BMC Maharashtra Election Results 2026 LIVE: Counting of votes to begin at 10 am across 23 centres
BMC Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Election Results 2026 LIVE Counting: The counting of votes for the civic polls in Maharashtra will start at 10 am on Friday. Unlike past years, this year, no trends will be available and the counting process might also be delayed. This is because there will be phase wise counting of votes and not simultaneously across all 227 wards in Mumbai.
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As the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections draw closer, Ward 68 has emerged as one of the key constituencies to watch. Voters in the ward will choose their corporator as part of the larger BMC election process, which will shape Mumbai’s civic leadership for the next five years.
Counting to begin at 10 am for civic polls in Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation
Pimpri-Chinchwad DCP Vishal Gaikwad says, "The counting process is about to begin sometime in the D ward here. We have deployed appropriate arrangements... There is 1 riot-control police platoon, 7-8 officers and 100 policemen..."
AIMIM national spokesperson Waris Pathan dismisses exit polls ahead of civic elections counting
On Maharashtra civic body elections, AIMIM national spokesperson Waris Pathan says, "This is an exit poll, not an accurate poll, and whatever is being shown, this isn't the first time it's happened. It's happened many times before that something was shown in the poll, and in the end, it turned out to be something else. Tomorrow is the vote counting, so tomorrow the results will come out. By tomorrow evening, everything will be clear. Who won, who lost, everything will be known... We are confident that the people have blessed us with their votes... We will achieve great success."
Visuals from a counting station for BMC polls in Dadar-Naigaon area
Counting of votes is set to begin at 10 am
Shiv Sena leader Raju Waghmare says we expect Mahayuti government will be formed in this Mumbai Municipal Corporation
On Maharashtra civic body elections, Shiv Sena leader Raju Waghmare says, "The results of the exit polls that are coming before everyone are also our expectation that the Mahayuti government will be formed in this Mumbai Municipal Corporation. We had already said that more than 150 of our people will be elected. Today, looking at the exit polls and even if you calculate the mega exit poll of the entire exit polls, this is what will come before you that Mahayuti will touch 150 in any case and the mayor will be Marathi and Hindu only."
'Hopeful that results will be in our favour': Shiv Sena (UBT) leader, Anand Dubey
On BMC elections, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader, Anand Dubey says," We have gained strength with the Thackerays coming together. We are hopeful that the results will be in our favour.
Visuals from outside the counting station in Mumbai
School in Sion Koliwada for BMC Elections. Vote counting will begin at 10 am across 23 counting centres.
Sitaare Zameen Par: B-town biggies cast vote in civic polls, hope for cleaner and better Mumbai
A host of Bollywood personalities, including Akshay Kumar, Aamir Khan and Salman Khan, stepped out of their homes and voted in the Mumbai civic body polls on Thursday with hope "right" candidates will win and tackle crucial issues, from infrastructure challenges to pollution.
Actors Hema Malini, Saira Banu, Shabana Azmi, John Abraham, Ranbir Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Vicky Kaushal, Janhvi Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Kartik Aaryan, Paresh Rawal and screenwriter Salim Khan, also exercised their franchise.
Maharashtra records 50% turnout in civic polls
Around 50 per cent polling was recorded in Mumbai and 28 other municipal corporations in Maharashtra on Thursday amid sporadic clashes, while a major controversy erupted over claims that the ink applied on voters' fingers could be easily removed. The polling day saw clashes among groups, allegations of bogus voting and distribution of cash as well as glitches in EVMs.
First BMC polls after 2022 Sena split set stage for power shift
Maharashtra witnessed first BMC polls since the 2022 split in the Shiv Sena when Eknath Shinde, now Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, broke away with a majority of the party's MLAs and allied with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to become the Chief Minister in 2022. The undivided Shiv Sena held sway over India's richest civic body for 25 years (1997-2022).
Staff deployment and technical arrangements for BMC Election Results
For the counting day, a total of 2,299 personnel have been deployed, including 759 supervisors, 770 assistants and 770 Class IV employees. The BMC has confirmed that all staff members have undergone prior training to prevent procedural lapses. Arrangements for counting halls, table layouts, CCTV surveillance, fire safety measures and medical support have been finalised. A computerised system will be used to tabulate and declare the results, ensuring accuracy and transparency.
BMC polls: Change in counting process may delay results on Friday
Phase-wise counting of votes in Mumbai, instead of simultaneously across all 227 electoral wards as done in 2017, could delay the declaration of results when the enumeration process begins on Friday morning, civic officials said on Thursday. In a release, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said counting of votes polled in the elections on Thursday will begin at 10 am across 23 centres in the metropolis.
As in past elections, the counting of all wards will not start simultaneously - instead, votes from two wards will be counted at a time. This means counting for only 46 wards will begin at 10 am, instead of all 227 wards at once.
Ink used for Maharashtra civic polls easy to wipe off, claims Opposition; SEC to conduct probe
Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) on Thursday evening said it would conduct a thorough probe into the quality of the `indelible' ink in marker pens used for the civic polls, after opposition leaders alleged that the mark on a voter's finger could be removed easily, enabling bogus voting.
Amid polling for 29 municipal corporations including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), social media was flooded with videos claiming to demonstrate how the ink could be removed using chemicals such as acetone, even as Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis dismissed the claims.