Mumbai, Jan 15 (ANI): Voters wait in a queue to cast their vote for Municipal Corporation Elections, in Mumbai on Thursday. (ANI Photo)
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MC, Maharashtra Poll Results live: Follow minute-by-minute updates on counting, ward-wise trends, party leads, victories and key reactions from across the state.
- January 16, 2026 07:39
Stock market live today: A top-down take on TAM by Bernstein
Even if we assume ~40 GW/yr of AC solar capacity addition
in India (we think land-grid and solar demand growth will constraint this). Assuming steady-
state ROE of ~15-20% and 60% utilisation, it implies a profit pool of ~Rs 110-150 Bn for
the entire cell-module space. Waaree Energies already generating ~Rs 33 Bn in profits,
hence even if consider 6 big players surviving till the end – we don’t see a lot of room for a
profit increase.
- January 16, 2026 07:38
BMC poll results live: Mumbai civic polls see 41% turnout as Mahayuti, Thackeray cousins lock horns for BMC control
As per official data, 41.08 per cent of eligible voters in Mumbai, which has over one crore electors, had cast their ballots till 3.30 pm. The data showed that ward number 114 in suburban Bhandup recorded the highest turnout at 53.34 per cent, while ward number 227 in Colaba, south Mumbai, reported the lowest turnout at 15.73 per cent.
On Thursday, the spotlight was on Mumbai, where the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance was locked in an intense battle with the reunited Thackeray cousins for control of India’s largest and richest civic body.
In the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), which has an annual budget of over Rs 74,400 crore, about 1,700 candidates are in the fray for 227 seats in elections held after a four-year delay.
- January 16, 2026 07:34
BMC results live: Around 50% polling recorded in Mumbai, 28 Maharashtra civic bodies amid clashes
Around 50 per cent polling was recorded in Mumbai and 28 other municipal corporations in Maharashtra on Thursday amid sporadic clashes, while a major controversy erupted over claims that the ink applied on voters’ fingers could be easily removed.
The polling day saw clashes among groups, allegations of bogus voting and distribution of cash as well as glitches in EVMs.
Speaking shortly after voting ended at 5.30 pm, State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare said the turnout in the 29 civic bodies was in the 46 per cent-50 per cent range.
Published on January 16, 2026
