Shiv Sena leader and Maharashtra minister Anil Parab claimed the results of the nagar panchayat elections showed that people favoured the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA).

Numbers were important in democracy and the ruling MVA alliance of the Sena, NCP and Congress won the highest number of seats collectively, he told reporters here after the results were announced. It did not matter which MVA constituent won how many seats, Parab said, adding that the result was a victory of the alliance. The Sena also did well in the coastal Konkan region, its traditional bastion, he claimed.