Former BMC mayor Kishori Pednekar on Wednesday expressed happiness after being chosen as the Shiv Sena (UBT) corporators’ leader soon after the BMC election 2026 results. She said she would live up to party expectations and continue efforts to secure the Mumbai mayor’s post.
Former mayor Kishori Pednekar named as Shiv Sena (UBT) corporators’ leader. File pic
Amid the cluttered situation for the BMC mayoral post, former Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar on Wednesday expressed happiness after she was chosen as the Shiv Sena (UBT) corporator's leader.
While speaking to the media on Wednesday, Pednekar said that she would live up to the expectations of her party and would continue her efforts to make the mayor of Mumbai from Shiv Sena (UBT).
Kishori asserted, "We are happy I have been chosen as the leader... I will live up to the party's expectations... We will accept whatever our leader Uddhav Thackeray says... We will continue our effort to make the mayor," as cited by news agency ANI.
Former BMC mayor Kishori Pednekar secured victory by defeating Shiv Sena's Rupal Kusale in Ward Number 199 in the recently concluded BMC elections 2026.
According to official figures released by the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the BMC, the BJP won 89 seats, polling 11,79,273 votes, which accounts for 21.58 per cent of the total votes cast. Among all winning candidates, the BJP's vote share stands at 45.22 per cent, making it the single largest party in the civic body, reported PTI.
Mahayuti crossed the majority mark in BMC elections 2026
BJP’s alliance partner, the Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction), on the other hand, secured 29 seats with 2,73,326 votes, translating into 5 per cent of the total vote share. Together, the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance (Mahayuti) emerged as the largest bloc in the BMC.
On the contrary, the Shiv Sena (UBT), contesting in alliance with the MNS (Shivshakti), won 65 seats across the municipal corporation. The Shiv Sena (UBT) polled 7,17,736 votes, accounting for 13.13 per cent of the total votes cast. While the Raj Thackeray-led MNS added 6 seats to the alliance tally, with 74,946 votes and a 1.37 per cent vote share.
Lagging way behind the Mahayuti and the Shivshakti alliance, the Indian National Congress (INC) only managed to secure 24 seats, polling 2,42,646 votes, which represents 4.44 per cent of the total vote share in the BMC elections 2026.
Among other parties, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) won 8 seats with 68,072 votes. The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) secured 3 seats, the Samajwadi Party won 2 seats, and the NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) won 1 seat, as per PTI.
Overall, winning candidates from recognised political parties polled 26,07,612 votes, amounting to 47.72 per cent of the total votes cast. The total number of votes polled in the election stood at 54,64,412, while 11,677 voters opted for NOTA, reported PTI.
(With inputs from PTI)
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