BMC Election Results 2026 Live Updates: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Mahayuti alliance is headed for a big victory in the state’s municipal elections which were held on Thursday. Counting of votes started at 10 am Friday. The most crucial of these election is the polling in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), which is India’s richest civic body while one of the richest in Asia.
Current trends show that the the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance is ahead in 117 wards in the BMC. The BJP has an edge in 88 while Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena is ahead in 28 wards. The majority mark is 114.
Maharastra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis called up state BJP chief Ravindra Chauhan, congratulating him on the alliance’s massive lead in the municipal polls. In a post on X, Chief Minister Fadnavis said, “BJP writes history once again at the Municipal Corporation Election 2025-26!”