BMC Exit Polls: Mahayuti Predicted to Win Mumbai, Thackeray Cousins' Alliance Falls Short
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News18•16-01-2026, 07:56
BMC Exit Polls: Mahayuti Predicted to Win Mumbai, Thackeray Cousins' Alliance Falls Short
- •Exit polls predict the ruling Mahayuti alliance (BJP and Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena) will win the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections.
- •Three pollsters (JVC, Axis My India, Sakal) forecast a victory for Mahayuti, with seat predictions ranging from 119 to 151 out of 227.
- •The reunited Thackeray cousins, Uddhav (Shiv Sena-UBT) and Raj (Maharashtra Navnirman Sena), received a lukewarm response, predicted to secure 58-75 seats.
- •The Congress, allied with VBA and RSP, is projected to win 12-23 seats.
- •These are the first BMC polls since the 2022 Shiv Sena split, with counting scheduled for January 16.
Why It Matters: Mahayuti is poised for a BMC victory in Mumbai, while the Uddhav-Raj Thackeray alliance underperformed.
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