BJP Secures Narrow Majority in Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation Elections

• BJP won 39 out of 78 seats in the Sangli, Miraj, and Kupwad Municipal Corporation elections.
• The party fell one seat short of the 40-seat clear majority required to form a sole government.
• BJP contested the elections independently, while NCP and Congress formed an alliance.
• Shiv Sena (Thackeray faction) and Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) also contested independently.
• BJP will require support from allied parties to form the government in the municipal corporation.

Why It Matters: BJP achieved a narrow majority in Sangli, needing allies to form the municipal government.