BMC election results 2026 | BJP wins Mumbai civic polls, ends decades-long Sena dominance

Mumbai (Maharashtra): The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance clinched a clear majority in the 227-member Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, according to official trends and results, ending the long-standing dominance of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena in Mumbai’s civic administration. The result represents one of the BJP’s most significant urban electoral gains in Maharashtra.

Trends from the BMC elections 2026 show the Mahayuti alliance, comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party and Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena, leading decisively across Mumbai.

As counting progressed on Friday, the alliance had taken the lead in over 110 of the 227 wards, comfortably crossing the majority mark of 114 required to control India’s richest municipal corporation.

If confirmed, the outcome would mark a historic political shift in Mumbai, where the undivided Shiv Sena, and later the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction, had controlled the BMC for nearly 30 years. The results suggest a sharp erosion of the Thackeray-led bloc’s organisational grip at the civic level.

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The BJP has posted particularly strong performances in suburban pockets such as Mulund, where it swept all six wards. In Ward 107 (Mulund West), BJP candidate Neil Somaiya secured a victory margin of over 15,000 votes, underlining the party’s dominance in key middle-class neighbourhoods.

Meanwhile, the Shiv Sena (UBT) has managed selective wins, including victories by veteran leaders such as Yeshodhar Shailesh Phanse and Dharmendra Kale, but these gains have not been enough to offset the Mahayuti’s broader surge. The Congress and independents have remained marginal players in the overall BMC contest.

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The BMC elections were held after a prolonged delay caused by the pandemic and legal disputes over ward delimitation. Civic issues such as road conditions, infrastructure upgrades, traffic congestion, and project execution featured prominently during the campaign, alongside sharp political messaging around governance and control of Mumbai’s finances.

Counting was briefly interrupted in a few wards due to procedural and technical issues, including EVM-related complaints, but election officials said these did not alter the overall trend.

As results continue to be declared, the BMC verdict is emerging as one of the most consequential urban political shifts in Maharashtra in decades, with the Mahayuti poised to reshape power equations in Mumbai’s civic administration.