Vasai Virar Election: Hitendra Thakur's BVA Retains Power, Misses 90-Seat Mark

• Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA) led by Hitendra Thakur retained control of Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation, winning 71 out of 115 seats.
• BVA faced a challenge after three of its MLAs lost in the assembly elections but successfully overcame it.
• The party narrowly missed winning approximately 90 seats, losing 19 seats to BJP by small margins.
• BJP significantly increased its tally from 1 seat in the last election to 42 seats this year, though it did not reach a majority.
• BVA's seat count decreased by 35 compared to the last municipal elections where they won 106 seats.

Why It Matters: Hitendra Thakur's BVA secured power in Vasai Virar but missed a larger majority due to narrow defeats.