Mahayuti Sweeps Maharashtra Municipal Elections; BJP Emerges Single Largest Party

• The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance secured a dominant victory in municipal corporation elections across Maharashtra, with results declared for 2,784 of 2,869 seats.
• BJP emerged as the single largest party, winning 1,372 seats, followed by Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena with 394 seats and Indian National Congress with 315 seats.
• In Mumbai, the BJP-led alliance secured 116 wards, while the Shiv Sena (UBT)-led alliance won 89, potentially leading to Mumbai's first BJP mayor.
• The Uddhav Thackeray faction (Shiv Sena UBT) outperformed Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena in Mumbai, despite the latter being part of the ruling Mahayuti.
• The elections, held after a six-year gap, saw a 52.94% voter turnout in Mumbai, a slight decrease from 2017, with BMC's budget for 2025-26 at ₹74,400 crore.

Why It Matters: BJP-led Mahayuti secured a decisive victory in Maharashtra municipal elections, with BJP becoming the single largest party.