Updated: January 16, 2026 8:51:02 AM IST
BMC Election Results 2026 Live: The results of 227 wards in BMC will be declared by the State Election Commission on Thursday after voting took place after a delay of three years.
BMC Election Result Live: The result of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Election 2026 will be declared today, Friday, January 16. Counting of votes will start at 10 am. The results of 227 wards in the BMC will be declared by the State Election Commission on Thursday after voting took place after a delay of three years. Along with BMC, elections were held for 28 other municipal corporations across Maharashtra civil elections. Its results will be declared today
The last BMC elections were held in 2017. Based on the schedule, the elections were scheduled for 2022, but were delayed due to several factors. The major reason for the delay in the elections was the COVID-19 pandemic.
Other reasons behind the delay were the dispute over delimitation of BMC seats and a legal battle over reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in local body elections.
Mumbaikars turned out to vote for the BMC elections after a gap of almost four years. According to the SEC, the voting percentage for the BMC elections till 5:30 pm on Thursday was 52.90%.
Read this also At what time will the counting of BMC elections begin? Here’s what Mumbai voters need to know
What did the exit polls say?
Ahead of the results, exit poll projections have shown the BJP-led Mahayuti leading in the BMC elections. According to the JVC exit poll, the BJP+ alliance is likely to get 138 seats, while the Shiv Sena (UBT) alliance is likely to get 59 seats.
A similar estimate was made by Axis My India, which said that the BJP alliance could win 131-151 seats, while the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena alliance would win 58-68 seats.
BMC election results today
Counting of votes for BMC will take place in batches. According to reports, SEC officials have said that counting of two constituencies will be done at a time.
In 2017, counting of votes was done simultaneously. On the contrary, the results will be declared after counting of votes in a phased manner.
What happened in the last BMC election result?
In 2017, BMC elections were held in a single phase. Shiv Sena won the elections and became the largest party by winning 84 seats. BJP performed better and won 82 seats.
Meanwhile, the Indian National Congress was reduced to 31 seats and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena was reduced to 7 seats.
However, since 2017, there have been significant changes in the political landscape in Maharashtra, marked by divisions within the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party.
In 2022, Shiv Sena split into two factions, one led by Uddhav Thackeray and the other by Eknath Shinde. Meanwhile, the Nationalist Congress Party split into two factions in 2023 – one led by Ajit Pawar and the other led by Sharad Pawar.
From these divisions, Shinde Sena and NCP (AP) joined the BJP-led alliance, forming the Mahayuti alliance. Meanwhile, NCP (SP), Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress formed the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance.
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The last BMC elections were held in 2017. Based on the schedule, the elections were scheduled for 2022, but were delayed due to several factors. The major reason for the delay in the elections was the COVID-19 pandemic.
Other reasons behind the delay were the dispute over delimitation of BMC seats and a legal battle over reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in local body elections.
Mumbaikars turned out to vote for the BMC elections after a gap of almost four years. According to the SEC, the voting percentage for the BMC elections till 5:30 pm on Thursday was 52.90%.
Read this also At what time will the counting of BMC elections begin? Here’s what Mumbai voters need to know
What did the exit polls say?
Ahead of the results, exit poll projections have shown the BJP-led Mahayuti leading in the BMC elections. According to the JVC exit poll, the BJP+ alliance is likely to get 138 seats, while the Shiv Sena (UBT) alliance is likely to get 59 seats.
A similar estimate was made by Axis My India, which said that the BJP alliance could win 131-151 seats, while the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena alliance would win 58-68 seats.
BMC election results today
Counting of votes for BMC will take place in batches. According to reports, SEC officials have said that counting of two constituencies will be done at a time.
In 2017, counting of votes was done simultaneously. On the contrary, the results will be declared after counting of votes in a phased manner.
What happened in the last BMC election result?
In 2017, BMC elections were held in a single phase. Shiv Sena won the elections and became the largest party by winning 84 seats. BJP performed better and won 82 seats.
Meanwhile, the Indian National Congress was reduced to 31 seats and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena was reduced to 7 seats.
However, since 2017, there have been significant changes in the political landscape in Maharashtra, marked by divisions within the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party.
In 2022, Shiv Sena split into two factions, one led by Uddhav Thackeray and the other by Eknath Shinde. Meanwhile, the Nationalist Congress Party split into two factions in 2023 – one led by Ajit Pawar and the other led by Sharad Pawar.
From these divisions, Shinde Sena and NCP (AP) joined the BJP-led alliance, forming the Mahayuti alliance. Meanwhile, NCP (SP), Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress formed the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance.
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January 16, 2026 8:51:02 am First
BMC election results live: Chandrakant Vaidya says, it is expected that BMC will be ruled by Thackeray
BMC Election Result Live: The results of BMC Election 2026 will be declared on Friday. Before the counting of votes, Uddhav Thackeray’s uncle and Raj Thackeray expressed hope for the success of the UBT-MNS alliance.
“The two brothers have come together, and they will definitely succeed. I pray to God that they get the reigns over BMC and it will be in the interest of the people of Mumbai. There is no doubt that there will be a Marathi mayor,” he told news agency PTI.
January 16, 2026 8:41:51 am First
BMC Election Results Live: Major changes in Maharashtra politics since last BMC elections
BMC Election Results Live: Since 2017, there have been significant changes in the political landscape in Maharashtra, marked by divisions within the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party.
In 2022, Shiv Sena split into two factions, one led by Uddhav Thackeray and the other by Eknath Shinde. Meanwhile, the Nationalist Congress Party split into two factions in 2023 – one led by Ajit Pawar and the other led by Sharad Pawar.
From these divisions, Shinde Sena and NCP (AP) joined the BJP-led alliance, forming the Mahayuti alliance. Meanwhile, NCP (SP), Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress formed the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance.
BJP and Shinde Sena have jointly contested the BMC elections. Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS have formed an alliance.
January 16, 2026 8:11:02 am First
BMC Election Result 2026 Live: Thackeray’s cousins ​​reunite after 20 years
BMC Election Result 2026 Live: Ahead of the BMC elections, Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray announced that both the parties – Shiv Sena (UBT) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena – will come together for the BMC elections.
The alliance marks the first reunion between the cousins ​​since 2005, when Raj Thackeray left Shiv Sena to form MNS.
January 16, 2026 8:05:32 am First
BMC Election Result 2026 Live: Exit polls predict Mahayuti victory
BMC Election Results 2026 Live: Ahead of the results, exit poll projections have shown the BJP-led alliance leading in the BMC elections. According to the JVC exit poll, the BJP+ alliance is likely to get 138 seats, while the Shiv Sena (UBT) alliance is likely to get 59 seats.
A similar estimate was made by Axis My India, which said the BJP alliance could win 131-151 seats, while the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena alliance would win 58-68 seats.
January 16, 2026 7:55:41 am First
BMC Election Results 2026 Live: Vote in Mumbai after 4 years of delay, results today
BMC Election Results 2026 Live: After a gap of four years, due to prolonged civic isolation and an administrator’s rule, Mumbai returned to the polls on Thursday in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, which were held against the backdrop of a fractured Shiv Sena, which ruled for decades, confusing alliances and multi-cornered contests in all wards.
Contrary to expectations of fatigue, Mumbai voters turned out in large numbers, confirming the city’s long-standing tendency to defy predictions of voter apathy. The final voting percentage was 52.9%, driven mainly by increased participation from Maharashtrian and Gujarati-dominated areas in central Mumbai and the suburbs.. Read more here
January 16, 2026 7:44:20 am First
BMC Election Result 2026 Live: What happened in 2017?
BMC Election Result 2026 Live: In 2017, BMC elections were held in a single phase. Shiv Sena won the elections and became the largest party by winning 84 seats. BJP performed better and won 82 seats.
Meanwhile, the Indian National Congress was reduced to 31 seats and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena was reduced to 7 seats.
January 16, 2026 7:43:00 am First
BMC election results 2026 live: 1,700 candidates in the fray
BMC Election Results 2026 Live: A total of 1,700 candidates from all alliances are in the fray for the BMC elections in 227 wards. These candidates include Shiv Sena, Congress and Nationalist Congress Party.
January 16, 2026 7:33:25 am First
BMC Election Result 2026 Live: Where is the number of voters
BMC Election Result 2026 Live: 41.08 per cent voters cast their votes in the first eight hours of voting for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday, officials said. According to news agency PTI, the BMC spokesperson said the average voting percentage at 3:30 pm stood at 41.08 percent. According to the latest data, the total voting in BMC elections stood at 52.90%.
Overall, State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare said voting in 29 municipal bodies on Thursday was between 46-50 per cent.
January 16, 2026 7:20:24 am First
BMC Election Result 2026 Live: Counting of votes starts at 10 am
BMC Election Result 2026 Live: Counting of votes for the much-awaited Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections will begin at 10 am today. Results will be declared for a total of 227 wards in BMC. First the postal ballots will be counted, then the votes cast through EVMs will be counted.
