BJP-led alliance wins major Indian local elections, ending rival's long control

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies have won control of Mumbai's city government, ending the Shiv Sena party's 30-year hold on the powerful civic body. The BJP-led 'Mahayuti' alliance also won a large number of seats in local elections across the state of Maharashtra.

The results mean the Thackeray family, which led the Shiv Sena, has lost its grip on India's richest municipal corporation. The BJP is now the single largest party in the Mumbai council, and its alliance with a faction of the Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde has crossed the majority mark needed to govern.