India, March 22 -- The Shiv Sena slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after it clinched the Satara Zilla Parishad (ZP) president's post, defeating the Sena-NCP combine despite lacking a clear majority. Party leader Shambhuraj Desai accused the BJP of "murdering democracy" and warned of severe consequences during the "bigger polls" in the future.

The election, held on Friday, saw BJP's Priya Shinde emerge victorious, while Raju Bhosale was elected deputy chairman. The outcome was a setback for the Shiv Sena-NCP alliance, which was expected to secure power based on its numbers.

In the 65-member zilla parishad, the BJP has 28 seats, the NCP 20, Shiv Sena 15, while the Congress, Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana and Independents hold one s...