Solapur Municipal Corporation Election Results 2026: BJP registers comfortable win | Highlights

• BJP: 87
• Shiv Sena: 4
• Congress: 2
• NCP: 1
• VBA: 8

Breaking the nearly three-decade-old dominance of the undivided Shiv Sena, the BJP on Friday emerged as the single largest party in the Maharashtra Municipal Corporation elections. 

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 most of the 29 municipal corporations where votes are being counted, including the country's financial capital Mumbai.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has strengthened its leader in the Solapur Municipal Corporation and is now leading on 74 seats out of 113 seats. 

BJP - 74
Congress - 1
Shiv Sena (S) - 4

Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Friday said the BJP was heading towards a majority in the Maharashtra civic polls and expressed confidence that the party-led Mahayuti coalition would secure a two-thirds mark.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has taken a decisive lead in the Solapur Municipal Corporation Election Results and is ahead on 54 seats. 

 BJP - 54
Congress - 1
Shiv Sena (S) - 1
Shiv Sena (UBT) - 0
NCP AP - 0
NCP SP - 0

Exit polls have predicted a sweep for the ruling Mahayuti alliance in the elections to 29 municipal corporations held on Thursday. Voting took place in these municipal corporations: Mumbai, 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.

Elections to the 29 municipal corporations were held after several years, with most of their terms having ended between 2020 and 2023. Of these, nine fall in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), the most urbanised belt in India.

In a significant political turn of events ahead of the elections, Uddhav and Raj Thackeray reunited last month even as rival NCP factions forged a local alliance in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in 22 seats in early trends.

BJP - 22
Congress - 2
Shiv Sena (S) - 3

These were the first BMC polls since the 2022 split in the Shiv Sena when Eknath Shinde, now Deputy Chief Minister, broke away with a majority of the party's MLAs and allied with the BJP to become the chief minister.

A fierce battle is expected between the Bharatiya Janata Party, NCP and Congress at the Solapur Municipal Corporation. The voting is underway and counting of postal votes are being done. 

Counting of postal votes for the Solapur Municipal Corporation Election 2026 is underway. Post this, the counting of electronic voting machines (EVMs) will begin. 

The counting of votes for the civic polls in Maharashtra, including Solapur Municipal Corporation, is underway. There are a total of 2,869 seats in the state. 

This time, the main contest was between candidates of the Mahayuti and Maha Vikas Aghadi alliances. The ruling Mahayuti alliance comprises the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde), and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-Ajit Pawar).

The election cycle for Solapur Municipal Corporation commenced with the nomination process on December 23, followed by a tight one-week window for candidates to submit their applications by December 30. Scrutiny of nominations took place on December 31, and candidates had a final opportunity to withdraw their applications by January 2, 2026. The process culminates in the voting phase on January 15, and counting of votes is scheduled today. 

The final outcome of the Solapur Municipal Corporation (SMC) election is expected to be announced later today. While most trends will be out by afternoon, the final outcome may take some time. All political parties have deployed teams at counting centres to monitor every round closely.

According to reports, water supply, roads, transportation, cleanliness, and urban development were among the key issues in the 2026 election for the Solapur Municipal Corporation. This is the first time elections are being held after the split in Shiv Sena (2022) and NCP (2023).

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the single largest party, winning 49 seats, followed by the Shiv Sena with 21 seats. The Congress (INC) secured 14 seats, while the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) won nine seats. 

Counting of votes for the civic polls in Maharashtra, including Solapur Municipal Corporation (NMMC), is set to start at 10 am. The elections were held on January 15 across 29 municipal corporations. There were a total of 39,000 polling stations set up to cover 2,869 seats in the state.