If the Mahayuti’s triumph in the November 2024 Assembly elections marked a resurgence for the BJP after the reversal it had suffered in the Lok Sabha elections only months earlier, Friday’s local body poll results confirm a consolidation and deeper penetration of its power in Maharashtra. By emerging as the dominant force in the majority of municipal corporations — including critical hubs like Pune, Nashik, and Nagpur — the BJP has extended its grip to every level of government. In Maharashtra, it has climbed to this position not so much through its own growth, but by fragmenting the........

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