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TopicBMC polls

Topic: BMC polls

‘Unreachable’ corporators, unusual alliances—how parties are scrambling to control urban Maharashtra

With several corporations throwing up fractured mandates & an intense tug-of-war for power, especially among Mahayuti allies, hectic parleys are on to stake claim to urban local bodies.

‘Resort politics’ reloaded: Shinde likely to drive hard bargain to share power with BJP post civic polls

Shinde Saturday moved his 29 newly elected BMC corporators to a Mumbai hotel amid 'ghar wapsi' jibes. Posturing not just for Mumbai, but other corporations too, party functionaries say.

BMC poll results: Why the Thackerays need to look beyond the ‘Marathi Manoos’ plank

In the BMC elections, Shiv Sena (UBT) secured 65 seats, while the MNS won six, falling far behind the majority mark in the 227-member corporation.

Fading in the city it was born, Congress slips to its lowest total in Mumbai’s BMC polls

24 seats party won is lower than its worst of 31 in 2017. Party says it has '2029 vision—to contest elections within Constitutional framework using party's core value system'.

No clear winner in Sena vs Sena contest: Thackeray strong in Mumbai, Shinde in Thane municipal polls

Voters in Maharashtra’s key civic battlegrounds deliver split verdict on fractured Shiv Sena, backing Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai, handing Shinde’s faction a decisive victory in its bastion Thane.

Dhurandhar Devendra, indispensable Shinde & dejected Pawar—Mahayuti’s equation post-civic poll results

Mumbai: After dominating the municipal council polls across the state, the Mahayuti and, especially, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) further strengthened its presence in urban...

In poll fray as Independent, Gauri Lankesh murder accused is now Jalna corporator

A former corporator from undivided Shiv Sena, Shrikant Pangarkar is one of 18 accused in the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh. He was granted bail by Karnataka HC in 2024.

Ajit Pawar’s NCP reunion gamble fails in Pune & Pimpri-Chinchwad, BJP headed for majority

Pawars joining hands seems to have been futile, as BJP popularity has outweighed combined NCP. This puts a big question mark on the future of NCP-SP and Ajit Pawar's importance in the Mahayuti. 

Powered by BJP juggernaut, Mahayuti storms to power in BMC. Uddhav Sena stumbles despite strong showing

BJP clinched a solid 89 wards in 227-ward BMC, ally Shinde Sena got 29. Uddhav Sena won 65 wards, while MNS, won just 6. Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's NCP at a measly tally of three.

BMC election results HIGHLIGHTS: BJP wins 89 wards, Uddhav’s Sena (UBT) second largest party in BMC

HIGHLIGHTS | Mumbai election results: The outcome marked the end of the Thackeray family's three-decade dominance over Mumbai's civic body.

On Camera

Marathi grandmothers are taking over Instagram. In nine-yard saris

The padar or pallu has a special place in these videos. 'The last generation to cover their head with a padar,' some buffoon will write.

IndiGo profit plunges 78% as Dec meltdown with 3k flight cancellations takes a toll

Net income for InterGlobe Aviation Ltd slipped 78 percent to Rs 5.5 billion for the three months ended Dec 31 compared with the year-ago period.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.