BMC Election Results 2026 Highlights: BJP-Shiv Sena Cross Majority-Mark, Thackeray Cousins Second

Breaching the bastion of the Thackeray family, the alliance of the BJP and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on Friday secured a clear majority in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections by bagging 118 out of 227 seats.

The BJP won 89 seats, while the Shinde-led Sena secured 29. The alliance thus crossed the halfway mark of 114 needed to control the country's richest civic body.

Here's a look at the party-wise tally:

• BJP: 89
• Shiv Sena: 29
• Shiv Sena (UBT): 66
• MNS: 6
• Congress: 24
• NCP: 3
• NCP-SP: 1
• Others: 11

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As per the leads available so far, the alliance of Bharatiya Janata party and Shiv Sena is ahead in 114 out of the 227 wards, whereas the main Opposition coalition led by Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray is ahead in 78 wards.

Others, including Congress, AIMIM and Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi, have taken the lead in 35 seats. The final results are yet to be declared. The halfway majority mark stands at 113.

Mahayuti set to form government in 25 of 29 municipal corporations, including Mumbai, says CM Fadnavis on Maharashtra civic polls. BJP offered developmental agenda, people responded positively, he added. 

 BJP-Shiv Sena Mahayuti continues its lead in BMC election and most of  the other municipal corporations in the state.

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CM Devendra Fadnavis calls up Mumbai BJP president Ameet Satam and congratulates him, as the BJP-Shiv Sena Mahayuti leads in the BMC elections.

Mahayuti Leads In 116 Wards, MVA: 81, Others: 18 in BMC polls at 3:30 p.m.

Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Friday said the BJP was heading towards a majority in the Maharashtra civic polls and expressed confidence that the party-led Mahayuti coalition would secure a two-thirds mark.

Congress dominated the Latur civic body in the region, according to trends. Of the 70 seats in Latur, the Congress was surging ahead in 30 seats, followed by the BJP in 17.Independent candidates were ahead in five seats.

In Parbhani Municipal Corporation, Sena (UBT) was leading in 23 of the 65 seats in the civic body, followed by Congress in 8 seats.

In Nanded, the BJP was leading in 20 of the 81 seats, while Shiv Sena was ahead in five. The Congress was leading in 12 seats, according to early trends reported by television channels.

The BJP was leading in the elections to the municipal corporations of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jalna, and Nanded in Maharashtra’s Marathwada. Of the 115 seats in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, BJP candidates were ahead in 22, followed by Shiv Sena, led by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, in 19 seats, as per the trends reported by Marathi channels. There was no official confirmation from the State Election Commission.

Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis E Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) had taken the lead in 14 seats here. Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT) was leading in ten seats, while Deputy CM Ajit Pawar’s NCP was ahead in two seats.

• BJP - 88
• Shiv Sena (UBT) - 73
• Shiv Sena- 28
• Congress - 7
• MNS - 7
   

The BJP was leading on 84 seats, while the Congress was ahead on 41 in polls to the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) where counting is underway since Friday morning.

Four candidates of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) are also leading in Nagpur, where a four-member panel system is in place. Under the system, each panel consisted of four wards.

The AIMIM candidates who are leading are Alisha Khan, Reshma Nandgawli, Sofia Sheikh and Pawan Koye. They are ahead of their rivals in Ward No. 3 in Asinagar zone, which has a significant Muslim population. The AIMIM contested on 6 seats in Nagpur, where party chief and Lok Sabha MP Assuddin Owaisi addressed a rally during campaigning.

The BJP contested on 143 seats, and its ally Shiv Sena on eight. The Congress fielded candidates on all 151 seats. In the last NMC elections, the BJP won 108 seats followed by the Congress (28), BSP (10), undivided Shiv Sena (2) and united NCP (1).

In ward number 1 in the western suburb of Dahisar, Rekha Yadav of Shiv Sena secured 7,544 votes, trouncing Sheetal Mhatre of the Congress, who got 5,070 votes. She was declared the winner with a margin of around 2,500 votes.

BJP candidate Tejasvi Ghosalkar won the BMC election, defeating her nearest rival Dhanashree Vilas Kolge of the Shiv Sena (UBT).

Contesting from ward number 2 in Dahisar, Ghosalkar secured 16,484 votes, while Kolge polled 5,729 votes. Her victory margin stood at 10,755 votes.

Supporters of Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Nishikant Shinde celebrate in Worli after Shinde won Ward 194 (G/South) by 582 votes against the rival Shinde faction's Samadhan Sarvankar.

In the 128-member Pimpri Chinchwad civic body, the BJP is leading in 70 electoral seats and the NCP is ahead in 40 wards.

The poll campaign in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad was marked by sharp exchanges between Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and the BJP.

Ajit Pawar had targeted the local BJP leadership over the alleged irregularities in the functioning of the two civic bodies.

In the 102-member Solapur municipal corporation, the BJP is leading in 60 electoral wards.

In the 81-member Kolhapur civic body, Mahayuti partners- the BJP, Shiv Sena, and the NCP- are leading in 25 seats, while the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi is ahead in 21 civic wards.

Elections to the 29 municipal corporations were held on January 15 after a gap of several years, with terms of most of them having ended between 2020 and 2023.

 The BJP has surged ahead of the NCP-NCP (SP) alliance, led by Ajit Pawar and his uncle Sharad Pawar, in the Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporations, according to trends after the counting of votes for the civic polls.

The BJP is also leading in the Kolhapur, Satara, Solapur, and Sangli civic bodies in the western Maharashtra region.

The BJP's showing in Pune and PCMC indicates the saffron party has effectively blunted the challenge posed by the "united" NCP factions.

Official BMC trends

• BJP - 29
• Shiv Sena (UBT) - 19
• Shiv Sena- 10
• Congress - 7
• MNS - 2
• AIMIM- 4
• Samajwadi Party - 1
• NCP- 1
• NoTA- 1

BJP’s Ravi Raja loses ward 185. He was LoP in the previous BMC house. He has switched from Congress to the BJP. He lost to the Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate.

AIMIM wins first seat in BMC Mumbai. Mehzabin Khan wins Mankhurd ward number 134

In the Amravati Municipal Corporation, which has 87 electoral wards, the BJP was leading in 13, the NCP in seven and Congress in five. The Yuva Swabhiman Party of MLA Ravi Rana was leading in two seats.

A few days before polling, the BJP had officially ended its alliance with Rana’s party, claiming that it went against their pact and fielded its own candidates in several wards. As per early trends in Chandrapur, the BJP is leading in six seats, the Sena (UBT) in seven, Congress in two and NCP in one. Chandrapur civic body has 66 seats.

The BJP took the lead in 35 of the 80 seats in the Akola civic body, while the Congress candidates were ahead in 15 seats. Shiv Sena, led by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, was leading in 8 seats, followed by Deputy CM Ajit Pawar’s NCP in seven electoral wards. Congress’ Maha Vikas Aghadi partners NCP (SP), headed by Sharad Pawar, and Sena (UBT) of Uddhav Thackeray were leading in four and three seats, respectively.

The BJP is leading in the municipal corporation polls in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region, which includes Nagpur, Chandrapur, Akola and Amravati, in the initial rounds of counting that began on Friday morning.

Of the 151 seats in the Nagpur Municipal Corporation, the BJP was leading in 74, followed by Congress in 22 and Shiv Sena (UBT) in 2, as per early trends shared by officials. Nagpur is home to big leaders like Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union minister Nitin Gadkari.

Congress's Asha Deepak Kale says, "The support of our MP Varsha Gaikwad and MLA Jyoti Gaikwad is the reason behind this victory. With their blessings, we have won this seat. This is the victory of our party workers..."

On the Maharashtra civic polls results, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale says, “Exit polls may vary slightly, but they reflect the overall public mood. The reports show BJP leading in many places, and in the BMC elections too, the BJP–Shiv Sena will form the government with a clear majority.

In cities like Pune, Nagpur, and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, we are ahead. Even where there is no formal alliance, the BJP and Shiv Sena are performing strongly. While there is competition, it is not a neck-and-neck fight. We are confident of coming to power.”

Official BMC trends

• BJP - 17
• Shiv Sena (UBT) - 9
• Shiv Sena- 5
• Congress - 3
• MNS - 1
• AIMIM- 2
• Samajawadi Party - 1
• NCP- 1
• NoTA- 1

BJP-Shiv Sena alliance leads in 61 wards in Mumbai, Thackerays ahead in 42, show leads in BMC polls at 12:01 p.m.

Congress's Asha Kale wins Dharavi ward number 183 by 1,240 votes. 

On the Maharashtra civic polls, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut says, “Thousands of voters’ names were missing from areas where Shiv Sena(UBT), MNS, and Congress get support. EVMs malfunctioned in several wards, and complaints were ignored. Meetings between civic officials and BJP leaders during the Model Code of Conduct are deeply troubling for democracy.”

In Thane, Eknath Shinde’s stronghold, his party Shiv Sena was leading ahead of ally BJP, which was ahead in six wards

In Pune, the BJP appeared to dominate its ally NCP. The saffron party was leading in 32 of the 165 wards, whereas the NCP, led by Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, was leading in 14 seats.

Exit polls have predicted a sweep for the ruling Mahayuti alliance in the elections to 29 municipal corporations.

Key Alliances In Mumbai

• BJP - Shiv Sena - RPI (Athawale)
• Shiv Sena (UBT) - Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) - NCP (Sharad Pawar)
• NCP (Ajit Pawar)
• Congress - Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi (VBA)

BJP-Shiv Sena alliance leads in 34 wards in Mumbai, Thackerays ahead in 27, show early leads in BMC polls at 10:30 a.m.

On Maharashtra civic body elections, Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC says, "The exit polls are just a trailer, the results will be out in 2 hours. The public has decided the mandate for 29 Municipal Corporations on the basis of development and Eknath Shinde's work of progress..."

She also says, "Udhhav Thackeray should change his script writer and find some other excuse... The verdict of loss and win is decided by the public. The message is that the opportunity belongs to those who work on ground and those who work from home are made to stay at home..."

Counting begins for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls. 

Counting of votes polled in elections to 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra began on Friday morning with the spotlight on Mumbai, where the BJP-led Mahayuti bloc is locked in a prestige battle with the reunited Thackeray cousins for control of India's richest civic body.

Counting of votes begins for elections in Mumbai and 28 other municipal corporations in Maharashtra.

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray claimed irregularities in the Maharashtra civic polls, terming it an attempt to murder democracy, and urged voters to dislodge the "brutal, fraud, corrupt, and dictatorial regime of the BJP".

Uddhav and his cousin Raj Thackeray, who heads the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, targeted the State Election Commission (SEC) over a range of issues, besides claiming that the ink used on voters' fingers could easily be erased.

A voter turnout of 52.94% was recorded in the Mumbai civic polls, down from 55.53% in the last elections in 2017. According to data released by the civic body, ward number 114 in suburban Bhandup recorded the highest turnout at 64.53%, while ward number 227 in south Mumbai’s Colaba area reported the lowest turnout at 20.88%

Of the over 1.03 crore eligible voters in the metropolis, 52.94% exercised their franchise on Thursday between 7.30 am and 5.30 pm.

In a release, the BMC said counting of votes polled in the elections on Thursday will begin at 10 am across 23 centres in the metropolis. As in past elections, the counting of all wards will not start simultaneously - instead, votes from two wards will be counted at a time. This means counting for only 46 wards will begin at 10 am, instead of all 227 wards at once. According to the officials, due to this changed counting process, no trends will be available for all 227 seats as soon as the process begins, unlike in the past.
 

Several voters as well as opposition leaders, including MNS chief Raj Thackeray and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, alleged that the indelible ink used during the polling could be easily wiped off using sanitiser, acetone, or even water, raising concerns about the possibility of impersonation or multiple voting.

52.94% polling in Mumbai municipal corporation elections; it was 55.53% in last elections in 2017: Official.

Meanwhile, in a first-of-its-kind initiative, the civic body has introduced a geo-fencing and live vehicle tracking system to monitor the movement of vehicles deployed for election duty.

As per a second BMC release, as many as 2,865 vehicles, including 1,023 buses from civic undertaking BEST, 101 from the state transport corporation, 1,160 from private owners and 581 taxis, were being tracked through a central control room at the civic headquarters in south Mumbai to ensure timely and secure transportation of polling staff and election materials.

Around 1,700 candidates will vie for 227 seats in the key elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Voting started at 7.30 a.m. and ended at 5.30 p.m. 

A total of 10,231 polling stations were set up across Mumbai, and 64,375 officers and staff were deployed for duty. The BMC said several measures were taken to encourage voter participation, including decoration of polling stations, setting up of pink booths, selfie points and media facilitation centres, along with special assistance for senior citizens and persons with disabilities.

Adequate police deployment was also made to maintain law and order on polling day.