The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance registered a decisive victory in Maharashtra’s municipal elections, with the most crucial contest, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), tilting clearly in its favour. In the 227-member BMC, India’s richest civic body, the Mahayuti alliance - featuring BJP, Shiv Sena (Shinde) and NCP - crossed the majority mark of 114 seats, securing 121 seats in the city.
As per the latest official trends at the time of filing this report, the seat-wise picture in BMC stands as follows:
Final figure for BMC:
BJP: 89
Shiv Sena (UBT): 65
Shivsena (Shinde): 29
Congress: 24
AIMIM: 8
MNS: 6
NCP AP: 3
SP: 2
NCP SP: 1
Total - 227
Fadnavis hails BJP’s performance
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis congratulated state BJP president Ravindra Chavan on the alliance’s strong showing. In a post on X, Fadnavis said, “BJP writes history once again in the Municipal Corporation Elections 2025–26.”
Elections held after long delay
The BMC elections were last held in 2017, and were originally due in 2022. However, the polls were delayed due to multiple reasons, including the COVID-19 pandemic, disputes over ward delimitation, and a prolonged legal battle over OBC reservation in local body elections.
Voter turnout crosses 52%
After nearly four years, Mumbai residents returned to polling booths in large numbers. According to the State Election Commission, the overall voter turnout for the BMC elections stood at 52.90%, with over 54 lakh voters casting their ballots.
How the 2017 results looked
In the 2017 BMC elections, the undivided Shiv Sena emerged as the single largest party with 84 seats, closely followed by the BJP with 82 seats. The Congress had secured 31 seats, while the MNS won seven seats.
Since 2017, Maharashtra politics has undergone major changes. The Shiv Sena split in 2022, leading to the formation of the Shinde faction and the UBT faction. The Nationalist Congress Party also split in 2023, with factions led by Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar.
Following these developments, the BJP, Shinde Sena, and NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) came together to form the Mahayuti alliance, while the Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), and NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) aligned under the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) banner.
