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Mumbai, Feb 17: The Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party-Republican Party of India alliance Friday came up trumps in elections to the Mumbai and Thane municipal corporations, while the Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) did better than expected, marking its presence at several places.
Though the Shiv Sena-led alliance fell short of the magic figure in both the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), it is widely expected to retain power with the help of rebels and independents.
As per the latest figures, in Mumbai, the alliance bagged 107 seats, followed by the Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) coming a distant second with 64 seats, the MNS with 28, and independents and others bagging 28 seats of the 227 seats in the house.
Given the low - 54 percent - average state turnout at the polls yesterday, a beaming Raj Thackeray, while demanding strict action against those who do not exercise their franchise, promised to revamp the party organisation in Thane where it fared below expectations.
Giving the full credit for the party's performance to Bal Thackeray, a relaxed Uddhav Thackeray said the mood was for celebrations in the party.
Raj Thackeray expressed satisfaction over the six-year old MNS's performance in Mumbai, Pune and other cities, especially Nashik where it has bagged the civic body.
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