Overview
- Polling was conducted on January 15 across 227 wards from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm, with results due January 16 and the majority mark set at 114.
- Raj Thackeray cast his ballot and accused the State Election Commission of bias, objecting to PADU use and the indelible ink quality, while BJP leader Ashish Shelar called the charges excuses.
- Election officials said the Printing Auxiliary Display Unit is being used for the first time in the BMC polls as a backup to EVMs for counting if technical glitches occur.
- Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde rejected the claim that the Marathi community is under threat, labeling it a fake narrative and urging voters to judge his camp on development and housing work.
- The contest features complex seat math, with the BJP contesting 137 wards and the Shinde-led Shiv Sena 90, while the opposition side fields 163 Shiv Sena (UBT) candidates and 143 from the Congress.