BJP appoints Ganesh Khankar as group leader in BMC; Shiv Sena appoints Ghole
Days after the BMC election 2026, BJP appointed Ganesh Khankar as its leader in the civic body, while Shiv Sena named two-time corporator Amey Ghole as its group leader following the party registrations at BMC headquarters
Amritpal Singh Sanhotra 
Days after the BMC elections of 2026, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday appointed Ward 7 (Dahisar) corporator Ganesh Khankar as their party leader in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
Apart from BJP, Shiv Sena has also appointed Amey Ghole as their leader in BMC. Ghole, during the recently concluded BMC elections, was elected as a corporator from ward 178, Matunga.
BJP emerges as the single largest party in BMC elections 2026.
The appointment of Ganesh Khankar comes after the BJP emerged as the single largest party in the recently concluded BMC elections 2026, winning 89 corporator seats. The announcement was made at the BMC headquarters during a formal meeting where both the BJP and the Shiv Sena registered their elected representatives.
Shiv Sena’s Ghole offers administrative experience
Amey Ghole, a two-time corporator from Shiv Sena, brings significant administrative and political experience to the role. During his previous tenure in the BMC, when he was part of the undivided Shiv Sena, he served as the chairman of the civic body’s Health Committee, where he also played an important role in shaping public health initiatives.
Amey Ghole also holds the position of general secretary of the Yuva Sena, the party’s youth wing, and is known for his strong connection with grassroots workers and young party cadres in Mumbai and Maharashtra.
BMC election results
The results of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections were officially declared on Friday, highlighting significant wins for the Shiv Sena, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress, and Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray’s faction (UBT) across the 227 wards.
People of Mumbai supported our development agenda: CM Fadnavis
Soon after the BMC election results, CM Fadnavis while hailing BJP’s win called it a “very happy moment”, he also said that it had been the BJP’s long-standing dream to emerge as the single largest party in Mumbai ever since it established its independent organisational base in the city, PTI reported.
He noted that the BJP had emerged as the largest party in Mumbai in the assembly elections of 2014, 2019, and 2024 and had missed the top position in the 2017 BMC polls by just two seats.
