Congress, NCP (SP) Secure Key Wins in Maharashtra Local Polls

• Congress and NCP (SP) claim victory in their strongholds of Brahmapuri and Urun-Ishwarpur in Maharashtra local body polls.
• Congress won the municipal council president's post and 21 of 23 seats in Brahmapuri, Chandrapur district.
• NCP (SP) secured the council president's post and 23 seats in Urun-Ishwarpur, Sangli district.
• Initial trends indicate an overall advantage for the Mahayuti alliance (BJP, Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena, Ajit Pawar's NCP).

Why It Matters: Congress and NCP (SP) retained strongholds despite Mahayuti's overall lead in Maharashtra local polls.