Overview

• The rival panel led by union leader Shashank Rao won the largest share with 14 of the 21 seats, according to local reports.
• Suhas Samant quit as BEST Kamgar Sena president, saying he took moral responsibility for the defeat, and said the union’s 14-member committee also resigned.
• Aaditya Thackeray acknowledged shortcomings in planning for the contest and indicated an internal reshuffle was likely.
• Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam said the Uddhav–Raj Thackeray tie-up would not affect Mumbai politics, framing the result as a rejection of their alliance.
• Nirupam cited an 83 percent turnout and claimed roughly 12,000 voters rejected the Thackeray brothers, while also alleging attempts to stoke a Marathi–Hindi divide.