Shiv Sena’s Sharmila Pimpalolkar was on Tuesday elected the mayor of Thane, while BJP’s Krishna Patil was elected as the deputy mayor in an unopposed election held on Monday.
The election was held under the chairmanship of the Presiding Officer and District Collector Dr Shrikrishnanath Panchal.
The election was conducted during a special general body meeting convened at 11.30 am at the Bharat Ratna Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Auditorium of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC).
Municipal Secretary Manish Joshi and senior civic officials were also present at the meeting.
The official announcement of the results was made by Dr Panchal following the completion of the election process.
After the declaration, Thane Municipal Commissioner Saurabh Rao congratulated the newly elected mayor and the deputy mayor. He welcomed them by presenting tulsi saplings.
MNS will not ally with BJP in Mumbai mayor poll: Raj Thackeray to party workers
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray has stated that the party will have no alliance with the BJP in the mayor election of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), a senior party leader said on Monday.
The announcement came during a meeting with MNS functionaries to review the results of the civic polls held on January 15, mainly in Mumbai and its satellite cities.
During the meeting, MNS workers raised concerns about lack of cooperation from their ally, Shiv Sena (UBT), in some civic wards. They also expressed displeasure over being allotted “unwinnable” wards in Mumbai as part of the alliance with the Shiv Sena (UBT) led by former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
MNS functionaries said the party was given difficult wards in Mumbai, which has 227 seats, making it hard for them to win more seats.
According to the MNS leader, Raj Thackeray asked party workers not to dwell on the past but to focus on strengthening the organisation.
“Raj saheb has said there will be no truck with the BJP in the mayoral poll of the BMC,” the leader added.
MNS performance in BMC polls
The MNS contested 53 seats in the BMC elections but won only six seats in India’s largest and wealthiest civic body.
The BJP won 89 seats, becoming the single largest party in the BMC for the first time. Its ally, Shiv Sena led by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, secured 29 seats, while the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) won 65 seats.
The BJP-Shiv Sena (Shinde) alliance has 118 seats, crossing the majority mark of 114, which could allow them to elect their candidate as mayor easily. The date for the mayoral election has not yet been announced.
