Maharashtra Election Results Highlights: Raj Thackeray calls for ‘standing by Marathis’ as Mahayuti makes clean sweep

Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday described the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections held on January 15 as a "strange" and desperate fight for his opponents, according to ANI.

He levelled serious accusations, claiming the ruling alliance used "every method possible," from distributing cash to the alleged kidnapping of candidates, to force withdrawals and secure a win.

Addressing a press conference after the poll debacle, Thackeray said, "This election was very strange. It felt like this was a life-and-death election for them. They opted for all methods, from cash to kidnapping our candidates; they forced candidates to withdraw their nominations."

A day after the Mahayuti alliance secured a majority in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday claimed he received numerous complaints from citizens regarding missing names from the voter list, according to ANI.

Addressing a press conference here, Thackeray said that the results were "surprising" at various locations.

"Where did those numbers come from? Was it from some party office? Before counting numbers were seen on TV. In future, there will be no EVM, and the direct results will be declared. I have received several complaints from voters that their names were missing from the voter list. At various locations, the results are surprising. I had doubts about the exit polls," he added," the UBT President said.

Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday hailed the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance's performance in the Maharashtra local body elections, attributing it to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's good governance and the work carried out by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, according to ANI.

Speaking to the media, Prasad said that the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance had won in 26 municipal bodies across Maharashtra. He termed the outcome a "splendid victory," noting that the BJP had registered major wins in cities such as Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur after nearly three decades.

"In 26 municipal bodies across the entire Maharashtra, the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance has won. After 30 years, the BJP has achieved splendid victories in Mumbai, Pune, and Nagpur, and in all the big cities. Where is Congress? Where has Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena gone?.. This entire victory is due to Prime Minister Modi's good governance and Devendra Fadnavis's work. A triple-engine government will now work in Maharashtra...Rahul Gandhi also knows that first in Bihar, Maharashtra municipal corporations and now in Bengal, we will win everywhere", he said.

Haryana Cabinet Minister Anil Vij on Saturday stated that the public has rejected the politics of "false promises" and endorsed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s development-focused agenda, as per PTI.

Commenting on Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut’s "Jaichand" remark following the BJP’s sweeping victory in the Maharashtra BMC elections, Vij noted that the BJP had already won Assembly elections in Haryana, Delhi, and Bihar, and has now also triumphed in Maharashtra.

Raut had said on Friday that Mumbai would not have seen a BJP mayor if Maharashtra Deputy Chief Eknath Shinde had not betrayed the party.

He tweeted, "Had Eknath Shinde not been a Jaichand to Shiv Sena, Mumbai would not have seen a BJP mayor. Marathi people will always remember Shinde as Jaichand."

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Maharashtra State President Ravindra Chavan on Saturday met the newly elected corporators of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) following the announcement of the civic poll results, as per ANI.

During the meeting, Chavan emphasised that the Mayor of the Municipal Corporation should be from the Mahayuti alliance, asserting that the citizens have endorsed the alliance's development-oriented governance.

Speaking to reporters Ravindra Chavan said, "We had decided that the Mahayuti's Mayor should sit in the Municipal Corporation. The citizens of Mumbai supported the development work carried out by us."

The Shiv Sena has opted to move its newly elected corporators to a luxury hotel as the contest for Mumbai’s next mayor intensifies, as per PTI. The Eknath Shinde-led faction had contested 90 seats and secured 29 in the Mumbai civic polls, with results announced on Friday. A senior party leader stated that the corporators were being shifted to a luxury hotel in Bandra to help them "refresh" after a demanding election period, though no specifics were given on how long they would stay. Another party official said the move was also aimed at orienting the newly elected members and noted that the corporators would remain in the hotel for a couple of days.

Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC on Saturday slammed Sanjay Raut after the latter called Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde 'Jaichand', stating that it was the Shiv Sena (UBT) MP who betrayed his ideology when he "sat on the lap of Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)" in 2019.

Reacting to Raut's remarks, she mentioned that Eknath Shinde does not require any "certificate" from Sanjay Raut and accused the UBT leader of "betraying his ideology".

"The person who has done so much work for Maharashtra, perhaps Sanjay Raut cannot digest this, but Eknath Shinde does not need Sanjay Raut's certificate. Sanjay Raut has forgotten that in 2019, he went and sat on the lap of the Congress and the NCP. He betrayed his ideology. Sanjay Raut now probably needs a new scriptwriter," Shaina told ANI.

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) (UBT) on Saturday reacted following the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, striking a defiant tone and signalling that the political fight in Maharashtra is far from over and will continue until the Marathi community receives the respect it deserves.

In a post shared on social media platform X, Shiv Sena (UBT) said, "This battle is not over yet... It will continue just like this until the Marathi person receives the respect they deserve!"

BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Saturday said that reports emerging of Congress leader Bhai Jagtap blaming party MP Varsha Gaikwad for the poor performance in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections indicated that the Opposition party was slipping into " tukde tukde" mode, according to ANI.

Reacting to the remarks, Poonawalla said "It is Congress versus Congress. Till now, we have seen it in Delhi. Rahul Congress versus Priyanka Congress. DK Congress versus Siddaramaiah Congress. Gehlot versus Pilot Congress. Now it is Bhai Jagtap versus Varsha Gaikwad Congress," he said.

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday accepted that the party did not perform as expected in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections. Despite the disappointing results, he reaffirmed his commitment to championing the cause of the Marathi manoos. In a post on X, Thackeray referred to the BMC polls as a contest between “Shiv Shakti and money power” and appealed to party workers to remain motivated and not lose heart over the outcome, as per PTI.

“BJP couldn't finish off Shiv Sena on ground; it can't buy loyalty despite employing all means,” said Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, according to PTI.

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As the BJP-Shiv Sena sweep the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls, Maharashtra Navnirnman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday said that those in power will "not let go of any opportunity" to harass the Marathi people.

Vowing to stand firm in support of the Marathi people, the MNS chief claimed ‘those in power and their supporters will not let go of any opportunity to harass the Marathi people’. “Therefore, we must stand firmly behind our Marathi people. Elections will come and go, but we must never forget that our breath is Marathi,” he said.

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Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut says, “The BJP has not won Mumbai - this is just a temporary phase. You cannot win Mumbai like this. They (BJP) fulfilled their dream of making a Mayor by breaking our party. After this election, Eknath Shinde’s time is over. The BJP no longer needs him. Ajit Pawar will also not remain in power for long, given the way he spread venom against the government and Devendra Fadnavis in Pimpri Chinchwad. The BJP is angry. Both NCP factions will have to work together. Eknath Shinde will have to step aside, as the BJP will not take him along in the next Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.”

When asked whether his party, AIMIM, would support the BJP in electing the mayor of Mumbai, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said, "That question does not arise. In Akot, the people elected five corporators on the AIMIM symbol. We had sent them a show-cause notice... And I had personally warned them when they met me in Amaravati that they must not take any policy decision. I told them very clearly that alliance or no alliance party will decide. But keep this in your mind. We cannot go with the BJP or the NDA at all. So they made a mistake in supporting a BJP-sponsored candidate. Immediately, our state president had suspended them..."

President, Maharashtra BJP, Ravindra Chavan says, "... We had decided that the Mahayuti’s Mayor should sit in the Municipal Corporation. The citizens of Mumbai supported the development work carried out by us..."

Here's MNS chief Raj Thackeray's full statement (rough translation of his X post):

"First and foremost, heartfelt congratulations to all the elected corporators from Maharashtra Navnirman Sena and Shiv Sena. This election was not an easy one. It was a battle of unyielding financial power and the might of authority against Shivshakti. Yet, even in such a contest, the workers from both sides put up an excellent fight. Their praise cannot be enough.

Though Maharashtra Navnirman Sena did not achieve the expected success this time, and that brings sorrow, we are not the ones to get disheartened by it. Our elected corporators will more than hold their own against the ruling powers wherever they are. And if anything seems to go against the Marathi people, they will certainly bring those in power to task.

Our fight is for the Marathi people, the Marathi language, Marathi identity, and for a prosperous Maharashtra. This fight is our very existence. You all know well that such battles are long-term.

As for what went wrong, what was left undone, where we fell short, and what needs to be done, we will all come together for the analysis and action.

Truth be told, you don't really need me to tell you this. But still, I say—whether in the MMR region or across the state, those in power and their supporters will not let go of any opportunity to harass the Marathi people. Therefore, we must stand firmly behind our Marathi people. Elections will come and go, but we must never forget that our breath is Marathi.

Let's meet again soon. Let's get back to work. Let's rebuild our party and organization anew!!!

Yours humbly,

Raj Thackeray"

On his tweet regarding Deputy CM Eknath Shinde, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut says, "BJP wins by creating 'Jaichands'. Otherwise, what is the BJP's strength? In every state, in every city, they break up every party and create 'Jaichand' to win elections. They are equal to zero. What is the Deputy Chief Minister's strength? As long as they are in power, people will salute them; otherwise, people will throw shoes at their cars."

On BMC results, he said, "As Chief Minister, he has unlimited power; he has the police, he has many other people and resources at his disposal, he has money, he has everything. Even if it were another Chief Minister, the results would have been the same. The biggest battle was in Mumbai. We shouldn't assume that the BJP won in Mumbai. It is balanced. The MNS got fewer seats; they should have gotten around 15, that's what I think. We lost 10 to 15 seats by a very small margin. But in the BMC, the opposition's strength is equal to that of the ruling party. We have 105 people inside. What will these people do? They can't sell Mumbai. We are sitting there. Even if we lose our lives, we will end the rule of these contractors."

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavi wrote on X: "BJP writes history once again at the Municipal Corporation Election 2025-26!

Under the visionary leadership of Hon PM Narendra Modi Ji, along with the guidance of BJP National President and Hon Union Minister J. P. Nadda ji, Hon Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amitbhai Shah, BJP National Working President Nitin Nabin ji, and the tireless efforts of BJP State President MLA Ravindra Chavan and all the party workers, BJP has achieved a momentous victory in the state once again!

This victory reflects people’s trust in BJP’s vision ensuring progress and development."

The BJP emerges victorious on 89 wards, Shiv Sena (UBT) on 65 wards, Shiv Sena on 29 wards, Congress on 24 wards, AIMIM on 8 wards, MNS on 6 wards, NCP on 3 wards, SP on 2 wards and NCP SP on 1 ward.

"This battle is not over yet. It will continue just like this until the Marathi person receives the respect they deserve!" — Shiv Sena UBT on 'X'.

"Dhurandhar Devendra" posters featuring CM Devendra Fadnavis were put up at various places in Mumbai by Tajinder Singh Tiwana, president of the Mumbai BJP Yuva Morcha, who was also elected as a corporator yesterday.

In the BMC elections, out of 227 wards, the BJP won 89 wards, Shiv Sena (UBT) won 65 wards, Shiv Sena won 29 wards, Congress won 24 wards, AIMIM won 8 wards, MNS won 6 wards, NCP won 3 wards, SP won 2 wards, and NCP-SP won 1 ward.

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Results have been out in 2,833 of 2,868 seats in Maharashtra civic poll. BJP won 1,400, Shiv Sena 397, Congress 324, NCP 160, Shiv Sena-UBT 153 seats, according to PTI.

Results have been declared for 221 of the 227 wards in Mumbai, with the BJP securing 87 seats. The Shiv Sena has won 27 wards, while the Congress has taken 24. Shiv Sena (UBT) has emerged victorious in 64 wards, and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has won six, according to PTI.

The Maharashtra State Election Commission late Friday evening declared results for 2,784 of the 2,869 seats across 29 municipal corporations in the state, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerging as the single largest party by winning 1,372 seats. Results of the remaining 85 seats are expected to be announced later in the night, an official said. (PTI)

As per latest trends, the BJP is set to win 87 seats in Mumbai, while the Shinde faction of the Shiv Sena is ahead in 27 seats. This means that their combine, ahead in 114 out of 227 seats, thus reaching the majority.

95, 96, 119, 120, 121, 122, 125, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 159, 180, 181, 193, 194, 195, 196, 196, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206

The BJP was on Friday set to seize power in the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) for the fourth time in a row, helped by its strong organisation and influence of top leaders Devendra Fadnavis, Nitin Gadkari and Chandrashekhar Bawankule.

As the counting was underway, the saffron party claimed that it had won 97 of the 151 seats and was leading in another 10 seats.

The BJP swept the Jalna civic polls winning 41 out of 65 seats, marking the first time the party has won a majority in the city known for its steel re-rolling, seed and agro industries. Among the more talked about victories from here is that of Shrikant Pangarkar, an accused in the 2017 killing of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh. (PTI)

BJP: 38

Shiv Sena: 37

Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi: 2

Congress: 1

The BJP and Shiv Sena have brushed aside their opponents with ease in Ulhasnagar.

Here is how the distribution looks after all results were declared:

BJP: 22

Shiv Sena: 12

Congress: 30

NCP-SP: 12

Others/Independents: 14

"After noon, countless candidates from Shiv Sena and MNS have won!

But news channels are still showing the old figures!" Raut claimed in a post on X

Maharashtra Minister and BJP leader Chandrashekhar Bawankule hailed the "double-engine" government for BJP-Shiv Sena's emerging victory in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, stating that the people voted for the development of the city, according to ANI.

Expressing confidence, Bawankule claimed that the BJP will win a two-thirds majority across 29 Municipal Corporations.

Addressing a press conference in Nagpur, the BJP leader said, "I believe the BJP will win two-thirds of the majority in the state. People have shown trust in Devendra Fadnavis and Eknath Shinde's Mahayuti and Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led double-engine government. People in Mumbai have voted for development. Devendra Fadnavis has prepared the vision for development in Mumbai. Metro railway, Coastal Road... Both (state and Centre) governments believe in developing the city."

Karnataka CM and Congress leader Siddaramaiah has slammed the Election Commission after the Maha Election Commissioner admitted to indelible ink being wiped off. Siddaramaiah said, “This is not an isolated glitch - it’s another troubling chapter in the larger story of Vote Chori, where genuine questions are met with denial, deflection, or silence, and trust in democratic institutions is eroded.”

Raj Thackeray had recently mocked the TN BJP leader Annamalai by calling him Rasmalai at a rally in Mumbai ahead of the BMC elections.

BJP: 31

Shiv Sena: 09

Shiv Sena-Thackeray: 28

Congress: 09

MNS: 02

Samajwadi: 02

MIM: 04

Independent: 01

Total: 86/227

Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Friday said the BJP was heading towards a majority in the Maharashtra civic polls and expressed confidence that the party-led Mahayuti coalition would secure a two-thirds mark.

The people of Maharashtra have voted for development, he said.

The BJP and ally Shiv Sena were ahead in high-stakes Mumbai municipal corporation elections as per trends in 210 of 227 wards. The BJP was also leading in many other civic bodies, as per the trends. (PTI)

The BJP is ahead in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Nashik, Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad, Panvel, Kalyan Dombivli, Mira Bhayandar, Ulhasnagar, Sambhajinagar, Nagpur, Solapur, Akola, Nanded Waghala, Sangli Miraj Kupwad, Jalgaon, Dhule, Jalna, and Ichalkaranji.

BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi says, “Today, in the Maharashtra Municipal Corporation elections, the BJP and our coalition partners achieved a significant victory. This demonstrates that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, the BJP and NDA are increasingly gaining support... We thank the people of Maharashtra and all supporters on behalf of the BJP for this success in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), which is one of the largest municipal bodies not only in India but possibly in Asia...”