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BMC elections 2026 saw 1.83% voters choose NOTA, highlighting voter dissatisfaction and reviving debate over making NOTA compulsory, despite limited impact on electoral outcomes across India’s democratic institutions and elections.

Maharashtra Municipal Election Results 2026: The corporations that were won by the BJP-Shiv Sena are Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Nashik, Pune, Pimri Chinchwad, Panvel, Kalyan Dombivli, Mira Bhayandar, Ulhasnagar, Sambhajinagar, Nagpur, Kolhapur, Solapur, Amravati, Akola, Nanded Waghala, Sangli Miraj Kupwad, Jalgaon, Ahilyanagar, Dhule, Jalna and Ichalkarnji. 

The BMC 2026 election results reveal which parties won across Mumbai’s 227 wards. The BJP leads in several wards, followed by the Shiv Sena, Congress, and MNS, shaping the city’s civic governance for the next term.

BMC Election Results 2026: The United Shiv Sena, along with the BJP, ruled the BMC for around 25 years - from 1997 to 2022. The elections, held after a gap of over three years, brought a sweeping change in the structure with BJP-Shiv Sena Shinde storming to the power.

Here Is The Ward-Wise Full List Of Winners And Losers From Mumbai Municipal Corporation Polls 2026. This is a developing story. Winner/loser names will be updated as and when official results are declared.

Maharashtra Election Results 2026 Highlights: In a decisive saffron sweep, the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance (BJP + Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena + Ajit Pawar's NCP) emerged victorious across most of Maharashtra's 29 municipal corporations.

BMC Election 2026 Exit Poll Result: At least two Exit polls have projected a clear and decisive mandate for the BJP-Sena alliance, with Thackeray brothers falling behind by a big margin while the Congress-led alliance is seen headed for another poor show.

As the richest civic body in India, the BMC remains the "jewel in the crown." This year’s election follows a significant delimitation process where approximately 20-25 per cent of ward boundaries were modified to account for population shifts.

The counting of votes has begun for the 2025 Washim and Trimbakeshwar Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayat elections in Maharashtra. Candidates and their representatives are present as results start to unfold after polling concluded on Saturday.

A diplomatic visit by Afghanistan's acting Taliban Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, to India sparked the controversy after women journalists were barred from attending a press conference addressed by him in New Delhi on Thursday.  

Praful Lodha is a businessman from Jamner in the Jalgaon district of Maharashtra. Girish Mahajan also hails from the same district. Police have seized Lodha's laptop, mobile and pen drive.

Maharashtra's political landscape is again full of speculations with both the ruling Mahayuti and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi keeping their cards close to their chests. 

This development comes after a purported video of Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad surfaced, showing him allegedly assaulting an employee at the canteen over what he claimed was "stale food."  

The incident, which occurred during the ongoing Monsoon Session of the Maharashtra Assembly, has gone viral on social media, with leaders across party lines condemning the act and calling it a brazen display of power and privilege.

Maharshtra Social Justice Minister and Shiv Sena leader, Sanjay Shirsat's son Siddhant came under scanner after a company formed in 2024 was allowed to participate in a bid to purchase a hotel. The hotel bid was fixed at the 2018 rate, which was reportedly severely undervalued. 

Javed Akhtar shared how, over the years, he has faced backlash from people due to his outspoken nature.

The Mahayuti government's flagship scheme Mukhya Mantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana, which is facing increased scrutiny, has turned into a bone of contention between the NCP of Ajit Pawar and Shiv Sena of Eknath Shinde.

The ruling Mahayuti alliance, comprising the BJP, Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party, came to power in December after a landslide victory in the assembly polls. 

Shiv Sena (Uddhav faction) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut termed the BJP a 'deceptive' party and added that it would bow before anyone if needed.

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