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Mumbai civic polls: BJP wrests control of BMC; Shiv Sena (UBT) relegated to Opposition

Published - January 18, 2026 02:01 am IST - Mumbai Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis with BJP State president Ravindra Chavan being garlanded after the Bharatiya Janata Party wins the Municipal Corporation elections, at BJP State office, in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: ANI In the second phase of local body elections held in Mumbai, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the highest number of seats in Mumbai, while Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT) finished second and to take the position of a “strong” Opposition for the first time in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The BJP is leading with 89 seats, while its alliance partner Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena has 29 seats in the BMC.

Mumbai civic polls: BJP wrests control of BMC; Shiv Sena (UBT) relegated to Opposition

Credit: Thehindu

Key Highlights

  • The Shiv Sena (UBT) has won 65 seats, the MNS has won six seats, and the Congress managed to survive with 24 seats.
  • Ajit Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) won three seats, and Sharad Pawar’s NCP won one seat.
  • The surprising element was the All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) winning eight seats, while the Samajwadi Party got two seats.
  • With this the BJP and the Shiv Sena has crossed the half mark of 114.
  • “I am grateful for people’s trust.
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Sources

  1. Mumbai civic polls: BJP wrests control of BMC; Shiv Sena (UBT) relegated to Opposition

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