Power from the NCP, the BJP swept the Dhule Municipal Corporation polls on Monday, winning 50 out of the total 74 seats. However, it failed to make inroads in the Ahmednagar Municipal Corporation, which was retained by its ally Shiv Sena.
The results for the Dhule and Ahmednagar municipal corporations were declared on Monday evening.
With 50 seats, BJP emerged as the single largest party in Dhule civic body. While NCP bagged eight seats, Congress got six, MIM four, SP two and Shiv Sena, BSP, Loksangram and Independent one each. In the last poll, Sena had bagged the second position in the House.
In Ahmednagar, Shiv Sena won 24 and BJP 14 out of the total 68 seats. The NCP, meanwhile, won 18, Congress five, BSP four, Independents two and SP one seat.