Pune PMC Election Results 2026: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Mahayuti alliance has taken an early lead in the high-stakes Pune Municipal Corporation
(PMC) elections, with counting underway across designated centres in the city on Friday. Final results are expected to be declared later in the day. A total of 1,165 candidates are contesting across 41 wards in the Pune civic body elections. According to the Maharashtra State Election Commission, Pune recorded a 54 per cent voter turnout, lower than previous elections. Neighbouring Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) saw around 60 per cent turnout, down from 65.3 per cent in 2017. Mumbai BMC Election Results 2026 Live Early Ward-Wise Trends (As per initial rounds) BJP: Leading in 39 wards, indicating a strong early advantage Ajit Pawar-led NCP: Ahead in 14 wards NCP (Sharad Pawar faction): Leading in 5 wards Congress: Yet to open its account in early trends Others/Independents: Tight contests underway in multiple wards Election officials cautioned that these are early trends and positions may change as counting progresses through subsequent rounds. Several wards are witnessing narrow margins, while a few have seen clear early leads emerge.
A Fragmented Political Contest
The 2026 PMC election is being closely watched due to the split within the Nationalist Congress Party. Ajit Pawar’s NCP, which had aligned with the BJP-led Mahayuti earlier, is contesting separately, while Sharad Pawar’s faction is also in the fray, making the contest more complex and multi-cornered.
In the 2017 PMC elections, the BJP emerged as the single largest party with 97 seats, followed by the undivided NCP with 39 seats, Shiv Sena with 10, and Congress with nine. The MNS had won two seats, while AIMIM secured one.
The last elected mayor of Pune was Murlidhar Mohol, currently Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation, who served until November 2019. Since then, the civic body has remained without an elected council.
Counting continues under tight security at multiple centres across Pune. With results expected later today, all eyes remain on whether the BJP can convert its early momentum into a decisive mandate or whether rival parties can claw back ground in later rounds.
