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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicBMC elections

Topic: BMC elections

Mumbai elections HIGHLIGHTS: Axis My India exit poll puts BJP-Shinde Sena ahead in BMC

HIGHLIGHTS | Mumbai elections: Voter turnout stood at 41.08 percent as of 3.30 pm.

Mumbai’s elite host Cocktails Pe Charcha before BMC polls. Netas & their wives are invited

Breaking the ice with voters is easier when the bar is well stocked.

4th meeting in 2 months: Uddhav, Raj Thackeray dive into alliance talks ahead of BMC polls

Thackeray cousins met at Raj’s residence, weeks after joint rally to declare victory after ruling Mahayuti withdrew GRs which introduced 3-language policy in state-run primary schools.

Uddhav-Raj reunion will have no impact, says Mumbai’s new BJP chief, lays out strategy for BMC polls

In campaign for upcoming civic polls, BJP's campaign will highlight infrastructure upgrades like housing projects to help 'Marathi population', Ameet Satam says in interview to ThePrint.

Another family feud brews in Sena UBT as ex-corporator Ghosalkar resigns from party posts

Tejasvee Ghosalkar, ex-corporator and widow of slain leader, resigns as Dahisar chief citing “personal reasons” amid outreach from BJP and Shinde Sena.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.