India, Jan. 17 -- The results of elections in the 29 municipal corporations show the emergence of Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) as a strong contender in state politics. The party has done much better than Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and Samajwadi Party, winning 121 seats. It secured eight seats in Mumbai and became the second largest party in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar and Malegaon. AIMIM registered its best performance in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, where it won 33 out of 113 seats and emerged as the second-largest party. BJP secured 58 seats, Shiv Sena 12, and Shiv Sena (UBT) six seats. In the last election, AIMIM had won 25 seats here. It had also won one Lok Sabha seat in 2019. The other city where the party is set to dominate the political landscape is Malegaon, where it won 20 out of 84 seats. P6...