Overview
- Counting began at 10 am for 2,869 seats across 893 wards in 29 municipal corporations, including Mumbai’s BMC, with results expected later today.
- Exit polls and the first TV leads point to an advantage for the BJP–Shiv Sena (Mahayuti) in Mumbai, where 227 wards saw roughly 1,700 candidates compete.
- Mumbai recorded about 52.9% turnout as more than 2,300 personnel secured 23 counting centres and results are being tabulated in phased rounds.
- The State Election Commission has ordered reviews after claims that voter ink could be erased and after complaints of cash-for-votes and roll irregularities.
- Administrators confirmed PADU vote-display backups are authorised only for emergencies with BEL technicians present, while phased counting drew opposition criticism.