On this Special Report, Consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai analyses the 2026 Maharashtra civic election results, marking a ‘tectonic shift’ as the BJP dethrones the Thackeray family from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) after 30 years. Sardesai observes that ‘The BJP has emerged as the party number one in India’s second most populous state,’ highlighting a ‘saffron surge’ across the region. The report identifies Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis as a ‘big winner’ now positioned in the BJP’s next-generation leadership. Key takeaways include the routing of the Pawar family in Western Maharashtra, the continued decline of the Congress party, and the significant rise of the AIMIM, which secured over 100 seats. Sardesai concludes that a fragmented opposition, combined with the ‘Hindutva plus Vikas’ formula, has granted the BJP a decisive advantage, establishing a ‘triple engine’ government with power at the Centre, the state Mantralaya, and local bodies.
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