Overview
- The BJP and its Mahayuti allies consolidated control of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and led across other Maharashtra civic bodies as counting continued.
- BJP MPs PC Mohan and Tejasvi Surya referenced “rasmalai” on X, flipping Raj Thackeray’s earlier taunt into a celebratory message after the results.
- Raj Thackeray had mocked K. Annamalai as “rasmalai” at a Shiv Sena–MNS rally and used the slogan “hatao lungi, bajao pungi,” long viewed as a slur against South Indians.
- K. Annamalai said he received threats over his remarks and argued that calling Mumbai an international city does not discount Maharashtrians’ contributions.
- Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis urged against overinterpreting Annamalai’s comments, and the sweets theme echoed the BJP’s 2024 jalebi send-off to Rahul Gandhi after its Haryana victory.