Shinde's Sena: Strong in Governance, Weak in Civic Elections

• Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena secured 399 civic seats statewide, but over 55% (221 seats) are concentrated in Thane district alone.
• Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli, Navi Mumbai, and Ulhasnagar account for 62.6% of the party's total seats, indicating a strong regional dependency.
• Outside the Thane belt, the party shows marginal performance, with single-digit results in major cities like Solapur, Nanded-Waghala, and Amravati, and zero seats in Pune and Parbhani.
• The municipal results highlight that the BJP's urban appeal does not automatically translate into votes for Shinde's Sena, making the junior partner seem dispensable.
• The civic polls suggest that while power shifted after the 2022 split, popular allegiance and ground-level networks did not decisively move to Shinde's camp.

Why It Matters: Shinde's Sena governs strongly but struggles electorally in civic polls, heavily reliant on its Thane stronghold.