Overview
- State Election Commission tallies show the BJP as the single largest party statewide with 1,372 seats, followed by the Shinde-led Shiv Sena with 394 and the Congress with 315.
- In Mumbai’s 227-seat BMC, the BJP won 89 wards and the Shinde Shiv Sena 29 for a combined 118, while Shiv Sena (UBT) took 65 and the Congress 24.
- The Mahayuti alliance is positioned to control a majority of the 29 municipal corporations, with wins or leads reported across key cities including Mumbai, Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad and Nagpur.
- Overall turnout across the 29 corporations was 54.77%, with Mumbai recording 52.94% after polls were held following multi-year gaps.
- Smaller players reshaped local contests as AIMIM expanded its footprint across urban pockets, and independent Shrikant Pangarkar won in Jalna; mayoral selections and local power-sharing talks now follow.