Counting for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) election is underway, with results slated to be declared later today. According to early trends, the Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS (Raj Thackeray) took the lead, with the Thackeray brothers making a strong push in the first hour of the vote counting. Meanwhile, the BJP and Shiv Sena have also made a strong start. 

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Voting in 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra began on Thursday (January 15, 2026) morning with spotlight on Mumbai, where the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance is locked in an intense battle with the reunited Thackeray cousins for control of India’s largest and richest civic body.

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The BMC polls witnessed a close contest between the Shiv Sena and the BJP, which won 84 and 82 wards

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