After the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) election results, efforts to determine the balance of power and leadership positions have intensified.
According to sources, Ganesh Khankar has been chosen as the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) group in the BMC. An official announcement is expected shortly.
Sources said the decision was taken at a meeting of newly elected BJP corporators, where consensus was reached on Khankar’s name. Party leaders cited his organisational role and experience in municipal politics in support of the decision.
It was also stated that Amey Ghole has been selected as the group leader of Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) in the BMC.
Ganesh Khankar was elected as a corporator from Ward No. 7 in Dahisar, Mumbai, in the BMC elections. He has previously served as a corporator from the Borivali area and has been associated with the BJP for several years.
In the recently concluded BMC elections, the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance secured a clear majority. Official figures show that out of 227 wards, the BJP won 89 seats, emerging as the single largest party. The BJP secured 1,179,273 votes, accounting for 21.58 per cent of the total votes polled, while its vote share based on winning candidates stood at 45.22 per cent.
The BJP’s ally, Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction), won 29 seats and received 273,326 votes, amounting to 5.00 per cent of the total vote share. Together, the BJP–Shinde faction alliance emerged as the largest power bloc in the BMC.
In the opposition, Shiv Sena (UBT), which contested the elections in alliance with the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), won 65 seats and secured 717,736 votes, or 13.13 per cent of the vote share. The MNS won six seats with 74,946 votes, accounting for 1.37 per cent.
The Indian National Congress (INC) won 24 seats and secured 242,646 votes, or 4.44 per cent of the total votes polled.
