Girish Mahajan's PA Wins Jalgaon Election 2026; Mahayuti Dominates

• Arvind Deshmukh, PA to BJP leader Girish Mahajan, secured victory in the Jalgaon Municipal Corporation election.
• Other winners include Kalabai Shirsale, Prakash Balani, and Shiv Sena's Reshma Kale.
• A total of 12 candidates from BJP and Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) were elected unopposed, boosting the Mahayuti.
• BJP candidates elected unopposed include Ujjwala Bendale, Deepmala Kale, Vishal Bhole, Viren Khadke, Ankita Pankaj Patil, and Vaishali Amit Patil.
• Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) candidates elected unopposed are Gaurav Sonawane, Sagar Sonawane, Ganesh Sonawane, Rekha Patil, Manoj Chaudhary, and Pratibha Deshmukh.

Why It Matters: Girish Mahajan's aide won, and Mahayuti showed strong pre-election dominance with 12 unopposed victories.