People’s mandate will prevail even if Opposition moves court: Fadnavis on unopposed civic poll wins

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. File

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. File | Photo Credit: ANI

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis connected Sunday (January 4, 2026) said that people's mandate volition prevail adjacent if Opposition parties determination tribunal to situation the unopposed predetermination of Mahayuti candidates successful the civic polls.

The BJP and its Mahayuti allies person won 68 seats unopposed successful the polls to municipal corporations scheduled for January 15 crossed the State, adjacent arsenic Opposition parties alleged that the ruling harvester utilized threats and wealth to unit candidates to retreat from the fray.

The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena connected Saturday (January 3, 2026) said it would situation the unopposed predetermination of Mahayuti candidates successful court.

Talking to reporters during a roadshow successful Chandrapur, Mr. Fadnavis said, "They tin surely spell to court, but the people's tribunal has elected us. Even if they [Opposition parties] determination the court, people's mandate volition prevail successful court." He pointed retired that respective independents and Muslim candidates person besides been elected unopposed.

"Why are they [Opposition parties] not talking astir them? It is due to the fact that they tin spot their decision intelligibly and are present trying to find excuses," the Chief Minister said.

Mr. Fadnavis, on with elder BJP person Sudhir Mungantiwar, erstwhile Union Minister Hansraj Ahir, Maharashtra Minister Ashok Uikey and MLA Kishore Jorgewar, took retired a roadshow successful Chandrapur, canvassing for BJP and Shiv Sena candidates.

Addressing a gathering, the Chief Minister said that nary enactment different than the BJP-Shiv Sena had undertaken improvement works successful Chandrapur.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi has allocated ₹50,000 crore for the improvement of cities, and the authorities volition supply funds for the improvement of Chandrapur,” helium said.

He further urged voters not to elite corrupt radical to the Chandrapur Municipal Corporation if they wanted funds to beryllium utilised decently for the city's development.

Mr. Fadnavis appealed to radical to ballot the Mahayuti to power, assuring that the authorities would absorption connected transparent governance and improvement portion taking attraction of radical for the adjacent 5 years.

The Chief Minister visited the past Mahakali temple successful Chandrapur successful the greeting and participated successful a roadshow from Anchleshwar Gate, passing done Gandhi Chowk and culminating astatine Jatpura Gate.

Published - January 04, 2026 03:07 p.m. IST

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