BJP heads for huge BMC poll win, Thackerays lose grip on richest civic body

Mangalore Today News Network

Mumbai, January 16, 2026: The BJP-led alliance is headed to a massive victory in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections as the Thackerays lose grip on Mumbai, with votes still being counted for elections to 29 civic bodies across Maharashtra.

Here Are Top 10 Points On Maharashtra Civic Body Poll Results:

1. The BJP-led alliance is ahead in 115 wards in the BMC. The BJP has an edge in 86 while Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena is ahead in 29 wards.

2. The Thackeray cousins are behind with an edge in 77 wards, appearing sluggish in their attempt to retain control of the cash-rich civic body. While Uddhav Thackeray’s Sena is ahead in 71, Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) is leading in six wards. Check live updates here

3. In the BMC, whose annual budget exceeds Rs 74,400 crore, there were 1,700 candidates for 227 seats in the elections that were held after nine years and a four-year delay.

4. In the last elections held in 2017, the united Shiv Sena (comprising Eknath Shinde) had retained its grip on the BMC that it had been controlling for decades.

5. The overall figures for 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra too tilt in the BJP’s favour. An overall tally shows the BJP is ahead in 909 wards, while ally Shiv Sena, led by Shinde, is leading in 237 wards.

6. In the party-wise tally, the Congress stands third, with leads in 179 seats, a major chunk coming from Bhinwadi Nizampur, Nagpur, and Kolhapur. The Shiv Sena (UBT) is fourth, leading in 118 seats, followed by Ajit Pawar’s NCP (112). 

7. Besides Mumbai, Pune is also being keenly watched since two rival factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), led by Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and his uncle Rajya Sabha MP Sharad Pawar, have formed an alliance for the municipal elections.

8. The BJP is racing ahead here as well. The saffron party is leading in 52 seats, while the united NCP factions are following behind, with a lead in seven seats (NCP 5, NCP-SP 2) in Pune.

9. Polling for 2,869 seats across 893 wards in the 29 civic bodies was held on Thursday. A total of 3.48 crore voters were eligible to decide the fate of 15,931 candidates, including 1,700 in Mumbai.

10. Besides Mumbai and Pune, votes are also being counted in the following municipal corporations: Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Navi Mumbai, Vasai-Virar, Kalyan-Dombivli, Kolhapur, Nagpur, Solapur, Amravati, Akola, Nashik, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune, Ulhasnagar, Thane, Chandrapur, Parbhani, Mira-Bhayandar, Nanded-Waghala, Panvel, Bhiwandi-Nizampur, Latur, Malegaon, Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad, Jalgaon, Ahilyanagar, Dhule, Jalna and Ichalkaranji.