Mumbai: The Axis My India exit polls have predicted a Mahayuti victory in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls after 25 years of Shiv Sena (United) rule over Asia’s richest civic body. The exit polls project the BJP-led Mahayuti to win between 131 and 151 of the 227 seats.
The Shiv Sena (UBT)–MNS alliance is projected to win between 58 and 68 seats, while the Congress is expected to secure between 12 and 16 seats. The magic number required for a party to have its mayor is 114.
CNN-News18's JVC Exit Poll Results
According to the JVC Exit Poll, Mahayuti is expected to secure around 138 seats, while the Thackeray alliance is projected to win 59 seats. The exit poll predicts 23 seats for the Congress–VBA alliance and 7 seats for others.
DV Research exit poll Results
DV 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.
Seats Contested
BJP is contesting 137 seats, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena 90, while the NCP-led by Ajit Pawar 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.
