NCP-Cong to rule Mira-Bhayander civic corporation

THANE: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Congress are all set to rule the Mira-Bhayander municipal corporation. Out of the 79 seats, the combine has won 49 seats.
The NCP emerged as the single largest party by winning 30 seats followed by the Congress (19), BJP (15), Civic Front (6), Shiv Sena (4) Janata Dal Secular (3) and two independents.
Among the prominent victorious candidates are state youth Congress president Muzaffar Hussain, BJP district president Rohidas Patil and Maria Mendonca, who is the wife of the former council president, Gilbert Mendonca.