Pimpri Chinchwad Elections Results 2026 Highlights: BJP ahead in early trends as counting begins

Counting of votes for the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) election began at 10 am on January 16, a day after polling ended. The civic polls were held after a gap of nine years. Voting took place on January 15 and recorded around 60 per cent turnout across 128 seats in 32 wards.

The election is being closely watched as it is one of the key civic battles in Maharashtra. Major political parties, including the BJP, Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction), Shiv Sena (Shinde faction), Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and others, contested the polls.

Exit polls indicate BJP edge

Exit polls released after voting suggest that the BJP may emerge as the single largest party. According to these projections, the BJP is expected to win around 64 seats, while the NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) may secure about 51 seats. Shiv Sena is projected to win around nine seats, with others likely to get a limited presence. If the projections hold, the BJP is likely to retain control of the Pimpri-Chinchwad civic body.

Maharashtra Municipal Results Also Due Today

Alongside Pimpri-Chinchwad, results for 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra will be declared on January 16. These include major civic bodies such as Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Thane, Ulhasnagar, Kalyan-Dombivli, Aurangabad (Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar), Pune, Nashik, Nagpur, Jalgaon, Ahmednagar (Ahilyanagar), Kolhapur, Bhiwandi-Nizampur, Nanded-Waghala, Malegaon, Latur, Parbhani, Navi Mumbai, Vasai-Virar City, Solapur, Amravati, Akola, Mira Bhayandar, Panvel, Chandrapur, Sangli-Mirajpur-Kupwad, Dhule, Ichalkaranji, and Jalna.

2017 PCMC election results

In the 2017 Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation elections, voting was held for 128 seats across 32 wards. The party-wise results were as follows:

• Bharatiya Janata Party: 75 seats

• Nationalist Congress Party: 37 seats

• Shiv Sena: 9 seats

• Independent candidates: 6 seats

• Maharashtra Navnirman Sena: 1 seat

Counting arrangements and result timeline

Vote counting is being conducted across eight counting centres under tight security arrangements. Officials expect clear trends to emerge by the afternoon, with final results likely by evening. The PCMC election is also seen as a test of political strength between the ruling Mahayuti alliance and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, especially after the split in the NCP.

PCMC Election Schedule

• Nomination process begins: December 23, 2025
• Last date for submission of applications: December 30, 2025
• Scrutiny of applications: December 31, 2025
• Last date for withdrawal: January 2, 2026
• Voting: January 15, 2026
• Counting of votes: January 16, 2026

Civic Body Composition

• Total wards: 32
• Total seats: 128

The results are expected to shape the political landscape of Pimpri-Chinchwad and provide key signals ahead of broader civic and state-level political contests in Maharashtra.