Maharashtra Civic Poll Results: Mahayuti All the Way

 January 16, 2026

• In Mumbai’s Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, the country’s richest civic body in Maharashtra, the BJP-led Mahayuti has taken the lead in a majority of wards, pushing the Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS behind in the early rounds.

As vote counting continues for the high-stakes Maharashtra civic body elections held on January 15, early results across 29 municipal corporations show a dominant performance by the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance, with strong leads in most urban centres. Counting began at 10 am on January 16, and trends from wards across the state paint a picture of broad gains for the ruling alliance.

1. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)

Overview:
Mumbai’s civic body — the BMC — is widely seen as the centrepiece of the state polls, given its political and financial significance.

Trend Highlights:

• The BJP-Shiv Sena (Shinde) alliance leads in a majority of wards in early counts. BJP leads in 56, Shiv Sena in 25
• The Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS lead in 58 wards , but are trailing overall.
• Congress has a limited presence, with a few early wins.

READ: BJP-Led Mahayuti Leads, Thackerays Trail in BMC Poll

Declared Winners (Early Rounds):

• BJP: Tejashwi Ghosalkar (Ward 2), Prakash Tawde (19), Deepak Tawde (20), Siddarth Sharma (36), Krishna Parkar (87), Neel Somaiya (107), Asha Tavde (157)
• Shiv Sena (UBT): Geeta Bhandari (32), Meghna Kakade (60), Sunil More (123), Shakina Shaikh (124)
• Shiv Sena (Shinde): Ashwini Matekar (156), Shaila Lande (163)
• Congress: Ashraf Azmi (165)

Trend Summary:
➤ BJP & Shinde Sena alliance ahead; strong urban performance
➤ Opposition (UBT + MNS) trailing despite wins in central wards

2. Nagpur Municipal Corporation

Trend:

• BJP: 78 seats
• Congress: 22 seats
• Others: 3 seats

➤ BJP secured an absolute majority, consolidating control in one of its key urban centres.

3. Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)

Trend:

• BJP leading in a large number of wards.
• NCP (Ajit Pawar led) showing resistance but trailing.
• Congress and other parties lagging in major seats.

Early Winner Highlights:

• BJP: Rajendra Shilimkar, Tanvi Divekar, Mansi Deshpande
• NCP: Gaurav Ghule

➤ BJP retains strong edge in Pune.

4. Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation

Trend:

• BJP leading in early rounds.
• Other parties (NCP & Congress) trailing.

5. Thane Municipal Corporation

Trend:

• Shinde’s Shiv Sena: leading in 10 wards
• BJP: 8
• NCP (Sharad Pawar faction): 5
• Shiv Sena (UBT): 3
• Congress: 2

➤ A closely fought contest, with Shinde Sena holding a narrow edge.

6. Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation

Trend:

• Mixed results with BJP and Shiv Sena contenders both gaining leads.
• No clear dominance yet in early counting.

7. Nashik Municipal Corporation

Trend:

• BJP & Shiv Sena (Shinde) maintaining an early lead.
• Opposition parties trailing.

8. Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) Municipal Corporation

Trend:

• BJP alliance ahead in early counts.
• Congress and independents have marginal presence.

9. Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation

Trend:

• BJP and allies leading.
• Some resistance from opposition but not enough to topple early leads.

10. Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation

Trend:

• BJP leads in several wards.
• Local parties and Congress remain competitive in a few pockets.

11. Kolhapur Municipal Corporation

Trend:

• Multi-party contest, with BJP and Shiv Sena showing strength.
• Congress remains active in some areas.

12. Solapur Municipal Corporation

Trend:

• BJP and its allies take early lead.
• Opposition trails across most seats.

13. Malegaon Municipal Corporation

Trend:

• BJP ahead, though local issues influence tight competition in some wards.

14. Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation

Trend:

• BJP leading in several wards.
• Opposition making modest gains locally.

15. Nanded Municipal Corporation

Trend:

• BJP breaching Congress stronghold with early leads.
• Congress presence shrinking compared to past elections.

16–29: Other Civic Bodies

Across additional corporations — including Dhule, Jalgaon, Ichalkaranji, Amravati, Akola, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Thane, Panvel, Bhiwandi-Nizampur, Latur, Ulhasnagar, Parbhani, Mira-Bhayandar, Nanded-Waghala — early counting shows:

🔹 BJP & allies ahead in majority of wards
🔹 Shiv Sena factions competitive in select pockets
🔹 Opposition parties (UBT, MNS, Congress, NCP SP) trailing or holding limited seats

Overall Statewide Count Trends (Partial)