Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) 45 per cent vote share in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Election 2026 reflected a decisive mandate, noting that the party secured more seats than Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) despite contesting fewer constituencies, news agency PTI reported.

The Maharashtra CM was addressing a gathering of BJP workers at the party’s Vasant Smruti office in Dadar, Mumbai, a day after the BJP and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena alliance won 118 of the 227 seats in BMC Election 2026.