BMC result: Mahayuti crosses majority mark in early trends, MVA behind | Top 10 updates

Apart from Mumbai's Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, results from major corporations such as Pune, Thane, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Mira-Bhayandar are also expected.

As the counting of votes are underway, Mahayuti alliance of BJP and Shiv Sena have crossed the majority mark in early trends, as of 1:30pm. BJP currently has 89 leads and the Shiv Sena has 29, bringing their alliance’s tally to 118. The majority mark for a win in the BMC is 114 wards out of 227.

Young girls pose for the photos after cast their vote in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections at a polling booth, Vile parle in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, January 15, 2025. (HT photo)

The polls, held on January 15, covered 2,869 seats across 893 wards in 29 municipal corporations and were keenly watched amid shifting political alliances and intense contests in key urban centres. Follow BMC election result LIVE

The State Election Commission started counting votes for all 29 municipal corporations at 10 am on Friday. The exercise comes a day after polling concluded across Maharashtra’s major cities and towns, marking one of the most politically significant civic elections in recent years.

Shiv Sena, BJP notch early wins in Mumbai

Results have been declared in six wards in Mumbai so far as counting continues for the BMC elections. Of these, Shiv Sena has secured three seats, while the BJP has won two. The Congress has registered one victory.

Winners declared till 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 results: Top 10 developments

1. What are the Trends: As of 1:20pm, the Mahayuti alliance continued to maintain its lead, showing the BJP in front with 89 seats, followed by Shiv Sena (UBT) at 66. The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena was trailing with 31 seats, while the Congress and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) were locked at seven seats each.
2. Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused election commission of “gaslighting citizens” over allegations of erasable ink during civic polls in Maharashtra. Sharing a media report, he 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.
3. In Mumbai, counting for the BMC polls will begin at 10 am across 23 designated counting centres. Municipal Commissioner and District Election Officer Bhushan Gagrani confirmed the arrangements, saying the process will follow a phased schedule rather than simultaneous counting across all wards.
4. Former rivals Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray joined hands after ending their rivalry last June, while Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar contested alongside Sharad Pawar’s NCP faction in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, despite being part of the ruling Mahayuti at the state level. Follow Pune election result 2026 live updates
5. As votes are counted, 68 seats in Mumbai’s Marathi-dominated pockets are expected to decide which faction claims the legacy of the Shiv Sena—Uddhav Thackeray’s Sena (UBT) or Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena. In the last BMC elections, the undivided Sena won 84 seats and the BJP 82.
6. Ahead of this contest, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis had said, “Mahayuti is winning major municipal corporations, including Mumbai, Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad and Nashik, with a comfortable majority,” while playing down Ajit Pawar’s tie-up with Sharad Pawar by stating, “They are contesting together in just two bodies. They have not officially merged. This is more of a local phenomenon.”
7. The civic bodies that voted include Mumbai’s BMC, 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. Follow Maharashtra elections result 2026 live
8. Polling was held from 7.30 am to 5.30 pm on Thursday. While final turnout figures are awaited, state election commissioner Dinesh Waghmare reportedly said voter turnout across the 29 civic bodies was in the 46–50% range. By 3.30 pm, Kolhapur recorded the highest turnout at 50.85%, followed by Parbhani, Thane, Vasai-Virar and Panvel.
9. During polling, allegations emerged over the use of marker pens or “erasable ink”, with some voters claiming the ink could be wiped off using hand sanitisers. Reacting to the complaints, Uddhav Thackeray said, “Perhaps this is the first election where so many complaints are coming in that the ink applied is coming off immediately. There is collusion between the Election Commission and the ruling party. Many irregularities are happening.”
10. Exit polls released after voting ended predicted an advantage for the BJP-led Mahayuti in the BMC. Most pollsters projected the ruling alliance as the largest bloc, with the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) in second place and the Congress trailing. JVC projected 138 seats for the BJP alliance, 59 for Shiv Sena (UBT), 23 for Congress and seven for others, while Axis My India estimated 131–151 seats for Mahayuti.