It is now the single largest party in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, which accounts for 57 assembly seats spread across Mumbai and eight satellite cities. The gainer was the BJP, which more than doubled its tally of 29 seats in 2012. The Devendra Fadnavis-led BJP in the state has now gained control over 12 of the 17 cities that went to the polls this year. The BJP controls two other civic corporations with the Shiv Sena, Kalyan-Dombivili and Aurangabad, which were among five corporations that went to the polls in 2015. The Shiv Sena vehemently opposed the decision.

Source: Hindustan Times August 22, 2017 03:56 UTC