The Mumbai Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) election results are expected to face delays on Friday, January 16, 2026. Voting took place across 227 wards on January 15, with voters casting ballots at 10,231 booths for 1700 candidates. The delay is because of a new counting system introduced this time. Previously, each Returning Officer (RO) handled counting for all wards in their area and declared results simultaneously. Now, each RO will count only the first two corporator wards initially. Once results for these wards are out, they will move to the next two wards and continue in this sequence. There are 23 Returning Officers, each responsible for about 10 wards, totaling 227 wards. Each counting round for two wards takes around 1.5 to 2 hours. This means counting for 46 wards will happen at once across all ROs. While early results for the first two wards under each RO will be declared sooner, the overall result for all 227 wards may be delayed. The new system spreads out the counting process compared to previous years. This change may keep Mumbaikars on their toes as they wait for the final city-wide BMC election results.