Maharashtra Civic Polls, BMC Election 2026 Vote Counting LIVE Updates: Around 50 per cent voter turnout was recorded across 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra, where elections were held on Thursday. The spotlight is on Mumbai, where the Thackeray brothers have reunited to reclaim their heritage and are standing against the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance. The exit polls done by Axis My India, the JVC, and Sakal have predicted a sweeping victory for the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance in Mumbai. The counting of votes will commence today at 10 am.
Here Are The Live Updates On Maharashtra Civic Body Election Results:
Maharashtra Civic Polls Results LIVE: Pune Records Over 50% Voter Turnout
Pune on Thursday recorded a voter turnout of 52.42 per cent. According to the official figures, out of a total of 35 lakh voters in Pune, 18,62,408 people exercised their right to vote.
The voter turnout, however, witnessed a decline of around 3.5 per cent compared to the 2017 municipal body polls when the voter turnout was 55.56 per cent.
Maharashtra Civic Polls Results LIVE: Exit Polls Predict Big Win For BJP In Pune
Pune is also being keenly watched, where two rival factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), led by Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and his uncle, Rajya Sabha MP Sharad Pawar, formed an alliance for the municipal elections.
As per exit polls, the BJP will be the largest party in the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) polls. It is expected to win around 70 of 165 seats, while Ajit Pawar's NCP could get 55. Sharad Pawar's NCP is likely to win 10 seats, and the Shiv Sena, which contested the polls independently, could win 12 seats.
Health warning: Exit polls don't always get it right.
BMC Election Results LIVE: Candidates Fear Delay In Results
Political leaders have strongly objected to the 'phased counting' method adopted by the administration for this year's counting of votes. This has raised fears about delay in results for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls.
BJP, Allies To Sweep Mumbai Civic Body BMC, Predict Most Exit Polls
The BJP and Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena will win big in the elections for the prestigious Mumbai civic body -- the Brihanmumbai Corporation -- four exit polls have indicated. The reunited Thackerays will apparently scoop up the Maratha and the Muslim votes. The north and south Indians, however, have voted overwhelmingly for the BJP, exit polls have predicted.
As is almost the norm, young voters and women have sided with the BJP too.
An aggregate of six exit polls shows the Sena-BJP getting 132 seats, the Shiv Sena UBT and allies 63 and the Congress 20 seats.
Health warning: Exit polls don't always get it right.
Maharashtra Civic Polls Results LIVE | "We Will Achieve Great Success": AIMIM Leader Waris Pathan
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) National Spokesperson Waris Pathan expressed confidence that the party would achieve "great success" in the Maharashtra civic body polls.
"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," said Waris Pathan while speaking to the news agency ANI.
"We are confident that the people have blessed us with their votes... We will achieve great success..." he added.
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Voter Turnout In Nashik Witnesses 5% Decline
Nashik on Thursday recorded a voter turnout of 56.67 per cent in the Maharashtra civic body polls. This is a sharp decline of 5 per cent from 2017, when the voter turnout was 61.60 per cent.
Decoding Axis My India Poll: BJP-Shiv Sena Leads Among Young Voters In Maharashtra Civic Body Polls
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Marathi Manoos With Them, But Thackerays Set to Lose Mumbai Election: Exit Polls
Four exit polls indicate that the chance to control India's richest municipal body, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, may slip through the fingers of the Thackeray brothers.
The Thackerays' campaign centred on 'Marathi manoos' and 'Marathi pride' seems to have resonated deeply with the local community, according to Axis My Poll. It suggests that Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT) and Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) combine is likely to secure a significant 49 per cent vote share among Marathi speakers.
Despite this, the broader mandate is projected for the state's ruling Mahayuti alliance by four exit polls - Axis My India, JVC, Sakal Poll and Janmat Polls.
Health warning: Exit polls don't always get it right.
Maharashtra Civic Polls Results LIVE | Recap: Election Day Marred by Allegations
Voting for the Maharashtra civic body polls was marked by sharp allegations from the Thackeray cousins against the State Election Commission (SEC). They claimed the indelible ink used on voters' fingers could be easily erased.
"This is not the erasing of ink, but the erasing of democracy," Uddhav Thackeray remarked.
Maharashtra Civic Polls Results LIVE: Counting To Begin At 10 AM
NDTV is at a counting centre in Malad, Mumbai. The counting of votes for Maharashtra civic body polls will begin at 10 am. Stay tuned.
Maharashtra Civic Polls Results LIVE | More Women Voted In Favour Of BJP And Allies Than Men: Axis My India Exit Poll
Maharashtra Civic Polls Results LIVE | People Aged 18-60 Prefer BJP And Allies, Show Axis My India Exit Poll
Maharashtra Civic Polls Results LIVE | Exit Poll Show Preference For BJP And Allies
According to Axis My India data, wile the UBT alliance led among Marathis, Muslims, and Christians, the BJP-led alliance dominated among North Indian, South Indian, Gujarati, and Rajasthani voters.
Health warning: Exit polls don't always get it right.
