The BJP wins 89 seats in the BMC elections, results of which were announced on Friday. Ally Shiv Sena got 29. The two parties crossed halfway mark in 227-member civic body
17 January,2026 01:28 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The BJP won 89, and ally Shiv Sena bagged 29 seats in the 227-member BMC, while Shiv Sena (UBT) managed 65 and MNS six seats. The Congress, which fought in alliance with Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA), bagged 24 seats, AIMIM 8, NCP 3, Samajwadi Party 2, and NCP (SP) got just one seat
17 January,2026 11:40 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Big Congress gains across P North, but defeat in ward 62 dents party MLA Aslam Shaikh’s family influence; while the results reinforced the party’s organisational strength in the area, they also delivered a personal setback to local Congress MLA Aslam Shaikh.
17 January,2026 09:03 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
BJP-Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) take BMC’s top post, but election maths show the city remains politically split; the undivided Shiv Sena had ruled the country’s richest municipal corporation for over two decades, seating 12 mayors across five terms between 1996 and 2022
17 January,2026 08:54 AM IST | Mumbai | Eshanpriya MSADVERTISEMENT
