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Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and Maharashtra BJP president Ravindra Chavan celebrate outside BJP Headquarters in Mumbai | Photo Credit: PTI
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis calls Maharashtra BJP president Ravindra Chavan and Mumbai BJP president Ameet Satam to congratulate them as trends show the BJP leading in the municipal polls
The BJP-Shiv Sena combine leads in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, according to trends. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday January 16, 2026 congratulated Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde as well as party workers as trends showed the BJP-Shiv Sena were set to win comfortably in most of the 29 municipal corporations of Maharashtra.
BMC poll results: Winners, losers & what’s nextVote counting for the BMC elections is underway, with the State Election Commission announcing results for 227 wards across the city. The BMC polls conducted on Thursday January 15, 2026 saw a voter turnout of 52.94%, down from 55.53% in the last elections in 2017, officials said.
January 16, 2026 19:39
“This is a vote to add momentum to progress in the State,” says PM Modi
“The results of various municipal corporation elections indicate that NDA’s bond with the people of Maharashtra has further deepened,” said PM Modi in a post on X. “Our track record and vision for development have struck a chord,” he added.
January 16, 2026 19:01
Congress to have its Mayors in five cities, 350 corporators across Maharashtra: Sapkal
Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal on Friday January 16, 2026 claimed his party will have Mayors in five cities and around 350 corporators across the State, asserting it would also be part of power arrangements in at least 10 municipal corporations.
According to the Congress, the party is in a position to install its own Mayors in Latur, Chandrapur, Bhiwandi (Thane district), Parbhani and Kolhapur, which were among the 29 municipal corporations.
Congress to have its Mayors in five cities, 350 corporators across Maharashtra: Sapkal
Congress aims to install Mayors in five cities and 350 corporators across Maharashtra, asserting a strong opposition presence.
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January 16, 2026 18:59
ISLAM party wins 35 out of 84 seats in Malegaon; AIMIM gets 21
The Indian Secular Largest Assembly of Maharashtra (ISLAM) party has emerged as the single largest outfit in Malegaon Municipal Corporation in Nashik district, trends and civic poll results showed on Friday January 16, 2026.
It has won 35 out of 84 seats in the civic body, while the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) was in second place with 21 seats
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January 16, 2026 18:40
Shiv Sena-BJP combine leads in Thane
Shiv Sena-BJP combine emerged as the dominant force in the 131-member Thane civic body on Friday January 16, 2026, winning 50 seats in the home turf of Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
The Shinde-led Shiv Sena has won 33 electoral wards, and the BJP has won 17, as per official data.
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January 16, 2026 18:26
“This historic success is the people’s stamp of approval,” says Amit Shah
The resounding victory of the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance in the Maharashtra municipal corporation elections clearly shows that the people across every corner of the country have complete faith only in the development policies of the NDA led by PM Modi,” Home Minister Amit Shah said in a post on X.
January 16, 2026 17:58
“We have received a massive mandate,” says CM Fadnavis on BJP’s victory
“For those who have been voted to power, people have chosen you for your honesty. The trust towards Modiji and BJP has to be maintained. We have received a massive mandate,” Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said as Mahayuti leads in BMC election. “Politics of vikas and vishwas (development and trust) is what Modi ji started, and we are continuing on it,” he said.
“We dedicate Maharashtra’s mahavijay to the party workers,“ he further added.
Maharashtra civic polls: People voted for Mahayuti as they wanted development, honesty, says CM Fadnavis
Maharashtra’s CM Fadnavis celebrates Mahayuti’s civic poll victory, highlighting public demand for honesty and development in governance.
