In the Maharashtra municipal elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has secured an early advantage with two of its women candidates, Rekha Rajan Chaudhary and Asavari Kedar Navre, elected unopposed in the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation. This development, occurring before the main polling, is seen as a significant boost for the BJP, with party leaders attributing the wins to growing public support. The victories are being celebrated by party workers ahead of the broader elections across 29 municipal corporations.