All elected Shiv Sena corporators taken to Mumbai hotel for meeting, day after Maharashtra civic poll results

A day after the BJP-Shiv Sena Mahayuti alliance won the municipal corporation elections in Maharashtra, all elected corporators of the Eknath Shinde-led party were called for a meeting at a five-star hotel in Mumbai’s Bandra on Saturday, January 17, 2026.

They will likely be kept there until the mayoral election is concluded, party sources said. Hindu.

The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance swept the polls in 29 municipal corporation elections as Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis claimed victory in 25 of the 29 bodies.

According to the latest figures, BJP was the largest party in Mumbai with 89 seats. While Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT) won 65 seats, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena won 29 seats and the Congress won 24 seats.

On Friday, January 17, 2026, Mr. Shinde thanked voters for Mahayuti’s stellar performance in the polls and said the decision was a firm endorsement of the State government’s development agenda.

While discussing seat sharing with the BJP, Mr. Shinde had demanded that his party contest in 100 of the 227 seats in the BMC. After a week of tough negotiations, the party managed to win 90 seats.

“The Shiv Sena-BJP alliance has won a decisive mandate not only in Thane but also in Mumbai and other civic bodies. The mayor in Mumbai and municipal corporations across the state will be from Mahayuti. The election results reflect a pro-Mahayuti atmosphere across Maharashtra,” he said.