PANVEL, Jan. 17 -- The BJP-led Mahayuti registered a decisive victory in the Panvel Municipal Corporation elections, securing an overwhelming majority and relegating the Shetkari Kamgar Paksha (Shekap) (PWP) led Mahavikas Aghadi and other opposition groups to the margins. In the 78-member civic body, the Mahayuti, comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party, Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party and Republican Party of India, won 53 seats in contested polls. The alliance had earlier secured six seats unopposed, taking its overall tally to 59 seats, well above the majority mark of 40. The opposition collectively managed to win 18 seats, while one independent candidate was elected unopposed. PWP won 9, Congress 4, Shiv Sena UBT 5. Polling was held on Thursday for 71 seats, with counting completed on Friday. Mahayuti candidates led across most wards, many by comfortable margins, sharply limiting the opposition's presence in the civic body. The verdict is widely seen as a continuation of the Thakur family's political dominance in Panvel, where a weakened and fragmented opposition failed to mount a credible challenge. The BJP-led alliance's civic sweep mirrors its earlier victories in the Lok Sabha....