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Tuesday, February 24, 2026
TopicCivic elections

Topic: civic elections

BJP brings out the big guns for Bengaluru, appoints Ram Madhav as party’s in charge for civic polls

The new task assigned to Madhav points to an expanded role for him within the BJP and reflects the importance given by the party to the Greater Bengaluru Municipal polls.

Aiming for ‘Stalin rule’ in Kerala, DMK takes electoral plunge, fields 20+ faces in local body polls

Party has fielded candidates in Kollam and Idukki districts. Both leading alliances in Kerala are members of INDIA bloc, as is the DMK.

Resort politics in MP? BJP shifts councillors to Delhi ahead of Gwalior civic chair poll

Councillors shifted to resort in Haryana. BJP district chief says councillors called for meeting, party insiders say differences between senior leaders' camps reason behind move.

Before civic polls, Uddhav govt plans Rs 16.5-cr ad blitz ‘to promote 2 years’ achievements’

Publicity campaign comes ahead 10 civic body polls, including Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, and Nashik. Official says govt didn't do much on 2nd anniversary in November, doing it now.

HoaXposed: BJP didn’t have identical margins of victory in four UP civic body polls

NCP leader’s tweet hinting at EVM manipulation by the ruling party is factually incorrect.

BJP’s victory march continues in UP, wins 14 out of 16 mayor posts in civic polls

The victory comes at a time when the BJP is aiming to win all the 80 Lok Sabha seats in the state in the 2019 general election.

On Camera

Kerala, Keral, Keralam. I’m a Malayali and the name change is more annoyance than pride

North Indians are so used to dropping the ‘A’ at the end of Kerala. Now they have to train themselves to add another letter.

‘Dark chapter’ over, Chhattisgarh budget sets Naxal hotbed Bastar on path to ‘education cities’ & tourism

The Vishnu Deo Sai government's 2026-27 budget outlined a post-Naxal era vision for Chhattisgarh's tribal-majority belts of Bastar & Surguja. Finance Minister OP Choudhary presented it Tuesday.

Decoding India’s defence budget & how various govts struggled to spend it—from UPA to NDA

Every February, headlines focus on defence budget allocation. But real question is—how much money was actually spent & why did promise-delivery gap widen in some years, narrow in others?

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.