A woman will sit on the chair of Mayor of BMC. Its decision was decided by lottery on Thursday (January 22). In the reservation decided through lottery, the quota for general category women for BMC came to the fore. Now the question is, who will be that woman and which party will she belong to who will take over the power of BMC? After the reservation is decided, the name of the woman corporator whose name is in the forefront is BJP’s Tejasvi Ghosalkar. He won from ward number 2 of BMC. Earlier she was in Uddhav Thackeray’s party and later she joined BJP just before the elections and won. She is the wife of former councilor Abhishek Ghosalkar. Abhishek was shot dead during Facebook Live.

Political journey of Tejashwi Ghosalkar

Tejashwi Ghosalkar had defeated Uddhav group’s candidate Dhanashree Kolge. In 2017, Tejashwi Ghosalkar had won from BMC Ward No. 1 on the ticket of Uddhav Thackeray’s undivided Shiv Sena. On 15 December 2025, he separated from the Uddhav faction and joined BJP. Her husband Abhishek Ghosalkar was murdered in February 2024. Abhishek was the director of a bank.

Mayor is considered to be decided by BJP

Shiv Sena has also pressed for the post of Mayor in BMC, but it is believed in the political corridor that only BJP will appoint its mayor on the post of Mayor. BJP has emerged as the largest party in BMC elections and it is being said that after being the largest party, BJP’s mayor is certain. BJP contested the elections in alliance with Shiv Sena and won 89 seats. Whereas, Shiv Sena won 29 seats. If we combine the figures of both, then 118 is four more than the majority requirement of 114.

Despite Shiv Sena being in power, the Uddhav Thackeray faction won more seats than Eknath Shinde’s party. Uddhav’s party Shiv Sena (UBT) won 65 seats.

A big statement from Congress MP from Saharanpur Imran Masood has come out on the results of Maharashtra civic elections. He said that the Bharatiya Janata Party has eaten up its constituents. Masood said that Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde should consider this.

The Congress MP further said, “What can we say about our situation, we are standing where we were, but ask Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar where they stand. By the next election, they will cease to exist. Therefore, they should think.” During this time, the MP has also given advice to the constituent parties of BJP.

#WATCH | Saharanpur: On the results of the Maharashtra civic elections, Congress MP Imran Masood says, “The BJP has swallowed all its allied parties. Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde should think about this. We are still standing exactly where we were, but ask Eknath Shinde and Ajit… pic.twitter.com/jzSenVv3m9

— ANI (@ANI) January 17, 2026

What did MP Imran Masood say on the results of Congress?

Congress has got 24 seats in BMC elections. Speaking on this, he said that earlier also only 30 seats were won, the situation is not like what is being publicized. He once again said that where we were standing earlier, we are standing there even today. But their existence ended with the constituent party BJP.

He further said that those Shiv Sainiks who used to hoist Shiv Sena flag in BMC should think that after 45 years, their hold on that place has ended. Imran Masood said that whether Eknath Shinde or Uddhav Thackeray calls himself a Shiv Sainik.

What did Imran Masood say about NCP?

Imran Masood said that like other constituent parties, the condition of NCP is also the same. Ajit Pawar was eliminated. He said that BJP believes more in eliminating its constituents. While giving advice to all these parties, he said that if you want to save the party then leave the government, give up the attachment to power. Otherwise your party will end.

Let us tell you that BJP has registered a big victory in the Maharashtra Municipal Corporation elections. In the famous and richest municipal corporation BMC, BJP has won 89 seats, Shiv Sena (UBT) 65, Shiv Sena (Shinde) 29 and Congress 24 seats.

Counting of votes for municipal elections continues in Maharashtra. It has become clear from the trends and declared results that Muslim candidates have performed stronger than different political parties in this election. There are many wards where the competition was considered very tough, where Muslim candidates have registered their political presence by winning.

The performance of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen i.e. AIMIM in Mankhurd-Govandi belt was the most discussed. AIMIM candidates have won in direct contests in many wards of this area. Mehjabeen Atiq Ahmed was victorious in ward number 134 from Mankhurd Mandla village, while Irshad Khan won in ward number 135. Apart from this, the victory of Khairunisa Hussain from ward number 145 has further strengthened the position of the party.

Muslim candidates of Congress

Muslim candidates associated with the Congress Party have also performed impressively in this municipal election. Ashraf Azmi strengthened the presence of Congress by winning from Kurla West region. Whereas in ward number 33, Qamar Jahan Moin Siddiqui, sister of Congress MLA Aslam Shaikh, won. These results are being seen as an indication of Congress’s minority support in urban areas.

Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray faction’s winner

The victory of Muslim candidates from Shiv Sena’s Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray faction and other parties has also come to light. Shakeena Shaikh won from ward number 124, while Iram Siddiqui got the trust of voters in ward number 201. These results indicate that voters gave priority to the local hold and grassroots work of the candidate more than the party.

When were the Maharashtra municipal elections held?

Voting was held on Thursday (January 15, 2026) for 2,869 seats in 893 wards of Maharashtra municipal bodies, which include 227 seats in Mumbai. A total of 15,931 candidates are in the fray in these 29 municipal bodies, where there are 3.48 crore eligible voters. After the voting was over, State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare said that about 50 percent voting was recorded in 29 municipal bodies. Officials said on Friday that 52.94 percent voting was recorded in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections, which is less than 55.53 percent voting in the last elections held in 2017.

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The result of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections is to be declared on Friday (January 16, 2026). Earlier, information about crorepati candidates has come to light from the affidavits filed by the candidates in the elections. Talking about the richest candidates in BMC elections, the first name that comes up is Makrand Narvekar, who is a BJP leader and brother of Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar. 47-year-old Makarand Narvekar has been a two-time corporator and is a lawyer by profession. According to his affidavit, he has declared assets worth Rs 124 crore. If compared with previous years, there is a tremendous increase in his wealth.

Makrand Narvekar’s assets were worth Rs 3.67 crore in the year 2012. It increased to Rs 6.32 crore in the year 2017 and Rs 124 crore in the year 2026. It has also been revealed in the affidavit that Makrand Narvekar purchased 27 pieces of land in Alibaug between October 2022 and November 2025. He says that due to big infrastructure projects like Atal Setu (Mumbai Trans Harbor Link) and Ro-Ro ferry service, there has been a huge increase in the prices of these properties.

35 percent candidates are millionaires

Makrand Narvekar is not alone. About 35 percent of the candidates in BMC elections are crorepatis. In this, the candidate from Ward 225 is Harshita Narvekar. His declared assets are Rs 63.62 crore. In the year 2017 this figure was Rs 10.74 crore. Harshita is the sister-in-law of Makrand Narvekar. The name of Samajwadi Party candidate from Kalina, Sana Abbas Qureshi, is also in this list, whose declared assets are Rs 60.3 crore. She is among the richest women candidates of BMC elections. Samadhan Sarvankar, son of former MLA Sada Sarvankar is also in the list of crorepati candidates. His declared assets are Rs 46.59 crore, which was Rs 9.43 crore in the year 2017. The declared total assets of former mayor Kishori Pednekar is Rs 5 crore 26 lakh. In the year 2017, there were assets worth Rs 1 crore 61 lakh 53 thousand. That means his wealth has increased by approximately Rs 3.65 crore in about 8 years. In this way, his wealth has increased by more than Rs 7 crore. Yamini Jadhav (ward number 209) has assets worth Rs 14 crore 57 lakh.

Property of former Shiv Sena mayor

Priya Saravankar is the candidate from Dadar Shivaji Park, whose declared assets are Rs 12.16 crore. The declared assets of former Shiv Sena Mayor Shraddha Jadhav are Rs 46.34 crore. She was the Mayor of Mumbai from 2009 to 2012. While on one hand there are candidates with assets worth crores, on the other hand there are some people whose assets are very limited, but their morale is high. In this, the name of independent candidate from Bandra, Ashok Gupta, who sells paan by profession. His declared assets were Rs 1.6 crore, which included SRA house, savings and wife’s jewellery.

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The political atmosphere regarding the Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections has intensified and all the major parties are in the fray through continuous rallies and statements. In this sequence, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis made a direct and sharp attack on Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray during a public meeting organized in Amrit Nagar, Ghatkopar. This statement was given on January 10 in Mumbai, where Fadnavis raised questions on the ongoing politics through interviews and meetings.

The Chief Minister said in his speech that in view of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections, on one hand Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray are continuously giving media interviews, while on the other hand allegations are being made against the government. Responding to these allegations, Devendra Fadnavis said that the politics of some leaders is no longer clear. According to him, an attempt is being made to mislead the people of a big metropolis like Mumbai.

Don’t talk about Mumbai after coming to Mumbai – Devendra Fadnavis

Taking aim at Uddhav Thackeray, Devendra Fadnavis said that recently two brothers had gone to Nashik and were talking about Mumbai there. He raised the question that when these leaders are in Nashik, they talk about Mumbai, but after coming to Mumbai, they neither talk about Mumbai nor hold public meetings here. Calling it a political contradiction, the Chief Minister asked to put it before the public.

He feels ashamed to speak the word ‘Hindu’ – Devendra Fadnavis

The Chief Minister further said that the Nashik meeting was started with ‘My dear Hindu brothers and sisters’, but the word ‘Hindu’ was missing in the Mumbai meeting. There the address was given as ‘My dear patriotic citizens’. Fadnavis raised the question whether there is shame in speaking the word ‘Hindu’ in Mumbai or whether it is being avoided for the vote bank of a particular class. He linked it to vote bank politics.

A video of actress Daisy Shah has surfaced. In this video she is seen getting angry. While sharing the video, Daisy Shah said that the building next to her flat caught fire due to firecrackers. Government people are coming to campaign for the elections.

Daisy Shah got angry

Daisy Shah has shared the video. She is seen getting angry in this video. He said, ‘This is happening here. People have come here because of the elections. Firecrackers have been burst on the road and the building has caught fire due to bursting of firecrackers on the road. People don’t understand. These are stupid government people. They are going to everyone’s building and campaigning. They burst firecrackers outside the building. I live next to this building and this has happened. This is scary. My house is next to it.

In the caption of the video, he wrote, ‘I have nothing to do with any political party. But when you hire a team to run a campaign for your elections. So please make sure they have some common sense. Thanks to our building committee that they refused to go door to door campaigning. It is not right to burst firecrackers near the building. This happens when people lack civic sense. This is not a natural disaster. This has happened because of stupid people. Take responsibility…enough is enough.

Apart from this, he also shared another video. In the caption of this video, he wrote – What is wrong is wrong. In the video he told that it is election time. It is clear that propaganda is going on. But there is no rule that crackers have to be burst during campaigning.

Voting for Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections in Maharashtra will be held on January 15 and the results will be announced the very next day. The special thing is that elections are being held after almost a decade. According to the latest survey, this time Shiv Sena (Uddhav Bala Saheb Thackeray) is in a strong position. It is being said that women voters can also play a decisive role on many other issues including security.

In a survey conducted by Ascendia on December 25, it was asked that how much impact will the faces of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis have in the elections? Regarding this, 4 percent of the women surveyed, 4 percent of Muslim voters, 2 percent of Marathi voters and 4 percent of others agreed. These four sections included in the survey will vote on the basis of the councilor’s work.

What did Muslim voters tell?
According to the survey, 12 percent Muslim voters say that they will vote for the party that fields a Muslim candidate, while 2 percent will vote for a candidate who is in a position to defeat BJP. 10 percent were seen in support of Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray alliance. In the survey, 11 percent were seen in favor of the Congress-led alliance, while 64 percent did not give any answer.

44 BJP candidates elected unopposed
Let us tell you that 68 candidates of Mahayuti had won unopposed till Friday. BJP leader Keshav Upadhyay said that 68 candidates of BJP and Mahayuti have been elected unopposed across the state, which shows the growing strength of the party in urban local bodies. Let us tell you that among the candidates elected unopposed, 44 BJP candidates are included, out of which the highest number is from Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation of Thane district.

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Bala Saheb Thackeray) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena had alleged that the ruling party was using money to remove opposition candidates. He had also made allegations of threatening.

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In Maharashtra, where big/main parties are engaged in talks for the Municipal Corporation elections, Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party has released the first list. The party has announced candidates for 21 wards of Mumbai. Releasing the list of candidates, the party said that as per the instructions of Maharashtra State President Abu Asim Azmi, the first list of candidates contesting from Samajwadi Party in the upcoming Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections has been released today (26 December).

Giving more information on this subject, Chief General Secretary of Samajwadi Party, Meraj Siddiqui said that the party will contest the elections with full strength in all the wards of Mumbai and very soon the list of other candidates will also be declared.

list of candidates

1.Ward 20 – Mohammad Azharuddin Siddiqui

2.Ward 64 – Dr. Sheela Akhilesh Yadav

3.Ward 90 – Sana Abbas Qureshi

4.Ward 96 – Subhash Shaikh Shabbir

5.Ward 134 – Poet Shahbaz Khan Azmi

6.Ward 135 – Shahbaz Sabir Shaikh

7.Ward 136 – Rubaba Nazeen Siddiqui

8.Ward 137 – Ahad Yunus Qureshi

9.Ward 140 – Appati Vidyasagar Dawar

10.Ward 141 – Zayed Imranullah Qureshi

11.Ward 142 – Jyoti Laxman Gude

12.Ward 143 – Ayesha Rahmatullah Sardar

13.Ward 148 – Sakshi Sunilkumar Yadav

14.Ward 174 – Dr. Arama Thakur

15.Ward 181 – Mohammad Adil Mumtaz Shaikh

16.Ward 188 – Ghaus Mohiuddin Latif Khan

17.Ward 201 – Irfan Sajid Ahmed Siddiqui

18.Ward 212 – Amreen Shahzad Abdullah

19.Ward 213 – Dominic Malik

20.Ward 220 – Ghulam Makhdoori

21.Ward 224 – Rukhsana Zafar Tikamwala

Samajwadi Party going alone in BMC elections!

Samajwadi Party is part of the ‘India’ block. Mahavikas Aghadi under India Block in Maharashtra includes Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and Sharad Pawar’s party NCP (SP). Despite this, Samajwadi Party is adopting the strategy of running alone in the BMC elections. Samajwadi Party’s Maharashtra unit president Abu Azmi had recently announced that SP alone will contest Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections on about 150 seats. Earlier, Samajwadi Party had also contested the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections alone, in which the party had won 2 out of 9 assembly seats.

When will BMC elections?

There is a competition among political parties to gain power over the 227-member BMC. The countdown for the elections of 29 municipal corporations including BMC in Maharashtra has started. Voting will take place on 15 January 2026 while the results will be declared on 16 January.

Maharashtra politics has once again heated up regarding Mumbai’s BMC elections. Controversy has arisen over the statement of MNS chief Raj Thackeray in which he had said that the Mayor of Mumbai will be Marathi and he will be ours. After this statement, sharp reactions are coming from the ruling camp.

Sanjay Shirsat targeted Raj Thackeray

Minister Sanjay Shirsat has strongly retaliated on Raj Thackeray’s statement. He said, “I am surprised by the statement made by Raj Thackeray yesterday. It means that you cannot take care of your own children, you have come out to take care of Maharashtra. You have come out to take care of Mumbai Municipal Corporation. You have come out to rule there. How can this happen?”

He further said, “They are not even able to handle their own children. The children have grown up. Today, they do not like your policies, your words. That is why they are leaving the house and not running away. They are leaving the house and entering their house separately at another house.”

This statement of Shirsat is being considered as a direct attack on the political credibility of Raj Thackeray.

What did Raj Thackeray say in the joint press conference?

Actually, MNS chief Raj Thackeray had given this statement in a joint press conference with Shiv Sena (Uddhav faction) chief Uddhav Thackeray. During this he had said that Maharashtra is bigger than any kind of dispute. He announced that their alliance has been formed and the Mayor of Mumbai will be Marathi and will be his.

The joint press conference of Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray is being linked to the upcoming municipal elections. The signs of the two leaders coming together have created a stir in Maharashtra politics. At the same time, it is clear from the sharp statements of leaders like Sanjay Shirsat that the political conflict on this issue is going to intensify.