New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hailed the BJP-Shiv Sena-led victory in the Maharashtra civic polls, attributing the win to the "pro-people good governance" agenda.

In Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, India's richest municipality, the BJP-Sena are heading towards a majority while leading on 105 seats of 227. The BJP was leading on 79 seats, while the Shinde Sena was leading on 26. As per trends, the alliance was also leading with a thumping majority in Pune, Thane, Nagpur, Nashik and Ulhasnagar, among the 29 municipal corporations that went to polling on Thursday.

Expressing gratitude to the electors, PM Modi said that the NDA's "vision for development has struck a chord" with the people of the state.

He...