Despite the Mahayuti alliance comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena winning 118 seats in the 227-member general body of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), it will control less than half of Mumbai’s 18 ward committees.

Of the 18 ward committees, nine are likely to have chairpersons from Opposition parties, including the Shiv Sena (UBT), Indian National Congress (INC), and AIMIM, while eight committees are expected to be headed by the BJP. One committee is likely to see a tie.