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In Thane, Shinde’s stronghold, his party was leading in 18 of the 131 wards, ahead of ally BJP which was ahead in 10 wards, TV channels reported

Mahayuti leads in Mumbai, Ajit Pawar-led NCP ahead in Pune

January 16, 2026, 01:57 PM - 3 min read

The BJP and its ally, Shiv Sena, were ahead in the Mumbai municipal corporation elections in 210 of 227 wards, after counting of votes began Friday morning, although there was no official confirmation from the State Election Commission (ECI)

Nagpur is home to big leaders like Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union minister Nitin Gadkari

BMC polls: BJP takes the lead in Vidarbha in initial counting

January 16, 2026, 12:56 PM - 2 min read

Polling was held in the four civic bodies comprising Nagpur, Chandrapur, Akola and Amravati, along with 25 others across the state on Thursday

Sharing an article from a Mumbai-based daily, that highlighted voter concerns about the indelible ink, Gandhi said in a post on X that “vote chori” (vote theft) is an anti-national act

BMC polls: Rahul Gandhi repeats ‘vote-chori’ accusation

January 16, 2026, 12:06 PM - 3 min read

The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged vote theft in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections that concluded on Thursday, saying public trust in the electoral process has been eroded

In the 2017 elections, the undivided Shiv Sena had secured 84 seats out of the total 227. While being in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party at that point, the alliance had secured the halfway mark of 114 seats, with the BJP winning 82 seats

BMC polls: Early trends show Fadnavis-Shinde in the lead

January 16, 2026, 11:40 AM - 3 min read

The data shows BJP leads in 49 seats, and the Shiv Sena leads in 26, while Shiv Sena (UBT) is reported to be leading in 40 seats

Of the 3.48 crore eligible voters, voter turnout of 52.94 per cent was recorded in the Mumbai civic polls, down from 55.53 per cent in the last elections in 2017, officials said on Friday

Maha civic polls: Counting of votes begins; all eyes on Mumbai

January 16, 2026, 10:36 AM - 3 min read

A voter turnout of 52.94 per cent was recorded in the Mumbai civic polls, down from 55.53 per cent in the last elections in 2017, officials said on Friday

BMC and 28 other municipal corporations in Maharashtra went to polls on January 15, although the voter turnout in the first two hours of voting was rather dismal at 6.98 per cent for the BMC elections

BMC polls vote counting on January 16, says civic chief

January 15, 2026, 12:44 PM - 2 min read

Mumbai civic polls saw a dismal voter turnout by around 9.30 a.m. on Thursday, with only 6.98 per cent of voters showing up for the BMC elections