3Photo© thehindu.comBJP-Sena set to be Mumbai ka raja, Thackerays struggle, predict 2 exit polls
All exit polls predicted a clear sweep for the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls, which took place on Thursday (January 15, 2026), and a defeat of the Shiv Sena (UBT)-Maharashtra Navnirman Sena.
According to My Axis India exit polls, the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance is poised to win 131-151 seats and garner 42% of vote share in the country's commercial capital. The Shiv Sena (UBT)-MNS-NCP (SP) alliance of Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray is expected to win 58-68 seats and get a vote share of 32%.
The Congress-Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi and Rashtriya Samaj Paksha alliance is expected to win 12-16 seats with a vote percentage of 13%. Others, which comprise independents and small players like NCP, AIMIM, and the left parties, are likely to win 6-12 seats, it said.