Mumbai/IBNS, Jan. 16 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Mahayuti alliance has scripted a historic victory in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, bringing an end to the Thackeray family's 28-year control over Asia's richest civic body.

The result ensures Mumbai will get a BJP-Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) mayor after a long gap, marking a decisive shift in the city's political power structure.

Under Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' leadership, the BJP has delivered its strongest-ever performance in the BMC, winning or leading in 88 of the 227 wards so far, surpassing its previous high of 82 seats in 2017.

Its ally, the Shiv Sena (Shinde faction), is ahead in 28 wards, taking the Mahayuti comfortably past th...