Neither ‘brotherhood’ worked, nor ‘uncle-nephew’ could do wonders, BJP’s dominance in exit polls

By Samira Vishwas On Jan 15, 2026

Voting was held for 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra today. In these elections, voting started at 7.30 am and ended at 5:30 pm. The entire country is keeping an eye on BMC, one of these 29 municipal corporations. BMC is the richest municipal corporation in Asia and along with this, many new political equations were also formed in these elections due to which these elections became even more interesting. Now the results of BMC elections are awaited but before the results the exit poll results have come.

Many agencies conducted exit polls in these elections and some even released their results. In the exit poll results, just like in the Assembly, Bharatiya Janata Party and Mahayuti are seen getting a clear majority in BMC too. There are total 227 wards in BMC and any party needs 114 councilors to have majority. BJP alliance is expected to get 138 seats.

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BJP alliance gets majority

Axis My India in its survey has predicted a bumper victory for BJP. According to Axis My India, BJP Plus is expected to get 131 seats. At the same time, Congress Plus is expected to get only 12-16 seats. The alliance of Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray is expected to get 58-68 seats. If these exit poll results change in the final results, then it will be the second big victory for BJP in Maharashtra. Ajit Pawar’s party and other parties together can get 6-12 seats.

Talking about vote share, BJP Plus is expected to get 42 percent votes. After this, UBT Plus can get 32 percent votes and Congress Plus can get 13 percent votes and others can also get 13 percent votes.

Who won in other exit polls?

Exit poll results are only possible results and many agencies conduct this poll. However, most of the agencies have shown BJP Plus winning these elections.

Janmat Exit Poll – This exit poll has also announced a crushing defeat for the Thackeray brothers and the opposition parties. Janmat exit poll has predicted that Mahayuti i.e. BJP Plus will get majority in Mumbai. Thackeray brothers have been given lead on only 62 seats.