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BMC election result highlights: BJP-Shiv Sena alliance wins Mumbai with 118 seats, Uddhav Sena gets 65
Mumbai BMC election result highlights: Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked voters of Maharashtra as Mahayuti alliance heads towards landslide win in the state's civic body polls.
- 10:57 PM IST, Jan 16Mumbai voters opted for 'development brand', says Eknath Shinde
- 10:45 PM IST, Jan 16BJP ahead in 88 seats, UBT follows with 64
- 10:17 PM IST, Jan 16People have rejected 'divisive propaganda,' says Annamalai on BJP's win in Maharashtra civic polls
- 9:36 PM IST, Jan 16Uddhav Thackeray greets candidates who won from Dharavi
- 9:16 PM IST, Jan 16BJP ahead in 88, UBT follows with 65
- 8:54 PM IST, Jan 16Results pending in these BMC wards
- 8:27 PM IST, Jan 16BJP, Shiv Sena touch majority mark of 114 in BMC
- 8:09 PM IST, Jan 16Karnataka BJP takes 'rasmalai' dig at Raj Thackeray
- 7:42 PM IST, Jan 16BJP not quite at majority mark, closely followed by UBT
- 7:16 PM IST, Jan 16PM Modi thanks Maharashtra voters as Mahayuti heads towards landslide win in civic body polls
- 7:06 PM IST, Jan 16Former BMC mayor and UBT leader leads from ward 191, Shiv Sena cadidates demands recounting
- 6:58 PM IST, Jan 16Devendra Fadnavis hails ‘record-breaking’ mandate
- 6:37 PM IST, Jan 16Winners in 121 seats declared so far, BJP ahead with 47 wins
- 6:31 PM IST, Jan 16Fadnavis says Mahayuti will reach ‘full majority in BMC polls’
- 6:20 PM IST, Jan 16BJP leader calls Thackeray cousins ‘mafia’
- 6:13 PM IST, Jan 16Shiv Sena UBT's TM Jagdish wins from ward no 185
- 6:00 PM IST, Jan 16‘Mandate has been given for the development of Mumbai’- Maharashtra assembly speaker
- 5:55 PM IST, Jan 16‘Maharashtra relies a lot on PM Modi’- Fadnavis as Mahayuti inches towards victory
- 5:48 PM IST, Jan 16BJP candidate wins from Dharavi's ward no. 188
- 5:24 PM IST, Jan 16Sanjay Raut says ‘counting yet to begin in around 100 wards’ for BMC
- 5:15 PM IST, Jan 16BJP's Varun Dhawan meme dig at Rahul Gandhi after Maha civic polls win
- 5:05 PM IST, Jan 16What Shilpa Keluskar said after winning BMC polls
- 4:45 PM IST, Jan 16Shiv Sena's Milind Deora hails 'end to soap opera' with BMC result
- 4:38 PM IST, Jan 16BJP candidate, who submitted xerox AB form, wins seat
- 4:36 PM IST, Jan 16Mahayuti records first and only Dharavi win
- 4:32 PM IST, Jan 16BMC woes hit another ward in BMC, result withheld
- 4:05 PM IST, Jan 16Fadnavis hails BJP victory in Maharashtra civic polls
- 3:58 PM IST, Jan 16List of BMC ward winners so far
- 3:43 PM IST, Jan 16Fadnavis dials Maharashtra BJP chief after Mahayuti makes gains
- 3:25 PM IST, Jan 16Mahayuti has ‘won the trust of Mumbai,’ says Maharashtra Assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar
- 3:13 PM IST, Jan 16BJP maintains strong lead as Mahayuti gains | Where the numbers stand
- 3:02 PM IST, Jan 16BJP wins BMC ward 3
- 2:57 PM IST, Jan 16UBT wins another Dharavi ward
- 2:26 PM IST, Jan 16Fadnavis likely to visit BJP HQ following Mahayuti lead
- 2:12 PM IST, Jan 16Mumbai to get mayor after four-year delay | How is the mayor elected?
- 2:07 PM IST, Jan 16UBT wins Dharavi ward 186
- 2:00 PM IST, Jan 16Next Mumbai mayor to be from Mahayuti, claims Ramdas Athawale
- 1:48 PM IST, Jan 16Result of BMC Ward 72 also put on hold
- 1:43 PM IST, Jan 16What is happening in Dharavi Ward 185?
- 1:24 PM IST, Jan 16Mahayuti crosses majority mark in trends
- 1:21 PM IST, Jan 16Trends at 1:20 PM
- 1:18 PM IST, Jan 16Error in EVM puts results for ward 185 on hold
- 1:15 PM IST, Jan 16Shiv Sena workers celebrate as Mahayuti stays ahead in BMC results
- 1:10 PM IST, Jan 16Shiv Sena candidate wins Ward 4, defeats UBT contestant
- 1:06 PM IST, Jan 16Congress wins another Dharavi ward
- 12:44 PM IST, Jan 16Congress, MNS lead in five BMC wards
- 12:34 PM IST, Jan 16Mahayuti maintains lead in BMC results
- 12:25 PM IST, Jan 16Congress workers celebrate Asha Kale's win in Dharavi Ward 183
- 12:19 PM IST, Jan 16Nishikant Shinde defeat Shinde Sena candidate in Ward 194
- 12:14 PM IST, Jan 16Three more wards declare BMC winners
- 12:00 PM IST, Jan 16BJP log more wins in Mumbai; UBT finds first winner
- 11:58 AM IST, Jan 16Shiv Sena, BJP log multiple wins in Mumbai
- 11:54 AM IST, Jan 16BJP candidate wins from Ward 2
- 11:52 AM IST, Jan 16Shinde Sena candidate wins Ward no 1
- 11:48 AM IST, Jan 16Congress records first win in BMC results
- 11:32 AM IST, Jan 16'Thackeray brothers' future is to work from home, says Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC
- 11:21 AM IST, Jan 16BJP candidate leads in Byculla
- 11:17 AM IST, Jan 16Mahayuti takes lead in Mumbai, Sena-UBT trails
- 11:14 AM IST, Jan 16Rahul Gandhi accuses SEC of 'gaslighting citizens' amid erasable ink row
- 11:07 AM IST, Jan 16BJP takes lead in early trends
- 10:43 AM IST, Jan 16Of 1 crore voters, only 54 lakh casted their votes in the BMC polls, reveals data
- 10:34 AM IST, Jan 16Exit polls project victory for Mahayuti, but Uddhav Sena gives tough fight
- 10:29 AM IST, Jan 16Where the trends stand
- 10:18 AM IST, Jan 16Early trends show close contest between UBT and BJP
- 10:13 AM IST, Jan 16Suburban Bhandup sees highest voter turnout in BMC elections
- 10:00 AM IST, Jan 16Counting of votes begins
- 9:48 AM IST, Jan 16Mumbai sees dip in voter turnout
- 9:37 AM IST, Jan 16Mahayuti projected for sweep in BMC exit polls
- 9:33 AM IST, Jan 16BMC polls marred with mismatches, missing names and 'erasable' ink
- 9:25 AM IST, Jan 16Will there be a delay in BMC results?
- 9:15 AM IST, Jan 16Counting to begin at 10 AM across 23 counting centres
- 8:51 AM IST, Jan 16Hope Thackerays get to rule BMC, says Chandrakant Vaidya
- 8:41 AM IST, Jan 16Major changes in Maharashtra politics since last BMC polls
- 8:11 AM IST, Jan 16Thackeray cousins reunite after 20 years
- 8:05 AM IST, Jan 16Exit polls predict Mahayuti sweep
- 7:55 AM IST, Jan 16Mumbai votes after 4-year delay, result today
- 7:44 AM IST, Jan 16What happened in 2017?
- 7:43 AM IST, Jan 161,700 candidates in the fray
- 7:33 AM IST, Jan 16Where the voter count stands
- 7:20 AM IST, Jan 16Counting of votes begins at 10 AM
BMC election result highlights: Updates to this blog have ended. 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....Read More
As of 11.15 pm, BJP had either secured victories or was ahead in 1,422 of the 2,869 seats spread across 29 municipal corporations.
The election for the BMC was held on Thursday, with a total voter turnout of 52.94%.
Also Read | Who won BMC elections 2026: Full list of winners in Mumbai civic polls
The results for 227 wards in the BMC were declared by the State Election Commission following the polls on Thursday, which were held after a four-year delay. Along with the BMC, 28 other municipal corporations went to the polls across Maharashtra for the civic polls. The results for the same were also declared on Friday.
The last BMC elections were held in 2017. Based on the schedule, the elections were set for 2022 but were delayed due to a series of factors. Among the key reasons for the delay in elections was due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Other reasons behind the delay were the dispute over the delimitation of BMC seats, and a legal battle over reservation for Other Backwards Classes (OBC) in local body polls.
Mumbaikars stepped out to vote for the BMC elections after nearly a gap of four years. As per the SEC, the overall voter turnout for the BMC polls stood at 52.90%, which over 54 lakh stepping out to vote.
What did exit polls say?
Ahead of the results, the exit poll projections had shown a lead for the BJP-led Mahayuti in the BMC polls. JVC exit polls had the BJP+ alliance is likely to get 138 seats, while the Shiv Sena (UBT) alliance is likely to get 59 seats.
A similar projection was made by Axis My India, which said that BJP alliance may win 131-151 seats, while the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena alliance would secure 58-68 seats.
What happened in the last BMC election result?
In 2017, the BMC elections were held in a single phase. The Shiv Sena secured a win and was voted the largest party in the elections, winning 84 seats. The BJP saw an improved performance, securing 82 seats.
Meanwhile, the Indian National Congress dropped to 31 seats, and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena dropped to 7 seats.
However, since 2017, the political landscape in Maharashtra has undergone significant changes, marked by splits within the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party.
In 2022, the Shiv Sena split into two factions, one led by Uddhav Thackeray and the other by Eknath Shinde. Meanwhile, the Nationalist Congress Party split in 2023 into two factions - one led by Ajit Pawar and the other by Sharad Pawar.
From these splits, the Shinde Sena and NCP (AP) joined the alliance led by the BJP, forming the Mahayuti alliance. Meanwhile, NCP (SP), Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress came together to form the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance.
BMC election result LIVE: Error in EVM puts results for ward 185 on hold
BMC election result LIVE: The counting of Ward 185 in the BMC polls have been put on hold after found error in one EVM.
As per data from the SEC, candidates in the fray for ward 185, which is among the Dharavi wards, are -
- Kamlesh Lalji Chitroda, Indian National Congress (INC)
- T. M. Jagdish, Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (SSUBT)
- Paul Raphael, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
- Ravi Raja, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- Imran Mohammad Sheikh, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
- Nadar Michael Selvan, Bharatiya Communist Party (Marxist) (BCPM)
- Swati Yallappa Kunchikove, Bharatiya Communist Party (BHCP)
- Nirmal Ramdulare Mewalal, Samajwadi Party (SP)
- Sushilkumar Singh, Uttar Bharatiya Vikas Sena (UBVS)
- Jyoti Kshatriya, Republican Party of India (Khoripa) (RPIK)
- Pakkiyaraj Anbalagan, Independent (IND)
- Mohammad Irfan Istiyaq Khan, Independent (IND)
- Kamlesh Murji Nadiyapara, Independent (IND)
- Ponnarasi Shekhar Nadar, Independent (IND)
- Subhash Parvati Krishna Pandhare, Independent (IND)
- Vikas Maruti Rokade, Independent (IND)
The ward is reserved for Scheduled Caste and has a total population of 50,358.
BMC election result LIVE: Shiv Sena workers celebrate as Mahayuti stays ahead in BMC results
BMC election result LIVE: As the Mahayuti alliance continues to maintain a strong lead in BMC, Shiv Sena workers were seen celebrating the wins outside the headquarters in Mumbai.
BMC election result LIVE: Shiv Sena candidate wins Ward 4, defeats UBT contestant
BMC election result LIVE: Mangesh Pangare from Shiv Sena defeated Raju Mulla from SS (UBT) from Ward no. 4 with a victory margin of 3887 votes.
BMC election result LIVE: Congress wins another Dharavi ward
BMC election result LIVE: Congress has recorded another win in Dharavi. As per data accessed by HT, Sajidani Babu Khan has won from Ward 184.
BMC election result LIVE: Congress, MNS lead in five BMC wards
BMC election result LIVE: Allies Congress and MNS are currently ties for five leads each in the BMC election results based on trends.
Meanwhile, Congress has secured one win in Dharavi ward number 183.
BMC election result LIVE: Mahayuti maintains lead in BMC results
BMC election result LIVE: Amid the counting for the BMC election results, the Mahayuti alliance with BJP and Shiv Sena continues to be in the lead.
Here is where the trends stand at 12:30 PM -
BJP - 66
Shiv Sena UBT - 54
Shiv Sena - 20
Congress - 5
MNS - 5
Meanwhile, both factions of Nationalist Congress Party are yet to secure any leads.
BMC election result LIVE: Congress workers celebrate Asha Kale's win in Dharavi Ward 183
BMC election result LIVE: Congress candidate Asha Kale was the first winner to be declared in the BMC results. Kale, who contested from Dharavi ward number 183, won by a total of 1,240 votes.
BMC election result LIVE: Nishikant Shinde defeat Shinde Sena candidate in Ward 194
BMC election result LIVE: From ward number in 194, Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Nishikant Shinde has won the elections, defeating Shiv Sena's Samadhan Sarvankar.
Shinde is the brother of UBT leader and MLC Sunil Shinde.
BMC election result LIVE: Three more wards declare BMC winners
BMC election result LIVE: Amid the counting for the BMC election results, three more winners have been declared. These are -
Ward 207 - Rohidas Lokhande, BJP
Ward 208 - Ramakant Rahate, Shiv Sena (UBT)
Ward 193 - Hemangi Woralikar, Shiv Sena UBT
(Based on data accessed by HT)
BMC election result LIVE: BJP log more wins in Mumbai; UBT finds first winner
BMC election result LIVE: Amid the counting for the BMC election results, Shiv Sena and the BJP have recorded more wins. The latest wins come from - Ward 182 - Milind Vidya, Shiv Sena (UBT) and Ward 135 - Navnath Ban, BJP.
BMC election result LIVE: Shiv Sena, BJP log multiple wins in Mumbai
BMC election result LIVE: As per data accessed by HT, a total of six winners of been declared in Mumbai for the ongoing BMC election results. Of this, three are from Shiv Sena, two from the BJP and one from Congress.
List of winners as of 12 PM -
Ward 1 – Rekha Yadav, Shiv Sena
Ward 51 – Varsha Tembwalkar, Shiv Sena
Ward 163 – Shaila Lande, Shiv Sena
Ward 2 – Tejaswini Ghosalkar, BJP
Ward 214 – Ajit Patil, BJP
Ward 183 – Asha Kale, Congress
BMC election result LIVE: BJP candidate wins from Ward 2
BMC election result LIVE: In Ward number two, BJP candidate Tejaswi Ghosadkar has won with a total of 16,484.
BMC election result LIVE: Shinde Sena candidate wins Ward no 1
BMC election result LIVE: Shinde Sena candidate Rekha Yadav has won from ward number 1.
As per data accessed by HT, the Sena candidate won with a total of 7,544
BMC election result LIVE: Congress records first win in BMC results
BMC election result LIVE: The first winner for the BMC elections has been announced. As per reports, Congress' Asha Kale has won from Dharavi ward number 183.
The Congress candidate defeated a Shinde Sena contestant by 1,240 votes.
BMC election result LIVE: 'Thackeray brothers' future is to work from home,' says Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC
BMC election result LIVE: Amid the ongoing counting of the 227 wards of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC asserted confidence in the Mahayuti's victory in the Maharashtra civic body elections.
The exit polls have predicted a victory for the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance, with the Thackeray brothers finishing second and Congress and its allies failing to put up a strong show.
Speaking to ANI on Friday, Shaina called the exit polls a "trailer" and hailed the developmental progress made by the ruling alliance in the state.
"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 the ground, and those who work from home are made to stay at home...," she added further.
BMC election result LIVE: BJP candidate leads in Byculla
BMC election result LIVE: Based on early trends, Rohidas Lokhande from the BJP is currently leading in Byculla ward with 3385 votes.
Shalaka Dileep, MNS trailing with 3124 votes
BMC election result LIVE: Mahayuti takes lead in Mumbai, Sena-UBT trails
BMC election result LIVE: Based on early trends, the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance has taken the lead in Mumbai. Based on early trends, the BJP and Shiv Sena alliance has secured over 70 leads.
Meanwhile, the Shiv Sena UBT-MNS alliance leading in over 55 seats; Congress is leading on eight.
BMC election result LIVE: Rahul Gandhi accuses EC of 'gaslighting citizens' amid erasable ink row
BMC election result LIVE: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday attacked the Election Commission over the “erasable ink” row, saying that the trust in democracy has "collapsed". Sharing a media report on the ink used in the Maharashtra civic polls allegedly being erasable, the leader of the opposition said that “vote chori” is an anti-national act.
“Election commission gaslighting citizens is how trust has collapsed in our democracy. Vote Chori is an anti-national act,” Gandhi wrote on X.
The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) on Thursday ordered a probe into complaints of erasable electoral ink being used during the civic polls and warned of action against those “creating confusion” after Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray flagged the issue.
BMC election result LIVE: BJP takes lead in early trends
BMC election result LIVE: Amid the counting of votes for the BMC results, the Bharatiya Janata Party has now taken the lead.
As per TV reports, the BJP has secured 42 leads as of 11 AM. Shiv Sena (UBT) follows behind with 29 leads.
Shinde Sena has secured 13 leads, Congress stands at six and Raj Thackeray-led MNS at two.
BMC election result LIVE: Of 1 crore voters, only 54 lakh casted their votes in the BMC polls, reveals data
BMC election result LIVE: The results for the high-stakes BMC polls will be declared on Friday. With the counting underway, the BJP and Sena-UBT are locked in a close contest.
Of the total 1,03,44,315 voters in the electoral roll for BMC, a total of 54,76,043 exercised their right to vote on Thursday, brining the voter turnout to 52.90% .
In total numbers of voters, around 3.7 lakh men exercised their franchise compared to women. A total of 29,23,433 men voted across the 277 wards, 25,52,359 women, and 251 transgender electors also cast their votes.
BMC election result LIVE: Exit polls project victory for Mahayuti, but Uddhav Sena gives tough fight
BMC election result LIVE: The BMC elections 2026 were held for 227 seats, making 114 the majority mark a party or an alliance needs to secure to win the polls.
The BJP-Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) are fighting together against the Shiv Sena (UBT)-MNS-NCP (SP) alliance and the Congress along with its ally, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA), Rashtriya Samaj Paksh (RSP) among others.
According to Axis My India's predictions, the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance is poised to win 131-151 seats; the Shiv Sena (UBT)-MNS-NCP (SP) alliance 58-68 seats; the Congress-VBA-RSP alliance 12-16 seats; and others 6-12 seats. Other pollsters also had a similar projection.
However, as per the early trends for the BMC results, the Uddhav Sena is going neck-and-neck with the Bharatiya Janata Party in Mumbai.
BMC election result LIVE: Where the trends stand
BMC election result LIVE: As the votes for the BMC results are counted, here is where the trends stand at 10:20 AM -
For Mumbai, the BJP is leading in 25 wards, followed closely by the Shiv Sena UBT at 23.
Meanwhile, Shinde Sena is behind with nine leads, Congress at four and MNS at three.
BMC election result LIVE: Early trends show close contest between UBT and BJP
BMC election result LIVE: With the counting now underway for the BMC election result, early trends show a close contest between the BJP and Shiv Sena (UBT). As per TV reports, the BJP is leading in 16 wards and UBT is close behind with 11.
BMC election result LIVE: Suburban Bhandup sees highest voter turnout in BMC elections
BMC election result LIVE: According to data released by the BMC body, ward number 114 in suburban Bhandup recorded the highest turnout at 64.53 per cent, while ward number 227 in south Mumbai’s Colaba area reported the lowest turnout at 20.88 per cent.
The overall turnout for the BMC elections stood at 52.94%
BMC election result LIVE: Counting of votes begins
BMC election result LIVE: Counting of votes for the BMC election results is now underway. The State Election Commission will be carrying out a phase-wise counting exercise for the 227 wards.
The postal ballots are expected to be counted first, followed by the votes cast through electronic voting machines.
