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.