The Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA) halted the BJP’s momentum in Vasai-Virar, handing the party a major setback in a region where it had made sweeping gains just a year ago. In the 2024 Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party had won both seats, defeating BVA leaders Kshitij Thakur and Hitendra Thakur, fuelling expectations of a sustained saffron surge.

The municipal results, however, told a different story. The BVA staged a strong comeback by winning 71 of the 115 seats in the Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation, comfortably reclaiming control of the civic body, which it had dominated earlier with over 100 corporators.