Mumbai’s civic verdict has reshaped the balance of power at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. The BJP-led alliance is now firmly in control of BMC despite the absence of a single-party majority. The BJP emerged as the single-largest party with 89 seats in the 227-member house, while its ally, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, added 29 more.
The numbers mean that the BJP is well placed to finally secure the mayoral post, even though it did not cross the halfway mark of 114 seats independently.
Marathi identity appeals fail to make a mark
On the opposition side, the Shiv Sena (UBT) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena alliance managed to put up sustained resistance. The Thackeray-led Sena ended the election with more than double the seats of the Shinde faction. However, appeals centred on Marathi identity and the “Marathi Manoos” failed to translate into a majority, even when combined with the MNS.
The Congress, allied with the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi, slipped to fourth position, while AIMIM surprised with eight wins and signalled plans to strengthen its urban presence ahead of the 2029 Assembly elections. Both factions of the NCP together secured just four seats.
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Election Result 2026 ward-wise winners
| Wards | Winning Candidate | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Ward 1 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 2 | Tejaswi Ghosadkar | BJP |
| Ward 3 | Prakash Darekar | BJP |
| Ward 4 | Mangesh Pangare | Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) |
| Ward 5 | Sanjay Ghadi | Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) |
| Ward 6 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 7 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 8 | Yogita Patil | BJP |
| Ward 9 | Shivanand Shetty | BJP |
| Ward 10 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 11 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 12 | Sarika Jhore | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 13 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 14 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 15 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 16 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 17 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 18 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 19 | Prakash Tavde | BJP |
| Ward 20 | Deepak Tavde | BJP |
| Ward 21 | Leena Deherkar | BJP |
| Ward 22 | Himanshu Parekh | BJP |
| Ward 23 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 24 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 25 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 26 | Dharmendra Kale | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 27 | Neelam Gurav | BJP |
| Ward 28 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 29 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 30 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 31 | Manisha Yadav | BJP |
| Ward 32 | Gita Bhandari | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 33 | Moin Siddhiqui | Congress |
| Ward 34 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 35 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 36 | Siddharth Sharma | BJP |
| Ward 37 | Yogita Kadam | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 38 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 39 | Pushpa Kadambe | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 40 | Tulsiram Shinde | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 41 | Suhas Vadkar | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 42 | Dhanashree Bharatkar | Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) |
| Ward 43 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 44 | Sangeeta Sharma | BJP |
| Ward 45 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 46 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 47 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 48 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 49 | Sangita Kohli | Congress |
| Ward 50 | Vikram Rajput | BJP |
| Ward 51 | Varsha Tembelkar | Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) |
| Ward 52 | Priti Sattam | BJP |
| Ward 53 | Jeetendra Vadvi | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 54 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 55 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 56 | Laxmi Bhatia | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 57 | Ankit Prabhu | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 58 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 59 | Yashodhar Phanse | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 60 | Saylee Kulkarni | BJP |
| Ward 61 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 62 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 63 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 64 | Saba Harun Khan | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 65 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 66 | Haider Moseen | Congress |
| Ward 67 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 68 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 69 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 70 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 71 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 72 | Yadav Vijayi | BJP |
| Ward 73 | Lona Ravat | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 74 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 75 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 76 | Prakash Musale | BJP |
| Ward 77 | Shivani Parab | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 78 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 79 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 80 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 81 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 82 | Ameen Jagdeshwari | BJP |
| Ward 83 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 84 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 85 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 86 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 87 | Pooja Mahadeshwar | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 88 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 89 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 90 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 91 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 92 | Mohammad Quereshi | Congress |
| Ward 93 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 94 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 95 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 96 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 97 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 98 | Alka Kerkar | BJP |
| Ward 99 | Chintamani Niwate | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 100 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 101 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 102 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 103 | Hetal Gala | BJP |
| Ward 104 | Prakash Gangadhare | BJP |
| Ward 105 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 106 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 107 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 108 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 109 | Sunil Shinde | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 110 | Asha Koparkar | Congress |
| Ward 111 | Deepak Sawant | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 112 | Sakshi Dalvi | BJP |
| Ward 113 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 114 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 115 | Jyoti Rajbhoj | MNS |
| Ward 116 | Jagruti Patil | BJP |
| Ward 117 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 118 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 119 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 120 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 121 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 122 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 123 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 124 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 125 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 126 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 127 | Swarupa Patil | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 128 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 129 | Ashwini Mate | BJP |
| Ward 130 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 131 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 132 | Ritu Tavde | BJP |
| Ward 133 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 134 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 135 | Navnath Ban | BJP |
| Ward 136 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 137 | Sameer Patel | AIMIM |
| Ward 138 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 139 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 140 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 141 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 142 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 143 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 144 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 145 | Kherunisa Hussain | AIMIM |
| Ward 146 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 147 | Pragya Sadaphule | Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) |
| Ward 148 | Anjali Naik | Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) |
| Ward 149 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 150 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 151 | Krish Phulwariya | BJP |
| Ward 152 | Asha Marathe | BJP |
| Ward 153 | Minakshi Patankar | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 154 | Mahadev Shivgun | BJP |
| Ward 155 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 156 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 157 | Sarita Maske | Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) |
| Ward 158 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 159 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 160 | Kiran Landge | Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) |
| Ward 161 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 162 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 163 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 164 | Harish Bhangirde | BJP |
| Ward 165 | Ashraf Azami | Congress |
| Ward 166 | Meenal Turde | Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) |
| Ward 167 | Saman Azami | Congress |
| Ward 168 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 169 | Pravina Morajkar | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 170 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 171 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 172 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 173 | Shilpa Keduskar | BJP |
| Ward 174 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 175 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 176 | Rekha Yadav | BJP |
| Ward 177 | Kalpesha Kothari | BJP |
| Ward 178 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 179 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 180 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 181 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 182 | Milind Vaidya | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 183 | Asha Kale | Congress |
| Ward 184 | Varsha Nakashe | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 185 | Jagdish Thevalpil | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 186 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 187 | Joseph Kohli | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 188 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 189 | Harshala More | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 190 | Vaishali Patankar | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 191 | Vishakha Raut | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 192 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 193 | Hemangi Vardikar | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 194 | Nishikant Shinde | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 195 | Vijay Bhange | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 196 | Pragya Chemburkar | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 197 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 198 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 199 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 200 | Urmila Panvad | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 201 | Iram Siddhiqui | Others |
| Ward 202 | Shradha Jadhav | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 203 | Shradha Pednekar | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 204 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 205 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 206 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 207 | Rohidas Lokhande | BJP |
| Ward 208 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 209 | Yamini Jadhav | Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) |
| Ward 210 | Sonam Jamsutkar | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 211 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 212 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 213 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 214 | Ajay Patil | BJP |
| Ward 215 | Santosh Dhole | BJP |
| Ward 216 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 217 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 218 | Snehal Tendulkar | BJP |
| Ward 219 | Sunny Sanap | BJP |
| Ward 220 | Sampada Mayekar | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Ward 221 | Akash Purohit | BJP |
| Ward 222 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 223 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 224 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 225 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 226 | TBA | TBA |
| Ward 227 | TBA | TBA |
Row over ink used for Maharashtra civic polls
The Maharashtra State Election Commission said it would conduct a thorough probe into the quality of `indelible’ ink in marker pens used on Thursday after opposition leaders said it was easily removable. Social media was flooded with videos claiming to demonstrate how the voter mark could be erased with various chemicals. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena leader Raj Thackeray also amplified the allegations — claiming it could be wiped completely with hand sanitiser. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has dismissed the claims.
“People come out, wipe the ink, and go back inside to vote again. Then they come out, wipe it again and re-enter. Is this what the government calls development?” the MNS chief said.
“This is for the first time, I have never seen the ink vanishing this way. This is a marker… The ink of the election is different, and this marker is different, which can be wiped off… There is definitely some tampering…” added Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Anil Parab.
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