Mumbai: The spotlight has shifted to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Exit Poll Results 2026 as voting for all 227 seats across Mumbai city concluded today, January 15. The Mahayuti alliance,
comprising of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, and the Republican Party of India (RPI), is predicted to emerge as the largest bloc. If the Mahayuti wins the BMC polls, it will mark the first time the BJP takes control of the civic body.
CNN-News18's JVC Exit Poll Results
According to the JVC Exit Poll, Mahayuti is expected to secure around 138 seats, while the Uddhav and Raj Thackeray alliance is projected to win 59 seats. The exit poll predicts 23 seats for the Congress–VBA alliance and 7 seats for others
Axis My India Exit Poll Results
The Axis My India Exit Poll 2026 predicts a massive vote share of 42 per cent for Mahayuti, translating to 131–151 seats for the alliance. Meanwhile, the Thackeray brothers are projected to secure 58–68 seats. On the other hand, the exit poll predicts 12–16 seats for the Congress–VBA alliance.
DV Research exit poll Results
Another exit poll that has predicted a clean sweep for the Mahayuti alliance is the ABP News–DV Research Poll 2026. According to the exit poll, Mahayuti is set to win 107–122 seats. Sena (UBT) and the MNS are predicted to secure 68–83 seats, while the Congress and VBA are expected to win 18–25 seats. Ajit Pawar’s NCP may hold 2–4 seats, and others are projected to win 8–15 seats.
How many seats were the political parties contesting?
In Mumbai, the BJP is contesting 137 seats, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena 90, while the NCP is fighting separately on 94 seats. The Shiv Sena (UBT) has fielded 163 candidates, the MNS 52, the Congress 143 and the VBA 46 in the city. The polling marked the end of nearly four years without an elected civic body in Mumbai. In the 2026 BMC polls, a total of 3.48 crore voters were eligible to decide the fate of about 1700 candidates.
