Summary:
Held halfway into the Devendra Fadnavis-led government's five-year tenure, the results will unarguably impact the 2019 Assembly elections. Shifting power equationsThe greatest impact will be felt by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Maharashtra Navnirman SenaRaj Thackeray’s charisma and oratorial skills helped him win 27 seats in the 2012 BMC polls. The party is rapidly losing its popularity, said NCP’s Maharashtra unit chief Sunil Tatkare. The BJP has always been credited with urban appeal; yet, of the four major parties in Maharashtra, it has the least corporators at 205, while the NCP, Congress and the Sena have 265, 264 and 227 respectively..