The BJP-led alliance has swept the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, with the Thackerays losing grip on Mumbai’s civic body after 25 years. The Mahayuti has come to power in 25 out of 29 civic bodies across Maharashtra.

The BJP-Shiv Sena alliance has emerged victorious in 118 wards in the BMC. While the BJP won in 89 wards, Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena bagged victory in 29 wards. The majority mark is 114.

The Thackeray cousins failed to retain control of the country’s richest civic body, winning in just 71 wards. While Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena won in 65 wards, Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) won in six wards. 

In the BMC, whose annual budget exceeds Rs 74,400 crore, there were 1,700 candidates for 227 seats in the elections that were held after nine years and a four-year delay.

In the last elections held in 2017, the united Shiv Sena (which also included Eknath Shinde) had retained its grip on the BMC that it had been controlling for decades.

The overall figures for 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra also tilt in the BJP’s favour. A statewide tally shows the BJP has won in 1,425 out of 2,869 wards, while ally Shiv Sena, led by Shinde, emerged victorious in 408