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While in major urban centres such as Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad as well, the BJP has emerged as the dominant force, further consolidating its urban footprint. In Solapur, one of the most closely watched contests in the region, the BJP has emerged as the single largest party and appears poised to form the civic body government. Early trends indicated a clear lead for the party despite a crowded contest involving Congress, NCP factions, Shiv Sena factions, the MNS and others.

As per officials, the BJP led in a majority of the total wards (around 63 out of 102). The party has so far secured 78 seats, followed by the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) with eight seats, Shiv Sena with four, and one seat each for the NCP and Congress.

In the Solapur Municipal Corporation elections, the Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) and the NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) had finalised a seat-sharing formula, contesting 51 seats each. Guardian Minister Jaykumar Gore inducted several opposition leaders into the BJP and fielded them as party candidates, a move that reportedly caused unease among senior BJP leaders such as Subhash and Vijay Deshmukh.