In the BMC, the BJP-led combine was ahead in 118 wards, with the BJP leading in 90 wards and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena faction ahead in 28. In contrast, the Thackeray family’s combined strength appeared to fall short of expectations. Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT) was leading in 57 wards, while Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) was ahead in 9.
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