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Shiv Sena (UBT) bagged its archetypal mayoral presumption successful Maharashtra connected Thursday (February 11, 2026). Shiv Sena (UBT) campaigner Iqbal Syed was elected arsenic politician of the Parbhani Municipal Corporation (PMC), defeating BJP by 13 votes.
Iqbal Syed’s triumph was secured aft Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) aligned and received the enactment of autarkic corporators to execute the bulk people of 33 successful the 65-member house. According to Iqbal Syed, helium secured 39 votes, defeating the BJP campaigner Tirumala Khilare. “I americium honoured that my enactment has enactment religion successful maine and trusted maine with the position, and I guarantee to marque Parbhani a amended city, taking it towards the development. I secured 39 votes, portion BJP received 26 votes,” said present politician Iqbal Syed to The Hindu.
In the PMC elections held connected January 15, Shiv Sena (UBT) won 25 seats, Congress 12, BJP 12, Ajit Pawar’s NCP 11, Jansurajya Shakti 3, Yashwant Sena 1, and 1 different 1. Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress unneurotic had 37 seats crossing the halfway mark; it besides received enactment from independents. According to Shiv Sena (UBT), Mr Syed and Mr Khilare had a consecutive combat aft 12 candidates withdrew from the mayoral race.
With Mr. Syed’s assignment arsenic mayor, Parbhani becomes the lone municipal corp successful the State to get the politician from the Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena. Mr. Syed, being a Muslim face, has besides received attention. According to Shiv Sena (UBT), Mr. Syed was nominated owed to the “geographic politics”, meaning astatine slightest 30 corporator successful the location are from the Muslim community. Shiv Sena (UBT) unsocial has 13 Muslim corporator, portion the remaining are from the different communities.
JP slammed Shiv Sena (UBT) for electing a politician from the Muslim community, saying they boast astir Marathi pride, but arsenic soon arsenic they got the opportunity, they elected a Muslim Candidate. BJP spokesperson and Mumbai corporator Navnath Ban said, “Shiv Sena (UBT) has chosen the politician from the Aurangzeb’s instrumentality club, pushing Aurangzeb’s agenda.”
Meanwhile, Shiv Sena (UBT) person Sushma Andhare said, “The politician is Marathi, Maharashtrian, and elected pursuing each the rules of the Election Commission. BJP wants to fell the Epstein record controversy, truthful they privation to speech astir Shiv Sena (UBT). BJP don’t recognize the geographic authorities of Parbhani. MP Fauzia Khan is from Parbhani. Along with Sambhajinagar, Bhiwandi, and Parbhani person been the Muslim-dominated areas.”
Shiv Sena (UBT) Sanjay Jadhav said, “Our enactment and Congress fought successful confederation and besides got the politician elected successful alliance; independents besides backed us. We erstwhile told that Parbhani’s politician volition beryllium of Shiv Sena (UBT) and lawman politician of Congress, we did it.”
