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Pune election results highlights: BJP sees win in Mumbai, Pune, Pawars falter
Pune Election Results highlights: The BJP has taken a massive lead in both Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, while the reunion of Pawars and Thackerays have failed to make a mark in both the municipal corporation elections. The BJP is leading more than 80 seats in both the municipal corporations.
- 8:25 PM IST, Jan 16Gadkari congratulates Fadnavis, Shinde; says win will boost Mahayuti govt
- 5:26 PM IST, Jan 16People rejected ‘baseless divisive propaganda,’ says BJP leader Annamalai
- 4:56 PM IST, Jan 16‘BMC going to have Mahayuti mayor,’ says Mumbai BJP president
- 4:46 PM IST, Jan 16BJP wins 84 seats, NCP secures 36
- 4:42 PM IST, Jan 16BJP wins 96 seats, NCP far behind with 20
- 3:56 PM IST, Jan 16BJP emerges as single largest party in PMC elections
- 3:24 PM IST, Jan 16Latest election trends for PCMC
- 3:22 PM IST, Jan 16Latest election trends for PMC
- 3:09 PM IST, Jan 16‘Will of people supreme, accept it with full respect,’ says Ajit Pawar
- 2:57 PM IST, Jan 16BJP supporters, workers continue celebrations
- 2:39 PM IST, Jan 16‘Tremendous success of BJP-Shiv Sena alliance,’ says Amit Shah; calls it ‘seal of approval’ by people of Maharashtra
- 2:33 PM IST, Jan 16PM Modi expresses gratitude to people of Maharashtra
- 2:11 PM IST, Jan 16Latest election trends for PCMC
- 2:09 PM IST, Jan 16Latest election trends for PMC
- 1:45 PM IST, Jan 16Pawars' reunion falters in Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad
- 1:27 PM IST, Jan 16‘Record-breaking mandate shows people want honesty, development,’ says Fadnavis
- 1:19 PM IST, Jan 16‘Figures being released inaccurate…competition is fierce,’ says Sanjay Raut
- 1:00 PM IST, Jan 16‘Hardwork of every party worker, perfect planning during campaigning,’ says winning candidate Kunal Tilak
- 12:56 PM IST, Jan 16Glad party considered young panel like us in ward, says winning candidate Swarada Bapat
- 12:48 PM IST, Jan 16BJP heading towards massive victory in PMC, Pimpri-Chinchwad
- 12:15 PM IST, Jan 16‘Thackeray family rule now history, new chapter has begun,’ says minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha
- 12:11 PM IST, Jan 16CM Fadnavis arrives at Maharashtra BJP office in Mumbai
- 11:52 AM IST, Jan 16BJP wins 29 electoral wards in Pune
- 11:47 AM IST, Jan 16BJP surges ahead in Pune bastion of Pawars
- 11:22 AM IST, Jan 16Victory of work done by PM Modi, CM Fadnavis in Maharashtra, says minister Pankaja Munde
- 11:16 AM IST, Jan 16Latest election trends for PCMC
- 11:10 AM IST, Jan 16Latest election trends for PMC
- 10:55 AM IST, Jan 16Two candidates win opposed in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad
- 10:41 AM IST, Jan 16BJP candidate Ganesh Ghosh expresses gratitude, says party works for development
- 10:15 AM IST, Jan 16‘Pune voted on the basis of vichar, pragati, vikas, aur bhavishya,’ says union minister Mohol
- 9:53 AM IST, Jan 16Latest election trends in Pimpri-Chinchwad
- 9:31 AM IST, Jan 16BJP's Aishwarya Pathare scripts record-breaking victory
- 9:16 AM IST, Jan 16Latest Pune election trends
- 8:56 AM IST, Jan 16BJP attacks INDIA bloc, says 'cannot maintain 'love' within alliance'
- 8:39 AM IST, Jan 16Who has won from Pune? Check winners list
- 8:29 AM IST, Jan 16How is Ajit Pawar's NCP performing in Pune?
- 8:16 AM IST, Jan 16What's happening in Pimpri Chinchwad? Check latest trends
- 8:06 AM IST, Jan 163 BJP candidates win from Ward No. 20
- 7:46 AM IST, Jan 16Pawar reunion failing in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad? What trends show
- 7:25 AM IST, Jan 16Pawar reunion flops in Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad
- 7:07 AM IST, Jan 16BJP ahead in 52 seats, trends show
- 7:04 AM IST, Jan 16BJP now ahead in 70 seats in Pimpri-Chinchwad
- 6:52 AM IST, Jan 16BJP leads in 48 seats in PMC elections, 65 seats in PCMC
- 6:38 AM IST, Jan 16BJP touches halfway mark in Pimpri-Chinchwad, early trends show
- 6:21 AM IST, Jan 16Ajit Pawar's NCP leading in 6 seats only
- 6:10 AM IST, Jan 16What's happening in Mumbai? Check BMC election early trends
- 6:05 AM IST, Jan 16Congress leading in 3 seats, early trends indicate
- 5:57 AM IST, Jan 16Latest Pimpri-Chinchwad election trends
- 5:46 AM IST, Jan 16BJP increases lead in Pune, now ahead in 48 seats
- 5:39 AM IST, Jan 16Former mayor Prashant Jagtap trails by around 400 votes
- 5:33 AM IST, Jan 16Neck-and-neck fight between BJP, Ajit Pawar's NCP in Pimpri-Chinchwad
- 5:25 AM IST, Jan 16What's happening across Maharashtra?
- 5:14 AM IST, Jan 16BJP now ahead in 39 seats, Ajit Pawar's NCP leading in 14 seats
- 5:02 AM IST, Jan 16What's happening in Pimpri-Chinchwad? BJP takes the lead
- 4:57 AM IST, Jan 16BJP leading in 32 seats, Ajit Pawar's NCP ahead in 14 seats
- 4:42 AM IST, Jan 16BJP ahead in 4 seats in Pune, leading in 5 in Pimpri-Chinchwad
- 4:35 AM IST, Jan 16Counting of votes begins
- 4:13 AM IST, Jan 16Analyst flags worries over decline in voter participation
- 4:01 AM IST, Jan 16Union minister Murlidhar Mohol confident of 120-125 seats for BJP
- 3:44 AM IST, Jan 16Exit poll predictions for Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad
- 3:31 AM IST, Jan 16Counting to begin shortly in Pimpri-Chinchwad
- 3:26 AM IST, Jan 16Shiv Sena's Shaina NC confident of Mahayuti victory
- 3:14 AM IST, Jan 16AIMIM dismisses exit poll predictions
- 3:05 AM IST, Jan 16Visuals ahead of vote counting
- 2:52 AM IST, Jan 16When will counting of votes begin?
- 2:36 AM IST, Jan 16What was the voter turnout in Pune?
- 2:21 AM IST, Jan 16Key candidates to watch out for in Pimpri-Chinchwad
- 2:12 AM IST, Jan 16When will the outcome of elections be announced?
- 2:01 AM IST, Jan 16Pune civic elections turn out to be mostly peaceful
- 1:50 AM IST, Jan 16Pimpri-Chinchwad election results also today
- 1:41 AM IST, Jan 16What State Election Commission said on indelible ink row
- 1:20 AM IST, Jan 16What to know about Maharashtra civic elections
Pune election results highlights: Updates to this blog have ended. The BJP has registered massive gains in both Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, while the reunion of Pawars and Thackerays have failed to make a mark in both the municipal corporation elections. In the 165-member Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), the BJP emerged as the clear frontrunner, winning 122 seats and crossing the majority mark with ease. The NCP secured 20 seats, the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) won three, while the Congress finished with 15 seats....Read More
Apart from Pune, voting took place on Thursday (January 15) in major urban centres across the state, including Mumbai, Nagpur, Thane, Navi Mumbai, Nashik, and Pimpri-Chinchwad.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday thanked the “enthusiastic” people of Maharashtra, saying they had blessed 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,” PM Modi said in a post on X.
Meanwhile, NCP chief and Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar said the “will of the people is supreme”, adding that he accepts it “with full respect.”
Follow highlights on BMC vote counting here
While congratulating and extending his best wishes to the winning candidates, Pawar assured that his party would continue to work with “greater responsibility, honesty, and double the vigor to regain the trust of the people.”
“I express the expectation that all the victorious candidates will prioritize the issues of the people in their respective municipal corporations and accelerate the work of development and public welfare,” Pawar said in a post on X.
He appealed to those who had not emerged victorious to remain dedicated towards working for the people, and keep their welfare at the center.
Pune uses a multi-member ward system. Under this arrangement, each municipal ward elects three or four corporators rather than a single representative. The Pune Municipal Corporation has 41 wards. Each ward elects four corporators, taking the total strength of the general body to 162 members. As a result, voters are required to cast more than one vote.
What was the voting percentage in Pune?
According to the State Election Commission (SEC), Pune recorded a low voter turnout, touching nearly 54 per cent. Meanwhile, the overall voting percentage across all the 29 municipal corporations stood at 41.13 per cent till 3:30 pm. State election commissioner Dinesh Waghmare said that the final polling figures would range between 46-50 per cent.
Key facts about PMC elections 2026
The PMC elections saw 1,165 candidates contesting across 41 wards. A total of 165 seats were available. Over 36 percent of the voters headed to the polls on Thursday to decide the political fate of the candidates.
What happened in 2017?
The last Pune Municipal Corporation election was held on February 21, 2017, and recorded a voter turnout of 55.45 per cent. There were 1,090 candidates in the race.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a clear majority, securing 97 seats. The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) won 39 seats, followed by Shiv Sena with 10 and Congress with nine. The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) won two seats, AIMIM secured one, while Independents and others won four seats.
Mukta Tilak of the BJP became mayor, and Navanth Kamble was elected deputy mayor.
What did exit polls predict?
Exit poll predictions for the Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation elections suggest a win for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The forecasts also predict that the BJP is likely to secure the highest number of seats in both civic bodies.
Pune and the neighbouring Pimpri Chinchwad civic body saw an intense campaign as the Nationalist Congress Party, led by deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, joined hands with his uncle Sharad Pawar’s NCP (SP) and took on its state-level ally BJP, in these polls.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is the richest civic body in India. A total of 1,729 candidates are contesting for its 227 seats.
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Pune Election Results Live: Maharashtra Assembly Speaker says Mayor will be from BJP
On Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Elections results, Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar said, “Mayor will be 100 per cent from BJP… Tell Sanjay Raut, ‘get well soon,’ PTI quoted him as saying. "Thackerays have got a befitting reply from the people of Mumbai, they are no more interested in sentimental dialogues and speeches, they want work and development,” he added.
Pune Election Results Live: ‘Will of the people is supreme’, tweets NCP leader Ajit Pawar
Deputy CM and NCP leader Ajit Pawar tweeted, “The will of the people is supreme, and we accept it with full respect. I wholeheartedly congratulate all the victorious candidates and extend my best wishes for their successful tenure ahead.”
"In this election for local self-governing institutions, wherever the expected success was not achieved, we firmly assure that we will continue to work with greater responsibility.
Pune Election Results Live: Gadkari congratulates Fadnavis, Shinde; says win will boost Mahayuti govt
Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday congratulated Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde as well as party workers as trends showed the BJP-Shiv Sena were set to win comfortably.
In a post on X, he congratulated Fadnavis, Shinde, state BJP chief Ravindra Chavan, state revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule and all party workers. Gadkari said he is grateful to the people of the state who showed faith in the BJP-led Mahayuti by prioritising development.
Pune Election Results Live: ‘Grateful to my sisters and brothers of Mumbai’, says PM Modi after BMC win
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to X and posted, "Mumbai is the pride of our nation. It is the city of aspiration. It is a city that drives our growth. I am extremely grateful to my sisters and brothers of Mumbai for blessing the NDA.
This came after BJP's win in BMC elections. He further wrote that Mumbai personifies the best of Maharashtra’s vibrant culture.
Pune Election Results Live: BJP party workers celebrate in Pune as Mahayuti appears on verge of winning
Pune BJP party workers celebrated on Friday as the BJP–Shiv Sena-led Mahayuti appears on the verge of securing victories across municipal corporations, according to trends.
Pune Election Results Live: People rejected ‘baseless divisive propaganda,’ says BJP leader Annamalai
Pune Election Results Live: BJP leader K Annamalai, who had campaigned for the Mahayuti in Mumbai ahead of voting for the municipal corporation polls, said the people had rejected “divisive propaganda”.
"The people of Maharashtra have given a decisive verdict! The Mahayuti alliance’s sweeping success in the local body polls is a powerful mandate for purposeful, performance-driven governance.
From villages to metro cities, people’s trust in the triple-engine leadership stands testimony to a politics rooted in progress, not baseless divisive propaganda," Annamalai said in a post.
Pune Election Results Live: ‘BMC going to have Mahayuti mayor,’ says Mumbai BJP president
Pune Election Results Live: Even as the BJP has won 85 seats in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Mumbai BJP president Ameet Satam said the BMC would have a Mahayuti mayor.
“Those who were trying to spread rumours, create divisions on the basis of languages and regions have been given a reply by Mumbaikars through their votes,” ANI news agency quoted Satam as saying.
Pimpri-Chinchwad election result live updates: BJP wins 84 seats, NCP secures 36
Pimpri-Chinchwad election result live updates: Here are the latest party-wise wins for the elections for the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation. Results have been declared for 127 seats.
BJP - 84
NCP - 36
Shiv Sena - 6
Independent - 1
Pune Election Results Live: BJP wins 96 seats, NCP far behind with 20
Pune Election Results Live: Here are the latest party-wise wins for the elections for the Pune Municipal Corporation. Results for 135 seats have been declared as of 9.25 pm
BJP - 96
Ajit Pawar's NCP - 20
Cong - 15
Sharad Pawar's NCP - 3
Sena (UBT) - 1
Pune Election Results Live: BJP emerges as single largest party in PMC elections
The BJP has emerged as the single largest party in the elections for the Pune Municipal Corporation, having leads in more than 100 seats. The party also broke the dominance of the undivided Shiv Sena in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance is set to come to power in 25 of the 29 municipal corporations, including Mumbai and Pune, PTI news agency reported.
Pimpri-Chinchwad election result live updates: Latest election trends for PCMC
Here are the latest party-wise trends for the elections for the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation.
BJP - 84
Ajit Pawar's NCP - 37
Shiv Sena - 6
Others - 1
Pune Election Results Live: Latest election trends for PMC
Pune Election Results Live: Here are the latest party-wise trends for the elections for the Pune Municipal Corporation.
BJP - 123
Ajit Pawar's NCP - 21
Cong - 16
Sharad Pawar's NCP - 3
Shiv Sena - 1
Sena (UBT) - 1
Pune Election Results Live: ‘Will of people supreme, accept it with full respect,’ says Ajit Pawar
Pune Election Results Live: Even as the BJP and Shiv Sena made gains in the elections for municipal corporations in Maharashtra, NCP chief and Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar said the “will of the people is supreme”, adding that he accepts it “with full respect.”
While congratulating and extending his best wishes to the winning candidates, Pawar assured that his party would continue to work with “greater responsibility, honesty, and double the vigor to regain the trust of the people.” “I express the expectation that all the victorious candidates will prioritize the issues of the people in their respective municipal corporations and accelerate the work of development and public welfare,” Pawar said in a post on X.
He appealed to those who had not emerged victorious to remain dedicated towards working for the people, and keep their welfare at the center.
Pune Election Results Live: BJP supporters, workers continue celebrations
Pune Election Results Live: The supporters and workers of the BJP continued celebrations as the party made gains in the elections for the municipal corporations in Maharashtra.
Pune Election Results Live: ‘Tremendous success of BJP-Shiv Sena alliance,’ says Amit Shah; calls it ‘seal of approval’ by people of Maharashtra
Pune Election Results Live: Union home minister Amit Shah said that the BJP and Shiv Sena alliance had witnessed “tremendous success” in the elections for the municipal corporations in Maharashtra.
“…The trust of the people in every nook and corner of the country rests only and only on the development policies of the NDA government under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji,” Shah said.
Shah said the “historic success” was a “seal of approval” by the people of Maharashtra “on the development and public welfare work carried out” by the Mahayuti government.
Pune Election Results Live: PM Modi expresses gratitude to people of Maharashtra
Pune Election Results Live: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday thanked the “enthusiastic” people of Maharashtra, saying they had blessed 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,” PM Modi said in a post on X.
Pimpri-Chinchwad election result live updates: Latest election trends for PCMC
Pimpri-Chinchwad election result live updates: Here are the party-wise trends for the elections of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation.
BJP - 84
Ajit Pawar's NCP - 37
Shiv Sena - 6
Others - 1
Pune Election Results Live: Latest election trends for PMC
Pune Election Results Live: Here are the latest party-wise trends for the elections for the Pune Municipal Corporation.
BJP - 111
Ajit Pawar's NCP - 15
Cong - 12
Sharad Pawar's NCP - 2
Shiv Sena - 1
Shiv Sena (UBT) - 1
Pune Election Results Live: Pawars' reunion falters in Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad
Pune Election Results Live: The alliance forged by NCP chief and Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar and NCP(SP) chief Sharad Pawar failed to make a mark in their traditional bastions of Pune and neighbouring Pimpri-Chinchwad. The BJP surged ahead of the NCP-NCP(SP) combine even as vote counting progressed.
Pune Election Results Live: ‘Record-breaking mandate shows people want honesty, development,’ says Fadnavis
Pune Election Results Live: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said BJP's “record-breaking mandate” in the elections for the municipal corporations in the state was because people wanted “honesty and development”, PTI news agency reported.
“BJP offered a developmental agenda. We put it before the people and they responded positively,” CM Fadnavis said.
Pune Election Results Live: ‘Figures being released inaccurate…competition is fierce,’ says Sanjay Raut
Pune Election Results Live: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Friday claimed that the figures being released were “inaccurate”, even as vote counting is underway for the elections in municipal corporations in Maharashtra.
“Given how the vote counting is progressing in Mumbai, the final results won't be available until midnight,” ANI news agency quoted Raut as saying. Raut added that the polls were a close contest, saying the “competition is fierce.”
“But it's not true that the Shiv Sena (UBT) is far behind, as some are claiming... The figures you are seeing now will change...” ANI quoted Raut as saying.
Pune Election Results Live: ‘Hardwork of every party worker, perfect planning during campaigning,’ says winning candidate Kunal Tilak
Pune Election Results Live: Winning candidate Kunal Tilak said the “enthusiasm” was at its “peak”, adding that the BJP had secured wins in “almost all the municipal corporations, as well as in Pune.”
He said the performance was the result of the hardwork of each party worker as well as “the perfect planning that happened during the campaigning.”
“Whenever we went to the people and spoke with them, people were just telling us why are you even bothering, we are just going to press the 'Lotus'. But we covered 90-95% of the ward,” Tilak told ANI news agency.
Pune Election Results Live: Glad party considered young panel like us in ward, says winning candidate Swarada Bapat
Pune Election Results Live: Winning candidate Swarada Bapat on Friday said she was “glad” the party had considered a “young panel” for the ward. “So, it's a very happy moment for us...” Bapat told ANI news agency.
Pune Election Results Live: BJP heading towards massive victory in PMC, Pimpri-Chinchwad
Pune Election Results Live: The BJP is heading towards massive victory in the elections for the Pune Municipal Corporation and Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation. The party surged way ahead of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and NCP (SP) alliance while counting of votes was underway on Friday.
