has turned into a maze of changing alliances, tactical collaborations and independent contests.

Polling began at 7.30am on Thursday amid tight security arrangements across Mumbai and will continue until 5.30pm. Officials reported that an average of 6.98% of voters had exercised their franchise in the first two hours of polling for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections.


A BMC spokesperson said the average voter turnout stood at 6.98% till 9.30am. Data released by the civic body showed wide variations in participation across wards. The highest turnout of 11.57% was recorded in ward number 18 in the western suburbs, while the lowest of 1.68% was reported in ward number 162 in the eastern suburbs.


Key alliances: A tangle of parties and partnerships

Mumbai

• BJP – Shiv Sena – RPI (Athawale) alliance
• Shiv Sena (UBT) – MNS – NCP (Sharad Pawar) alliance
• NCP (Ajit Pawar)
• Congress - Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi (VBA)

Pune

• BJP – RPI (Athawale) alliance
• Both NCP factions together
• Congress – Shiv Sena (UBT) – MNS alliance

Thane

• BJP – Shiv Sena alliance
• Shiv Sena (UBT) – MNS – NCP (Sharad Pawar) alliance
• NCP (Ajit Pawar)
• Congress
• Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi (VBA)

Navi Mumbai

• BJP
• Shiv Sena
• MNS – Shiv Sena (UBT) alliance
• NCP (Sharad Pawar)
• NCP (Ajit Pawar)
• Congress

Kalyan–Dombivli

• BJP – Shiv Sena – RPI alliance
• Shiv Sena (UBT) – MNS alliance
• Congress and NCP (SP) alliance
• NCP (Ajit Pawar)

Mira–Bhayandar

• Shiv Sena (UBT) – MNS alliance
• BJP – Shiv Sena – NCP alliance
• Congress-Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA) alliance

Vasai–Virar

• BJP – Shiv Sena alliance
• Bahujan Vikas Aghadi – MNS alliance
• NCP (Ajit Pawar)
• Congress

Ulhasnagar

• Shiv Sena – Omi Kalani – Sai Party alliance
• Congress – Shiv Sena (UBT) – MNS alliance
• BJP

Bhiwandi

• BJP – Shiv Sena alliance
• Shiv Sena (UBT) – MNS alliance
• NCP (Ajit Pawar), NCP (Sharad Pawar)
• Samajwadi Party
• Congress

Pimpri–Chinchwad

• BJP – RPI (Athawale) alliance
• NCP (Ajit Pawar) – NCP (Sharad Pawar) alliance
• Shiv Sena (UBT) – MNS alliance
• Shiv Sena
• Congress
• Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi (VBA)

Nagpur

• BJP – Shiv Sena alliance
• Congress
• Shiv Sena (UBT)
• NCP (Sharad Pawar)
• NCP (Ajit Pawar)
• Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi (VBA)

Amravati

• BJP
• Congress-led front
• Shiv Sena (UBT) – MNS alliance
• Shiv Sena-Prahaar alliance
• NCP (Sharad Pawar), Communist Party alliance
• Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi (VBA) – United Forum alliance

Akola

• BJP – NCP (Ajit Pawar) alliance
• Congress – NCP (Sharad Pawar)
• Shiv Sena (UBT) – MNS
• Shiv Sena
• Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi (VBA)
• AIMIM
• AAP

Chandrapur

• BJP – Shiv Sena alliance
• Shiv Sena (UBT) – Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi (VBA) alliance
• Congress
• NCP (Ajit Pawar)
• NCP (Sharad Pawar)
• BSP
• AAP

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

• BJP
• Shiv Sena
• Shiv Sena (UBT)
• AIMIM
• NCP
• Congress-NCP (SP) alliance

Nanded

• BJP
• Shiv Sena (UBT)
• MNS
• NCP (Sharad Pawar)
• Shiv Sena – NCP (Ajit Pawar) alliance (16 seats)
• Congress-Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi (VBA) alliance

Latur

• Congress – Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi (VBA) alliance
• BJP
• NCP (Ajit Pawar)
• NCP (Sharad Pawar)
• Shiv Sena
• Shiv Sena (UBT)

Parbhani

• Congress – Shiv Sena (UBT) alliance
• NCP (Ajit Pawar) – NCP (Sharad Pawar) alliance
• BJP, Shiv Sena

Jalna

• NCP (Ajit Pawar) – MNS alliance
• Congress- Shiv Sena (UBT)- NCP (SP) alliance
• Shiv Sena
• BJP

Nashik

• Shiv Sena (UBT) – MNS – NCP (Sharad Pawar) – Congress alliance
• Shiv Sena – NCP alliance
• BJP

Jalgaon

• BJP – ShivSena – NCP (Ajit Pawar) alliance
• Shiv Sena (UBT) – NCP (Sharad Pawar) alliance
• Congress – Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi (VBA) alliance

Dhule

• BJP
• Shiv Sena – NCP (Ajit Pawar) alliance
• Shiv Sena (UBT) – NCP (Sharad Pawar) – Congress – MNS alliance
• AIMIM

Malegaon

• BJP
• Shiv Sena
• Congress
• NCP (Ajit Pawar)
• NCP (Sharad Pawar)
• AIMIM
• Indian Secular Largest Assembly of Maharashtra Party (Islam)

Kolhapur

• BJP – Shiv Sena – NCP (Ajit Pawar) – ROI (Kawade) alliance
• Congress – Shiv Sena (UBT) alliance
• NCP (Sharad Pawar) – Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi (VBA) – AAP alliance

Solapur

• Shiv Sena – NCP alliance
• Congress – NCP (Sharad Pawar) – Shiv Sena (UBT) alliance
• BJP

Sangli–Miraj–Kupwad

• BJP
• Congress – NCP (SP) alliance
• Shiv Sena (UBT) – MNS alliance
• NCP

Ichalkaranji

• BJP – Shiv Sena – NCP (Ajit Pawar) alliance
• Congress – MNS – NCP (Sharad Pawar) alliance
• Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi (VBA) – AAP alliance