BMC Exit Polls: BJP-Shinde Sena Alliance Poised for Major Win, Thackeray Faction Lags

• Four exit polls predict a significant victory for the BJP and Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections.
• The Thackeray family's reunited faction is expected to secure Maratha and Muslim votes, but North and South Indians, young voters, and women largely supported BJP.
• The BMC, Asia's richest municipal corporation, last held elections in 2017, with the undivided Shiv Sena dominating.
• Exit polls suggest a major shift in power dynamics after eight years and the Shiv Sena split, with BJP potentially filling the power vacuum.
• Specific exit polls (Axis My India, JVC, Sakal) show BJP-Shiv Sena alliance leading with varying seat predictions, while Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress trail.

Why It Matters: BJP-Eknath Shinde alliance is projected to win BMC elections, signaling a major political shift in Mumbai.