23-Year-Old Akshaya Naik Becomes Alibag's Youngest Mayor, PWP Retains Stronghold

• Akshaya Naik, 23, of the Peasants and Workers Party (PWP), became Alibag's youngest mayor, securing a decisive victory.
• PWP successfully defended its four-decade-old stronghold in Alibag, defeating BJP candidate Tanuja Perekar by a margin of 6,640 votes.
• The election saw a unique alliance of PWP and Congress against BJP and the Shiv Sena Shinde faction.
• Akshaya Naik's father, former mayor Prashant Naik, was elected corporator, creating a unique daughter-mayor, father-corporator situation.
• BJP's strategy failed, and Shinde faction MLA Mahendra Dalvi's distance from the campaign reportedly impacted the Mahayuti's performance.

Why It Matters: PWP's Akshaya Naik, 23, became Alibag's youngest mayor, reaffirming the party's dominance.