The Maharashtra CM was addressing a gathering of BJP workers at the party’s Vasant Smruti office in Dadar, Mumbai, a day after the BJP and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena alliance won 118 of the 227 seats in BMC Election 2026
CM Devendra Fadnavis (right), along with Mumbai BJP chief Ameet Satam, addresses party workers in Mumbai. PIC/SAYYED SAMEER ABEDI
Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) 45 per cent vote share in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Election 2026 reflected a decisive mandate, noting that the party secured more seats than Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) despite contesting fewer constituencies, news agency PTI reported.
The Maharashtra CM was addressing a gathering of BJP workers at the party’s Vasant Smruti office in Dadar, Mumbai, a day after the BJP and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena alliance won 118 of the 227 seats in BMC Election 2026.
Fadnavis said the Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena emerged as the second-largest party with 65 seats.
“Many people are saying that in 2017, when the previous elections were held, we won 82 seats and now we have won 89, so is that really an achievement. In 2017, we contested all 227 seats and won 82, whereas this time we contested only 135 seats and won 89,” he stated.
Fadnavis pointed out that while the BJP’s vote share stood at 45 per cent, Shiv Sena (UBT), which contested around 30 more seats, secured a vote share of 27 per cent.
“This clearly shows the strength of our mandate and the strong support we have received,” he added.
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Calling it a “very happy moment”, the CM said it had been the BJP’s long-standing dream to emerge as the single largest party in Mumbai ever since it established its independent organisational base in the city, PTI reported.
He noted that the BJP had emerged as the largest party in Mumbai in the assembly elections of 2014, 2019, and 2024, and had missed the top position in the 2017 BMC polls by just two seats.
“We have realised our strength, and the people of Mumbai have supported our development agenda. In several constituencies, we lost by very thin margins. Otherwise, we could have crossed the 100-seat mark,” Fadnavis said.
The BJP–Shiv Sena combine secured a clear majority even though the Shinde-led party lost a few seats by narrow margins, he said, adding that the number-one party had never won 89 seats in the previous three BMC Elections.
“We have won in slums, high-rise buildings, Koliwadas and chawls. People from different linguistic backgrounds have supported us. This is a victory of Team Mumbai,” he stated.
Fadnavis claimed that his government aims to make Mumbai a world-class, clean and liveable city, ensure transparent and people-centric civic governance, complete ongoing projects within the next two to three years, and roll out new initiatives once the mayor is announced.
(With PTI inputs)
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