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BJPShinde Alliance Secures BMC Majority as Power-Sharing Talks Begin

Power-sharing talks hinge on the Shinde camp's demand for a two-and-a-half-year mayoral split.

Overview

  • Official results show the BJP winning 89 seats and the Eknath Shinde–led Shiv Sena 29, giving their bloc 118 seats in the 227-member BMC, above the 114 needed for control.
  • The Shinde faction has proposed splitting the mayoral term 2.5–2.5 years with the BJP, with discussions ongoing and no agreement announced.
  • Uddhav Thackeray’s camp has alleged counting irregularities and misconduct during the process, claims that remain contested without official action reported.
  • Across Maharashtra, the BJP logged roughly 1,400–1,425 municipal seats with clear wins in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, as statewide turnout reached about 54.77%.
  • The result ends decades of Thackeray dominance in Mumbai, while AIMIM took eight BMC seats and ward outcomes ranged from a 7-vote Congress win in Santacruz (Ward 90) to a sweeping BJP margin in Malad West (Ward 46).