BJP-Shinde Sena Sweep Key Seats, Thackeray Brothers & Pawars Fall Short | Maharashtra Local Body Polls

Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde's Shive Sena have emerged victorious on key seats in the Maharashtra local body elections, as their Mahayuti alliance has clinched victories in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Pavel, Dhule, Ulhasnagar, Jalgaon and Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad and Jalna.

Meanwhile, the Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar reunion flopped in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, with BJP taking the lead in both places. The much-anticipated reunion of Thackeray cousins- Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray- also failed to clinch expected result in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) as the BJP emerged as the single largest party in Mumbai.

End Of Thackeray Legacy?

The Mahayuti clinched a historic victory in BMC elections. BJP+Shinde now dominates Mumbai, effectively ending the 25-year-long stronghold of the Thackeray family on the capital city.

In 2025, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) President Raj Thackeray reunited after almost 20 years of separation. The much-anticipated alliance of the cousins, especially for the 2026 local elections, failed to provide them much hold on the voters.

As of now, the MNS has won just 7 seats in BMC, while Shiv Sena (UBT) has won 66 seats. Meanwhile, the Mahayuti has won 115 seats.

Pawar Reunion Flops

Meanwhile, the Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar reunion flopped in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, with BJP taking the lead in both places.

The elections to 2,869 seats across 893 wards in Maharashtra were held on Thursday.

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