India, Jan. 16 -- Not only were the BJP and ally Shiv Sena surging ahead in crucial Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls, the Mahayuti alliance was also leading in Nagpur, Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli and Pimpri Chinchwad civic body elections as the State Election Commission counted votes on Friday.

The BJP emerged as the largest party in the high-stake BMC polls, with Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena emerging as the second largest party. Overall, the BJP and Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena alliance was giving tough fight to Uddhav Thackeray's alliance, which dominated the richest civic polls for 25 years, with or without the BJP.

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