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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.
- 5:27 PM IST, Jan 16Mumbai voters opted for 'development brand', says Eknath Shinde
- 5:15 PM IST, Jan 16BJP ahead in 88 seats, UBT follows with 64
- 4:47 PM IST, Jan 16People have rejected 'divisive propaganda,' says Annamalai on BJP's win in Maharashtra civic polls
- 4:06 PM IST, Jan 16Uddhav Thackeray greets candidates who won from Dharavi
- 3:46 PM IST, Jan 16BJP ahead in 88, UBT follows with 65
- 3:24 PM IST, Jan 16Results pending in these BMC wards
- 2:57 PM IST, Jan 16BJP, Shiv Sena touch majority mark of 114 in BMC
- 2:39 PM IST, Jan 16Karnataka BJP takes 'rasmalai' dig at Raj Thackeray
- 2:12 PM IST, Jan 16BJP not quite at majority mark, closely followed by UBT
- 1:46 PM IST, Jan 16PM Modi thanks Maharashtra voters as Mahayuti heads towards landslide win in civic body polls
- 1:36 PM IST, Jan 16Former BMC mayor and UBT leader leads from ward 191, Shiv Sena cadidates demands recounting
- 1:28 PM IST, Jan 16Devendra Fadnavis hails ‘record-breaking’ mandate
- 1:07 PM IST, Jan 16Winners in 121 seats declared so far, BJP ahead with 47 wins
- 1:01 PM IST, Jan 16Fadnavis says Mahayuti will reach ‘full majority in BMC polls’
- 12:50 PM IST, Jan 16BJP leader calls Thackeray cousins ‘mafia’
- 12:43 PM IST, Jan 16Shiv Sena UBT's TM Jagdish wins from ward no 185
- 12:30 PM IST, Jan 16‘Mandate has been given for the development of Mumbai’- Maharashtra assembly speaker
- 12:25 PM IST, Jan 16‘Maharashtra relies a lot on PM Modi’- Fadnavis as Mahayuti inches towards victory
- 12:18 PM IST, Jan 16BJP candidate wins from Dharavi's ward no. 188
- 11:54 AM IST, Jan 16Sanjay Raut says ‘counting yet to begin in around 100 wards’ for BMC
- 11:45 AM IST, Jan 16BJP's Varun Dhawan meme dig at Rahul Gandhi after Maha civic polls win
- 11:35 AM IST, Jan 16What Shilpa Keluskar said after winning BMC polls
- 11:15 AM IST, Jan 16Shiv Sena's Milind Deora hails 'end to soap opera' with BMC result
- 11:08 AM IST, Jan 16BJP candidate, who submitted xerox AB form, wins seat
- 11:06 AM IST, Jan 16Mahayuti records first and only Dharavi win
- 11:02 AM IST, Jan 16BMC woes hit another ward in BMC, result withheld
- 10:35 AM IST, Jan 16Fadnavis hails BJP victory in Maharashtra civic polls
- 10:28 AM IST, Jan 16List of BMC ward winners so far
- 10:13 AM IST, Jan 16Fadnavis dials Maharashtra BJP chief after Mahayuti makes gains
- 9:55 AM IST, Jan 16Mahayuti has ‘won the trust of Mumbai,’ says Maharashtra Assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar
- 9:43 AM IST, Jan 16BJP maintains strong lead as Mahayuti gains | Where the numbers stand
- 9:32 AM IST, Jan 16BJP wins BMC ward 3
- 9:27 AM IST, Jan 16UBT wins another Dharavi ward
- 8:56 AM IST, Jan 16Fadnavis likely to visit BJP HQ following Mahayuti lead
- 8:42 AM IST, Jan 16Mumbai to get mayor after four-year delay | How is the mayor elected?
- 8:37 AM IST, Jan 16UBT wins Dharavi ward 186
- 8:30 AM IST, Jan 16Next Mumbai mayor to be from Mahayuti, claims Ramdas Athawale
- 8:18 AM IST, Jan 16Result of BMC Ward 72 also put on hold
- 8:13 AM IST, Jan 16What is happening in Dharavi Ward 185?
- 7:54 AM IST, Jan 16Mahayuti crosses majority mark in trends
- 7:51 AM IST, Jan 16Trends at 1:20 PM
- 7:48 AM IST, Jan 16Error in EVM puts results for ward 185 on hold
- 7:45 AM IST, Jan 16Shiv Sena workers celebrate as Mahayuti stays ahead in BMC results
- 7:40 AM IST, Jan 16Shiv Sena candidate wins Ward 4, defeats UBT contestant
- 7:36 AM IST, Jan 16Congress wins another Dharavi ward
- 7:14 AM IST, Jan 16Congress, MNS lead in five BMC wards
- 7:04 AM IST, Jan 16Mahayuti maintains lead in BMC results
- 6:55 AM IST, Jan 16Congress workers celebrate Asha Kale's win in Dharavi Ward 183
- 6:49 AM IST, Jan 16Nishikant Shinde defeat Shinde Sena candidate in Ward 194
- 6:44 AM IST, Jan 16Three more wards declare BMC winners
- 6:30 AM IST, Jan 16BJP log more wins in Mumbai; UBT finds first winner
- 6:28 AM IST, Jan 16Shiv Sena, BJP log multiple wins in Mumbai
- 6:24 AM IST, Jan 16BJP candidate wins from Ward 2
- 6:22 AM IST, Jan 16Shinde Sena candidate wins Ward no 1
- 6:18 AM IST, Jan 16Congress records first win in BMC results
- 6:02 AM IST, Jan 16'Thackeray brothers' future is to work from home, says Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC
- 5:51 AM IST, Jan 16BJP candidate leads in Byculla
- 5:47 AM IST, Jan 16Mahayuti takes lead in Mumbai, Sena-UBT trails
- 5:44 AM IST, Jan 16Rahul Gandhi accuses SEC of 'gaslighting citizens' amid erasable ink row
- 5:37 AM IST, Jan 16BJP takes lead in early trends
- 5:13 AM IST, Jan 16Of 1 crore voters, only 54 lakh casted their votes in the BMC polls, reveals data
- 5:04 AM IST, Jan 16Exit polls project victory for Mahayuti, but Uddhav Sena gives tough fight
- 4:59 AM IST, Jan 16Where the trends stand
- 4:48 AM IST, Jan 16Early trends show close contest between UBT and BJP
- 4:43 AM IST, Jan 16Suburban Bhandup sees highest voter turnout in BMC elections
- 4:30 AM IST, Jan 16Counting of votes begins
- 4:18 AM IST, Jan 16Mumbai sees dip in voter turnout
- 4:07 AM IST, Jan 16Mahayuti projected for sweep in BMC exit polls
- 4:03 AM IST, Jan 16BMC polls marred with mismatches, missing names and 'erasable' ink
- 3:55 AM IST, Jan 16Will there be a delay in BMC results?
- 3:45 AM IST, Jan 16Counting to begin at 10 AM across 23 counting centres
- 3:21 AM IST, Jan 16Hope Thackerays get to rule BMC, says Chandrakant Vaidya
- 3:11 AM IST, Jan 16Major changes in Maharashtra politics since last BMC polls
- 2:41 AM IST, Jan 16Thackeray cousins reunite after 20 years
- 2:35 AM IST, Jan 16Exit polls predict Mahayuti sweep
- 2:25 AM IST, Jan 16Mumbai votes after 4-year delay, result today
- 2:14 AM IST, Jan 16What happened in 2017?
- 2:13 AM IST, Jan 161,700 candidates in the fray
- 2:03 AM IST, Jan 16Where the voter count stands
- 1:50 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%.
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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.
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BMC election result LIVE: ‘We pursued development with complete honesty’, says Nitin Gadkari
BMC election result LIVE: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari had words of praise for BJP after the BMC election results.
“The people have chosen us for 5 years. The trust and love of the people are our greatest strength. We did not engage in politics based on caste, religion, or language. We pursued development with complete honesty and did not discriminate in development in any way...,” he told reporters, as per ANI.
BMC election result LIVE: CM Devendra Fadnavis ‘happy’ with results as BJP secures win with help from Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena
BMC election result LIVE: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis expressed happiness with the results, and praised PM Narendra Modi in a video message shared on X.
“I am very happy that the Bharatiya Janata Party has achieved an unprecedented victory in Maharashtra. The Bharatiya Janata Party and our alliance partners have secured a clear majority in about 25 of the 29 places, including Mumbai,” Fadnavis said.
He added, “The BJP has emerged as the single-largest party, and I extend my heartfelt congratulations to the people of Maharashtra and all BJP workers. This victory is a testament to Maharashtra's faith in Prime Minister Modi. This victory is the result of the hard work of all our workers, especially an endorsement by the people of the development agenda we have pursued.”
BMC election result LIVE: Sena(UBT)'s Sanjay Raut launches ‘Jaichand’ jibe at Shinde as BJP-Sena cruise to victory
BMC election result LIVE: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut, on Friday, referred to Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde as ‘Jaichand’. His remark, via a post on X, came as Shinde's Sena and BJP cruised to victory in the BMC polls.
“Had Eknath Shinde not been a Jaichand to Shiv Sena, Mumbai would not have seen a BJP mayor. Marathi people will always remember Shinde as Jaichand,” Raut said, drawing a parallel to a character reviled for their betrayal.
Shinde, along with 39 MPs, had revolted against party leader Uddhav Thackeray and dislodged his government in 2022. Ultimately, this also caused the undivided Sena to split into two factions. The undivided Sena had controlled the BMC from 1997 to 2022.
BMC election result LIVE: How Shinde's Sena performed in Thane, Deputy CM's home turf?
BMC election result LIVE: In Thane, the home turf of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Shiv Sena pulled off a victory. The party clinched 75 of the 131 seats, with ally BJP bagging 28.
Overall, the BJP managed to win 118 seats and surpassed the 114-majority mark needed for the 227-member BMC. Across Maharashtra, BJP won 1400 seats, while ally Shiv Sena got 397. Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena managed 153 seats, MNS got 13 seats in the state. Congress bagged 324 seats.
BMC election result LIVE: How did Thackeray brothers-NCP alliance perform?
The Shiv Sena (UBT)-MNS-NCP (SP) alliance managed to win 72 seats. The undivided Shiv Sena had ruled the civic body for 25 years since 1997.
The Shiv Sena (UBT) led by Uddhav Thackeray won 65 seats. Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena won six seats, while the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) got only one seat.
BMC election result LIVE: BJP-Shiv Sena alliance wins with 118 seats
The BJP and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena alliance on Friday secured a clear majority in the BMC elections. They secured 118 out of the 227 seats
The BJP won 89 seats, while the Eknath Shinde-led group secured 29.
BMC election result LIVE: Kangana Ranaut takes a dig at Uddhav Sena; ‘those who demolished…’
Actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut congratulated her party and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for a stunning performance in the BMC election.
BMC election result LIVE: BJP-Shiv Sena at 110 seats, Thackrey brothers at 65
The BJP-Shiv Sena alliance has won 110 seats. The Thackeray brothers trailed behind at 65 seats, with Shiv Sena (UBT) doing the heavy lifting, winning 60 seats.
Congress has won 19 seats, NCP (SP) one, NCP two, and others seven. The halfway mark is set at 114 seats.
BMC election result LIVE: Mumbai voters opted for 'development brand', says Eknath Shinde
BMC election result LIVE: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday the people of Mumbai have voted against those in power for 25 years and opted for "development brand", in a dig at the Thackeray cousins Raj and Uddhav.
Talking to reporters here, Shinde said a majority of the 29 municipal corporations, where elections were held on January 15, will have a mayor of the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance.
"Our agenda was development. Some contested polls on emotional plank," Shinde, who heads the Shiv Sena, said in a dig at the Thackerays. "People chose the development brand and voted against those who were in power for 25 years," he added. (PTI)
BMC election result LIVE: BJP ahead in 88 seats, UBT follows with 64
BMC election result LIVE: According to latest trends, BJP is ahead in 88 seats, followed by Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena with 64 seats.
BJP ally, Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena, is leading in 29 seats while Congress is leading in 24 seats.
With this, Mahayuti, which consists majorly of BJP and Shiv Sena, has crossed the majority mark of 114 and is currently sitting at 117.
Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM and Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena are ahead in eight and six seats respectively.
BMC election result LIVE: People have rejected 'divisive propaganda,' says Annamalai on BJP's win in Maharashtra civic polls
BMC election result LIVE: Reacting to his party's victory in the civic polls in Maharashtra, BJP leader K Annamalai on Friday said people trust the triple-engine leadership and they have rejected "divisive propaganda."
The people of Mumbai have spoken with crystal clarity and the historic victory of the Mahayuti alliance in the BMC elections is a resounding endorsement of development-first governance, he said in a social media post.
The former Tamil Nadu BJP President was targeted by MNS chief Raj Thackeray alleging the leader from south during his campaign for the civic polls tried to separate Mumbai from Maharashtra by claiming it as an international city. Mockingly, he dubbed Annamalai as "Rasmalai". (PTI)
BMC election result LIVE: Uddhav Thackeray greets candidates who won from Dharavi
Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray greets winning candidates from Dharavi area including TM Jagdish, Archana Avirat Shinde, Joseph Koli and their followers, at Thackeray's residence at Bandra east in Mumbai, India, on Friday.
BMC election result LIVE: BJP ahead in 88, UBT follows with 65
BMC election result LIVE: According to latest figures as of 8.53 pm, BJP has won or is leading in 88 seats, followed by rival UBT Shiv Sena in 65 seats.
Here is a party-wise breakdown-
BJP - 88
Shiv Sena UBT - 65
Shiv Sena - 28
Congress - 24
MNS - 6
MIM - 8
NCP - 3
SP - 2
NCP (Sharad Pawar) - 1
BMC election result LIVE: Results pending in these BMC wards
BMC election result LIVE: Results pending till now in these BMC wards-
95, 96, 119, 120, 121, 122, 125, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 159, 180, 181, 193, 194, 195, 196, 196, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206
BMC election result LIVE: BJP, Shiv Sena touch majority mark of 114 in BMC
BMC election result LIVE: According to latest figures, BJP has won or is leading in 87 seats, followed by rival UBT Shiv Sena in 65 seats.
Here is a party-wise breakdown-
BJP 87
Shiv Sena (UBT) 65
Shiv Sena 27
Congress 22
MIM 8
Samajwadi Party 2
MNS 6
NCP 3
Sharad Pawar NCP 1
According to these figures, BJP and its ally Shiv Sena have touched the majority mark of 114. However, the counting is still underway.
BMC election result LIVE: Karnataka BJP takes 'rasmalai' dig at Raj Thackeray
BMC election result LIVE: The Karnataka BJP on Friday took a 'rasmalai' dig at MNS chief Raj Thackeray following the strong performance of the BJP-led alliance in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections.
Sounding upbeat over the party's performance in the BMC polls, BJP leaders in Karnataka expressed confidence that the momentum would be replicated in the state's upcoming local body elections, particularly in the five city corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA).
"Ordered some rasmalai. #BMCResults," Bengaluru Central MP P C Mohan posted on 'X'. Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya too joined in, describing the outcome as a "sweet rasmalai" victory for the Mumbai BJP in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election. (PTI)
BMC election result LIVE: BJP not quite at majority mark, closely followed by UBT
BMC election result LIVE: According to the current trends, as per TV reports, BJP is leading or has won in 84 seats yet, closely followed by rival Shiv Sena (UBT) in 72 seats.
The Shinde-led Sena, a BJP ally, is leading or has won in 26 seats while UBT ally MNS has 11 seats in its tally so far.
Congress is leading or has won in 22 seats, while Ajit Pawar's NCP has 2 seats in its bag, his uncle's NCP faction has 1. Others are leading or have won in nine seats so far.
BMC election result LIVE: PM Modi thanks Maharashtra voters as Mahayuti heads towards landslide win in civic body polls
BMC election result LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanks voters of Maharashtra as Mahayuti alliance heads towards landslide win in the state's civic body polls.
“Thank you, Maharashtra! The enthusiastic people of the state have blessed the NDA's agenda of public welfare and good governance! The results of various municipal corporation elections show that the bond between the NDA and the people of Maharashtra has become even stronger. The experience of our performance and the vision of development have touched the hearts of the people. I express heartfelt gratitude to all the people of Maharashtra. This mandate will give greater momentum to progress and is a celebration of the glorious culture connected with the state,” he wrote in a post on X.
BMC election result LIVE: Former BMC mayor and UBT leader leads from ward 191, Shiv Sena candidates demands recounting
BMC election result LIVE: Former Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation mayor and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Vishakha Raut was leading from ward number 191 with 13,236 votes as compared to Shinde's Shiv Sena's Priya Sarvankar who bagged 13,039.
Sarvankar has demanded a recounting.
BMC election result LIVE: Devendra Fadnavis hails ‘record-breaking’ mandate
BMC election result LIVE: As BJP marches towards victory in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said, “BJP offered a developmental agenda. We put it before the people and they responded positively. We have received a record-breaking mandate in many municipal corporations and it underscores that people want honesty and development. That is why people voted for the BJP.”
"The verdict reflects the trust of the people of Maharashtra in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the policies pursued by the BJP-led alliance," he added.
"Our agenda will always be development and we will use our victory to transform the lives of people. Hindutva has always been our soul and one can not differentiate our Hindutva from development. Our Hindutva is inclusive."
BMC election result LIVE: Winners in 121 seats declared so far, BJP ahead with 47 wins
BMC election result LIVE: The winning candidates announced for the Mumbai Municipal Corporation so far are as follows:
A total of 121 results have been declared so far -
BJP - 47
Shiv Sena - 14
Shiv Sena (UBT) - 30
Congress - 16
MNS - 6
AIMIM - 6
Samajwadi Party - 1
NCP Ajit Pawar Group - 1
BMC election result LIVE: Fadnavis says Mahayuti will reach ‘full majority in BMC polls’
BMC election result LIVE: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said that Mahayuti would reach “full majority in BMC polls”.
“Record mandate demonstrates people's desire for development and honesty,” he said, as quoted by news agency PTI.
“Hindutva has always been our soul; one cannot differentiate our Hindutva from development,” he added.
BMC election result LIVE: BJP leader calls Thackeray cousins ‘mafia’
BMC election result LIVE: As counting for BMC election is underway, BJP leader Kirit Somaiya called Thackeray cousins ‘mafia’ and said that people of Mumbai “taught them a lesson”.
"Mumbaikar wanted to do a lot for years, but this mafia, be it Raj Thackeray or Uddhav Thackeray, used to threaten and scare them. Today, people of Mumbai taught them a lesson. He betrayed his own father. Who was it who had saved the dignity of Uddhav Thackeray in the end? Muslims and Bangladeshis. He had to take refuge in Allah in the end..." he said.
BMC election result LIVE: Shiv Sena UBT's TM Jagdish wins from ward no 185
BMC election result LIVE: Shiv Sena UBT's TM Jagdish declared winner from ward no 185.
