India, Jan. 2 -- Even as the controversy about candidates being elected unopposed escalates, a total of nine such Mahayuti candidates have emerged victorious in the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) elections. After three seats were secured by the BJP on Wednesday, two more of its candidates and four Shiv Sena candidates were declared elected unopposed on Thursday. BJP candidate Manda Subhash Patil from Panel 27A was elected after Adv Suvarna Mhatre from the MNS withdrew her nomination.

In Panel 24, which comprises four wards, 16 candidates from the Shiv Sena (UBT), NCP and independent groups were initially in the fray. However, all non-BJP and non-Shiv Sena candidates withdrew their nominations on Thursday, resulting in the u...