2025–26 Maharashtra local elections
2 Dec 2025 - 15 Jan 2026[1]
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Local elections were held in Maharashtra in multiple phases, for the 246 municipal councils and 46 Nagar Panchayat, results announced on 21 Dec 2025 day after each round of voting. The first phase took place on December 2, and 29 Municipal Corporations voted on 15 January 2026. The Bharatiya Janata Party led Maha Yuti alliance won a landslide victory in these elections with the BJP itself securing 3091 seats of the 6859 seats in the ward members of the municipal council and nagar panchayats. BJP also won 117 of the 288 municipal councils and nagar panchayat chairpersons post on its own. Additionally BJP did well in the municipal corporation election as it won most mayor positions along with 1441 of the 2869 ward members post, more than 50% of the seats. Its allies Shiv Sena (Shinde) and Nationalist Congress Party also performed well with Shiv Sena bagging 53 chairperson and NCP winning 37. SS (Shinde) won in 961 wards in municipal councils and nagar panchayats and NCP won in 760 wards in municipal council and nagar panchayat. The election was therefore, a dominant performance of the ruling Maha Yuti alliance.
Background
Across 246 Municipal Councils and 42 Municipal Panchayats, the total number of members was 5739. Overall the election was a dominant performance for the ruling Maha Yuti alliance.
Schedule
Municipal Corporation Election
| Poll Event | Schedule[2] |
|---|---|
| Notification | 15 December 2025 |
| Last Date for filing nomination | 30 December 2025 |
| Scrutiny of Nominations | 31 December 2025 |
| Withdrawal of Candidature | 2 January 2026 |
| Date of Poll | 15 January 2026 |
| Date of Counting | 16 January 2026 |
Result
Party wise results
| Party | Municipal corporations | Municipal councils/ Nagar Panchayats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Member | Chairperson | Member | |
| BJP | 20 | 1416 | 117 | 3091 |
| SS | 3 | 397 | 53 | 961 |
| NCP | 1 | 160 | 37 | 760 |
| INC | 1 | 324 | 28 | 852 |
| SS(UBT) | 1 | 153 | 9 | 423 |
| NCP(SP) | 0 | 36 | 7 | 294 |
| Others | 3 | 37 | 477 | |
| Total | 29[3] | 2869 | 288[4] | 6859 |
Municipal Corporations
Notes
- ^ BJP rebel
References
- ^ "Maharashtra local body election 2025: Full schedule, voting timings and FAQS". India Today. 2025-12-01. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
- ^ "Polls for BMC, 28 other municipal corporations on Jan. 15, vote count on Jan. 16". The Hindu. 15 December 2025. Archived from the original on 11 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ "Urban sweep: BJP captures 20 of 28 mayoral posts across Maharashtra". The Indian Express. 2026-02-17. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
- ^ "Maharashtra Local Body Election Results 2025 Live Updates: Mahayuti wins 207 of 288 municipal presidents; BJP bags 117 posts". The Indian Express. 2025-12-22. Retrieved 2025-12-22.