#MiraBhayandar Municipal Corptn election victory is because of wave of 'vishwas & vikas' created by PM @narendramodi ji &team BJP's efforts! — Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) 1503309818000

Congratulations to leaders&karyakartas for spectacular win! I thank people of #MiraBhayandar for having faith in us! I assure speedy devpt. — Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) 1503309916000

(With inputs from PTI)

MUMBAI: The BJP on Monday swept the Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation civic polls after winning 61 of the 95 seats, leaving behind its ally Shiv Sena, which managed to win just 22 seats.In the 2012 polls, BJP had won 32 and Sena had bagged 15 seats.Read this story in MarathiWhile the two parties are in coalition in the state government, they contested these polls independently.The biggest loser was NCP which didn't get a single seat. In the 2012 poll, the party had won 26.Congress won 10 seats, its tally coming down from 19 in the 2012 elections.MNS, which won a seat in 2012, could not bag any this time around. The Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA) party also did not win any seats. In 2012, the BVA had won three seats.Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis welcomed the results, saying it was a "huge win for the BJP.""Now, development is certain. We will certainly live up to the expectations of people," he tweeted."Congratulations to leaders and karyakartas (workers) for spectacular win! I thank people of Mira-Bhayander for having faith in us! I assure speedy development," he said."The election victory is due to the wave of 'vishwas & vikas' created by PM Narendra Modi ji and team BJP's efforts!" he said.BJP workers in the state held victory rallies to celebrate their win.Among the BJP winners are MBMC mayor Geeta Jain and Ganesh Shetty. The term of the existing civic house ends on August 27.