BMC Elections Results 2026: BJP's Tejasvi Ghosalkar wins Ward 2, Congress candidate Kale wins Ward 183

Mumbai:

The counting of votes for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) election is progressing rapidly across all 23 centres in Mumbai, and the first official results have now been announced. Two wards have declared their winners as the high-stakes counting continues. Tejasvi Ghosalkar of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won from Ward 2. Her victory carries emotional weight, as her husband was tragically murdered during a Facebook Live broadcast earlier. The result has drawn public attention and sympathy, marking one of the most talked-about developments in the early hours of counting.

Meanwhile, Asha Deepak Kale of the Congress party has emerged victorious from Ward 183, securing the first confirmed win of the BMC Election Results 2026. Speaking to ANI, Kale said, "The support of our MP Varsha Gaikwad and MLA Jyoti Gaikwad is the reason behind this victory. With their blessings, we have won this seat. This is the victory of our party workers..." With more results expected through the day, both the Congress and the BJP have opened their accounts as the political battle for control of India’s richest municipal body intensifies. 

BJP-led Mahayuti takes huge lead

BJP's Navnath Ban also won Ward 135 in the Mankhurd area, with party workers celebrating the early trends of his victory. While the Mahayuti alliance, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, has expanded its lead in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), with the trends from preliminary data indicating that the alliance is leading in 130 wards in Mumbai. BJP is leading in 99 seats, Shiv Sena is leading in 31 seats in Mumbai. The Shiv Sena (UBT) alliance has crossed the 72 mark, with the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leading in 9, the UBT Sena in 62. 

BMC Elections 2026

The elections for India's richest municipal corporations, which concluded on Thursday, were marred by allegations by the Shiv Sena (UBT)- MNS alliance, and subsequently refuted by the SEC. The elections, which were conducted after a gap of eight years, marked a significant civic exercise for Mumbai. The previous BMC elections were held in 2017, while the term of the last elected mayor, Kishori Pednekar, ended in March 2022.

With the completion of the polls, Mumbai is set to get a new mayor after nearly four years. Out of the total 1,03,44,315 voters in the electoral roll, a total of 54,76,043 exercised their right to vote. 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.