At least five key wards in North Mumbai’s suburbs saw direct contests between BJP and Shiv Sena (UBT) during the 2026 BMC polls, while at least nine key wards in North and Central Mumbai saw battles between the two Shiv Senas, one led by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, and the other by Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray. 

While the BJP-Sena combo won seats in all five wards where it faced off against the Sena (UBT), Shinde Sena did not manage to break into the Thackeray Bastion in South Mumbai. Out of the nine wards where the two Senas faced each other, Shinde’s party won four seats in the suburbs, and UBT retained seats in their stronghold in Worli and Prabhadevi.