Overview
- The BJP emerged as the single-largest party in 19 of 29 municipal corporations, surpassing its 2017 tally.
- The BJP–Shiv Sena (Shinde) alliance crossed the majority mark in the 227-seat BMC, ending the Thackeray family’s long hold on Mumbai’s civic body.
- The Congress secured a clear win in Latur with 43 of 70 seats, standing out against the broader statewide trend.
- Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena underperformed beyond Thane, with setbacks including a loss by the party’s candidate in Shinde’s own ward and notable defeats of local heavyweights in Pimpri-Chinchwad and of a Fadnavis relative in Amravati.
- The State Election Commission reported 54.77% turnout across the 29 corporations and dismissed opposition claims of voting irregularities.