Overview
- State Election Commission results show the BJP won 89 seats and the Eknath Shinde–led Shiv Sena 29 in Mumbai’s 227‑member BMC, giving the alliance 118 seats and ending the Thackeray era there.
- Across 29 municipal corporations, the SEC declared the BJP the single largest party statewide, with officials reporting 54.77% voter turnout.
- The ruling alliance posted big gains in key urban centres including Pune, Pimpri‑Chinchwad, Nagpur, Nashik and Thane, while the Congress secured a clear majority in Latur.
- Reports indicate the Mahayuti is positioned to control a majority of the state’s municipal corporations, translating recent assembly momentum into urban power.
- Smaller players shifted ward‑level math, with AIMIM expanding its footprint and an accused in the Gauri Lankesh murder case, Shrikant Pangarkar, winning as an independent in Jalna; close margins prompted recount requests in a few wards.