The Bharatiya Janata Party has added yet another big municipal corporation to its kitty as the party registered a landslide victory in the Mira-Bhayander municipal poll. BJP bagged a whopping 62 out of the 95 seats.

The Shiv Sena was way behind at No. 2 position with 22 seats. This is the second big victory in the municipal polls for the BJP after a thumping win in the Panvel Municipal poll.

The BJP that was in power in the Mira-Bhayander Corporation with Shiv Sena doubled its tally from 31 to 62. Shiv Sena that was also claiming to win the MBMC could manage only 22 seats.

The Shiv Sena, however, also improved its tally from 2012 by winning 22 seats compared to 15 in 2012. The biggest looser however was the Nationalist Congress Party. The NCP that was the second largest party with 26 seats in 2012 could not even open its account this year. NCP leader Gilbert Mendonsa who was the party's face in the municipal corporation had recently switched over to the Shiv Sena. The Congress too came down to 10 seats as compared to 18 in the previous elections.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis congratulated party workers on Twitter. "Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation election victory is because of wave of 'vishwas & vikas' created by PM Narendra Modi ji &team BJP's efforts! Congratulations to leaders & karyakartas for spectacular win! I thank people of Mira Bhayandar for having faith in us! I assure speedy development there," Fadnavis tweeted.

Huge win for @BJP4India at #MiraBhayandar !Now, development is certain.We will certainly live up to the expectations of people. pic.twitter.com/I9b0odW5FU August 21, 2017

"We are thankful to the people of the city to have shown faith in us yet again. This victory shows the faith people have in the development work carried up by PM Narendra Modi and CM Devendra Fadnavis. We will soon transform the city with facilities like the Metro, which is our priority," said Narendra Mehta, local BJP MLA who was in-charge of the elections.

Shiv Sena was hoping to win this municipal corporation as it has its MLA representing the area. Though the party scored better than the last election, its numbers were far insufficient to the winning mark. "It's the people mandate and we accept it" was the only reaction from Shiv Sena spokesperson Manisha Kayande.

BJP however took this opportunity to target Shiv Sena. The election campaign saw some fireworks between the two allies. "This victory is an eye opener for those who lost in Palghar, lost further badly in Panvel by scoring a zero, performed poorly in Ulhasnagar and inspite of that were making tall claims," said Aashish Shelar, president of the Mumbai BJP.

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