Mumbai: The counting of votes for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections began on Tuesday at 10 a.m. across several designated counting centres in Mumbai. Visuals shared on social media showed key locations, including Wilson College, Kalina University, and multiple other centres spread across the city. Security has been tightened at all counting venues to ensure a smooth and transparent process.
Mumbai, Maharashtra: At the Wilson College counting center, vote counting began today at 10 AM. Strict security arrangements are in place pic.twitter.com/ANxeT6ADey
— IANS (@ians_india) January 16, 2026
#WATCH | Mumbai | Counting for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls begins. Visuals from Worli counting centre. pic.twitter.com/IkGQ9DeQCc
— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2026
What Does Initial trend Show
In BMC Ward 194, Shiv Sena’s Samadhan Sarvankar, son of Sada Sarvankar, is trailing, while Sena UBT’s Nishikant Shinde is leading by 133 votes, as per initial trends. BJP-led Mahayuti leads in 50 seats, Uddhav-Raj Thackeray alliance ahead in 30. Current trends: BJP 35, Shiv Sena 15, Shiv Sena (UBT) 25, MNS 5, Congress 10, NCP 1, Others 6.