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The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) minister is expected to move the Bombay High Court to challenge the verdict in order to continue working as an elected representative. The Representation of the People Act, 1951, mandates disqualification for elected representatives sentenced to imprisonment for two years or more in a criminal case. Kokate, 68, had challenged the February judgment of a first-class magistrate court, which convicted him on charges of cheating and forgery in a case dating back ...Read More >
Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said Mahayuti partners BJP and Shiv Sena will contest together in most municipal corporation elections on Jan 15. This includes Mumbai, Thane and Kalyan Dombivli. However, in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad, the BJP and Shiv Sena will have friendly fights with the NCP.Speculations about all three Mahayuti partners going solo in the municipal corporation where each is dominant have now been laid to rest."We are trying to form a Mahayuti alliance in most ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 17 (PTI) The Nationalist Congress Party is ready to contest the January 15 Mumbai civic polls independently, but the final decision on the issue will be taken by NCP president and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, party MLA Sana Malik said on Wednesday. The NCP is a constituent of the ruling Mahayuti, which also consists of the BJP and Shiv Sena. However, the BJP has made it clear it will not ally with the NCP for polls to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) as ...Read More >
Mumbai, December 17: Shiv Sena-UBT (SS-UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday said that seat-sharing between the SS-UBT and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) for the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls will be announced in the next two days, adding that there is no discord or confusion between the two parties. Speaking to the press, Raut confirmed that discussions for key municipal corporations, including Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli, Pune, and Nashik, are nearly complete, with an official ann ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 17 (PTI) Despite facing criticism, senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday stood by his controversial comments that India faced a "total defeat" in aerial fight with Pakistan on the first day of Operation Sindoor on May 7. The former Union minister refused to apologise for his comments on the Indian military operation against terror hubs in Pakistan and PoK in aftermath of massacre of tourists at Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir in April. Talking to reporters in Pune on ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) Opposition MPs Wednesday strongly pitched for sending the nuclear energy bill moved by the government to a parliamentary panel for wider consultations while members from the ruling coalition "wholeheartedly" supported the legislation saying it will prove helpful in making the country energy sufficient. Participating in the debate in Lok Sabha on the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, which seeks to open the tigh ...Read More >
Mumbai: With cousins Raj and Uddhav Thackeray set to announce an alliance for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, and Marathi identity expected to dominate the campaign, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ashish Shelar on Tuesday announced that a "Marathi manoos" will be the mayor if the party comes to power in India's richest civic body. This is the first time the BJP has made such a declaration, coming at a time when anonymous posters bearing the slogan "M ...Read More >
THANE: After the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena, the local leadership of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has now also sought to contest the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) elections independently. NCP workers in Thane have communicated this demand to the party's senior leadership, according to Najeeb Mulla, president of the Thane unit of the NCP. Similar demands have previously been made by workers of the BJP and Shiv Sena, the NCP's allies in the Mahayuti government. Th ...Read More >
JAMMU, Dec 16: Workers of Dogra Front & Shiv Sena (DF&SS) here today under the leadership of their president, Ashok Gupta organised a protest rally against the regional discrimination with Jammu which was exposed in the process of selection of Santosh trophy team. Addressing the protesters, Gupta said that around 115 football clubs are currently functioning in Jammu province producing a large pool of talent every year and for the Santosh Trophy trials, 74 players from Jammu were shortlisted and ...Read More >
By Amir Khan Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 17 (ANI): As political parties gear up to stake a claim to 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Waris Pathan warned that his party might contest the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections solo if no other party joins hands with them. This statement comes amid talks of possible alliances and the upcoming BMC polls. Pathan's statement, "Bihar toh sirf jhanki hai, pura Ma ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 16: With the civic polls announced on Monday, all political parties have started reaching out to voters. Shivaji Park in Dadar has been the prime location for such political rallies. Both factions of the Shiv Sena -- Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) -- as well as the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) have applied to the BMC's G North ward to book the park for their public meetings in January ahead of the elections. Single-Phase BMC Elections Scheduled For January 1 ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ajit Pawar-led NCP said on Tuesday that it is in favour of contesting the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections in the MahaYuti alliance by staking claim to over 50 seats. However, NCP also hinted that NCP is prepared to fight all 227 seats going solo as it has already received applications from 180 aspirants. NCP's move is important, especially after it was not invited for the meeting held between BJP and Shiv Sena over poll strategy and s ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 16 (PTI) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) stepped up preparations for polls to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and on Tuesday held a review meeting of its election management committee under the leadership of former minister Nawab Malik. The party led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar held discussion on contesting around 50 seats in the 227-member BMC. Mumbai and 28 other municipal corporations will go to polls on January 15 and results will be declar ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 16 (PTI) The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra has set an ambitious target of winning more than 150 seats in the January 15 elections to the 227-member Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), party leaders said on Tuesday. Mumbai BJP president Ameet Satam stressed the ruling alliance was working with a clear focus on crossing the 150-seat mark in India's largest civic body. "Our discussions are aimed at ensuring Mahayuti candidates win across all 227 wards, with a clear ob ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 16 (PTI) The BJP-led Mahayuti has set an ambitious target of winning more than 150 seats in the January 15 elections to the 227-member Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Maharashtra minister Ashish Shelar declared on Tuesday. Talking to reporters here, the senior BJP leader asserted Mumbai would have a Marathi mayor post-polls, which are being held after a delay of nearly four years. "We have finalised the Mahayuti formula and even the numbers. Our target is to win 150-plus ...Read More >
Nashik: Elections for 29 municipal corporations in the state were announced on Monday, including Nashik and Malegaon. Following the formal announcement, political activity has intensified in both cities. In Nashik, a straight contest between the Mahayuti and the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is expected, while in Malegaon, the possibility remains that the MVA and the Mahayuti may contest separately against the AIMIM. Nashik is considered one of the politically significant municipal corporations in th ...Read More >
Pune: After Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis clarified that there would be no alliance with the Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction) in the Pune Municipal Corporation elections, Ajit Pawar's NCP faction appears to be isolated. In this situation, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has reportedly instructed his party's local senior leaders to explore the possibility of forming an alliance with the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) to counter the BJP. This has created curio ...Read More >
Voting for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections is set for January 15, 2026. Counting of votes will take place on January 16. This announcement formally begins the process for the long-awaited civic polls in Maharashtra. Candidates can file nominations from December 23 to December 30, 2025. The schedule covers elections for the BMC and other municipal corporations across the state. Voting for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections will be held on January 15, 2026, wi ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) announced a major electoral event for the state on Monday, with polls for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and 28 other municipal corporations scheduled for a single phase on January 15, 2026. This comprehensive civic election will determine the representatives for 2,869 seats across 29 major urban areas, marking the end of prolonged administrative rule in several cities, including Mumbai, where the term of the elected body exp ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Bharatiya Janata Party, which has declared its strong resolve to unfurl the saffron flag atop the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation in the upcoming civil polls, has stepped up its attack on the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, claiming that the Marathi Manoos has chosen an auspicious moment to defeat the party and end its 25-year rule in the civic body. Maharashtra Minister for Cultural Affairs and BJP in-charge of the BMC elections, Ashish Shelar, took to X ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The upcoming elections to the 29 Municipal Corporations in Maharashtra, including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), slated for January 15, are set to witness a fierce contest among major political parties, including the BJP, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT), Congress, Ajit Pawar-led NCP, NCP(SP) and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS). The elections pose a significant test for Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to ...Read More >
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections are scheduled to take place on January 15, 2026. The counting will be held on January 16. The Mumbai civic body has published the final ward boundaries in the Maharashtra Government Gazette. The total number of wards has been set back to 227. The last BMC elections took place in 2017. The BMC's term ended on March 7, 2022. Since then, the civic body has been run by an administrator. Eknath Shinde versus Uddhav Thackeray: Who has how many fo ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Elections to 29 municipal corporations in the state - including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) - will be held on January 15, 2026. Also going to the polls are the municipal corporations in Thane, Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar and Pune. The announcement was made by state election commissioner, Dinesh Waghmare, on Monday. The results of the elections will be announced on January 16, when the counting of votes will take place. Waghmare also addressed the is ...Read More >
In a major political shift, former Shivsena (UBT) corporator Tejaswi Ghosalkar joined the BJP. Her move is seen as a significant setback for the Uddhav Thackeray-led party ahead of the crucial BMC elections in Mumbai. Former Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) corporator and Shivsena (UBT) leader Tejaswi Ghosalkar on Monday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in a move that could significantly alter the political landscape in North Mumbai ahead of the upcoming BMC elections. Add Asian ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Former Shiv Sena (UBT) corporator Tejasvee Ghosalkar on Monday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, delivering a setback to the Uddhav Thackeray-led party in north Mumbai's Dahisar, a constituency long associated with the Ghosalkar family. Tejasvee Ghosalkar, the widow of Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Abhishek Ghosalkar who was shot dead during a Facebook Live broadcast in February 2024, resigned from the party earlier in the ...Read More >
Pune: After nearly nine years -- almost four of them without elected representatives -- all major political parties are set to contest the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections, turning the spotlight on control of the civic body's ₹12,618-crore budget. Crucial for citizens as they expect basic amenities from the local government, the polls will also give residents of 23 villages, merged into PMC limits, their first opportunity to elect local representatives and press for long-pending infras ...Read More >
Elections for Maharashtra's civic bodies, pending since 2022, will finally be held on January 15. Elections will be held for 29 municipal corporations, 32 district councils, and 336 panchayat samitis. The votes will be counted the next day. Here are the top 10 points in this big story: * Politically, elections for the Brihanmumbai Corporation and other major cities like Pune and Thane are considered the most important, since they are expected to determine the political direction of the state. ...Read More >
MUMBAI: With the State Election Commission on Monday announcing January 15 as the date of the BMC polls, political activity in the city has intensified, with all major parties holding high-level meetings to finalise strategies and chart their campaign plans. The buzzword being flung around this time by almost all the contenders appears to be "development". The Shiv Sena (UBT), which has held power in the BMC for five consecutive terms, said that it remained confident about voters backing its re ...Read More >
Pune: The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) held a key meeting in Pune on Monday ahead of the upcoming municipal elections. This was the first official MVA meeting in the city. The possible inclusion of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) was a major agenda point and a preliminary decision on the issue was taken. Senior leaders from the Congress, the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar faction), and the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray faction) attended the meeting. They discussed elect ...Read More >
Mumbai is finally having an election for the BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) on January 15. The BMC runs the city and has a lot of money to fix roads, clean drains, manage schools and hospitals. Elections were supposed to happen three years ago, but they were delayed. These elections matter because Mumbai is in bad shape. Roads have potholes, floods happen every monsoon, and even the air is getting very dirty. People want leaders who will actually think about the city. But right now, ...Read More >
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