BMC results: Shiv Sena-BJP lead

Mumbai: The Shiv Sena-BJP alliance is currently leading in 70 seats in the BMC elections, with the Congress-NCP alliance following in 52 seats. MNS has currently won in 25 seats. The counting began at 9 am on Friday.

The total number of seats in the BMC stands at 227 seats for which 2232 candidates are contesting elections.

The Shiv Sena began on a winning note as the party won six of the eight seats for which result were declared. The MNS emerged victorious in one of the other two seats for which results were out.

Suresh Bagalkar of the Shiv Sena was the first candidate to having been officially declared a winner.

Of the trends available, Shiv Sena is ahead in 28 seats, its ally BJP in 11; the opposition Congress is wining in 18 seats while NCP in seven seats.

Raj Thackeray’s MNS is ahead in 13 seats, RPI in three, while others are marching towards victory in five seats - till 10:36 am when the last updates came in.

The Shiv Sena is contesting on 135 seats and BJP on 63. On the other hand Congress has fielded candidates on 170 seats and its alliance partner NCP on 57 seats.

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) led by Raj Thackeray s in the fray for the second time with 223 candidates, while BSP is staking claims on 133 seats, SP (115), Communist Party (16), CPM (5), Janata Dal (Secular) (13), All India Forward Block (1), Lok Janshakti Party (9), Rashtriya Janata Dal (6), Janata Dal United (5).

The polling was held on Thursday in Mumbai along with in nine other municipal bodies across the state.