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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicBMC polls

Topic: BMC polls

BJP & Ajit Pawar’s NCP won’t contest BMC polls together. What’s behind spurt of ‘friendly fights’

Despite sharing power in the state government, the BJP and NCP(AP) are not allying in key civic body polls. Here's why.

Shivakumar sells books that are not for sale & Kerala’s personal touch to lift BLOs’ spirits amid SIR

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty, and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

BMC polls on horizon, Congress extends hand to ‘natural ally’. Pawar to convene meeting next week

Congress party has reached out to the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) with a proposal for an alliance for the Mumbai municipal elections that are set to take place in January 2026.

No seat-sharing signals aggressive Congress in BMC polls, move to strain weakened MVA further

Shiv Sena (UBT) was dismissive of Congress decision, but other partner NCP(SP) termed election strategy as one ‘taken because of pride despite a debacle in Bihar’.

Maharashtra’s alliance circus looks to Bihar template for a script rewrite ahead of local body polls

With alliances forming and dissolving within hours, Maharashtra's local body polls are looking at a maze of confusion. Now both Mahayuti and MVA hope the NDA victory in Bihar can indicate the way ahead.

How Mumbai’s redevelopment frenzy is forcing parties to rethink BMC poll strategy

Voters are on the move as redevelopment of old buildings picks pace in Mumbai, and political parties are scrambling to track their supporters ahead of civic polls.

Gen Z at BMC? Mumbai BJP sees youth as ‘third eye’ in civic governance, devises internship plan

Ahead of civic body polls, party's city unit announces Gen Z internship programme to engage the digital generation in civic matters & use their inputs to rethink urban policy.

Modi sounds BMC poll bugle in Mumbai with a ‘26/11’ strike at Congress & an Op Sindoor chest thump

PM took another dig at Congress as he inaugurated the much-anticipated Navi Mumbai International Airport, apart from the Mumbai Metro Line 3, city's first underground metro corridor.

United for BMC polls, Mahayuti allies BJP & Shiv Sena keep options open in MMR amid turf wars

With BJP & Shiv Sena having their own strongholds in Mumbai Metropolitan Region's civic bodies, it is speculated there might be a separate contest between the Mahayuti partners here.

Eye on BMC polls, Shinde kicks off ‘Mission Mumbai’ with administrative revamp, personal inspections

While the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena raced ahead of Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena in the rest of Maharashtra in the assembly poll, its performance in Mumbai was tepid. 

On Camera

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.