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1. Sena steady, BJP makes
big gains, Congress
decimated in Maha
civic polls
Shiv Sena is leading in 84 seats, BJP 80, while
Congress 31 in BMC

2. The ruling Shiv Sena appeared all set to retain control over the BrihanMumbai
Municipal Corporation (BMC), India's biggest and richest civic body, election
officials said on Thursday.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was pushed to a distant second slot in Mumbai
in the civic body elections held across Maharashtra.
Of the 227 BMC seats, the Sena led in 84, still short of the 114 needed for a simple
majority.
The BJP had won 80 seats while the Congress was at a distant third with 31 seats
to its credit.
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) was poised to win 10 seats, the
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) eight and the All Indian Majlis-e-Ittehadul
Muslimeen four.
Stunned by the outcome, Mumbai Congress president Sanjay Nirupam offered to
resign from the post.
Buoyed by its imminent victory in Mumbai, Shiv Sena supporters celebrated
across Mumbai.
The BMC had an annual budget of Rs 37,000 crore in 2016-17. Read more