Jalna, Dec. 21 -- Even as the State Election Commission is yet to make an official announcement on the Maharashtra local body elections 2025, the ruling Mahayuti alliance on Sunday claimed a decisive lead, asserting that early trends point to a sweeping mandate in its favour across municipal councils and local bodies.

Ahead of the declaration of results, Maharashtra Minister and BJP state president Chandrashekhar Bawankule, speaking to the media in Jalna, said the Mahayuti, comprising the BJP, NCP, and Shiv Sena, was poised to win with a two-thirds majority and around a 51 per cent vote share.

"The people of Maharashtra are with the Mahayuti. They believe that only the Mahayuti government can bring development to the municipal, metropol...