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Thursday, November 13, 2025
TopicCivic polls

Topic: Civic polls

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.

It’s not just Bhai Jagtap. ‘Go solo’ call builds in Mumbai Congress, sparking ripples in MVA

Sena UBT MP Sanjay Raut dismissed Jagtap's suggestion, but Mumbai Congress president admits many Congress workers do feel party should fight separately. 

BJP’s ‘resort politics’ goes international, 12 councillors flown to Nepal ahead of Manesar civic polls

Gurugram: ‘Resort politics’ has gone international, that too with civic polls. The BJP is sending its councillors from Manesar beyond the country’s borders—to Nepal....

Thackerays have a plan to whip up support before civic polls. It starts on Shinde’s home turf

Focus will be on building party at grassroots-level, say leaders. Exercise to cover Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Beed, among others, followed by stock-taking.

How split in opposition votes helped BJP sweep UP mayor election. BSP biggest loser in civic polls

Political observers say BJP also gained due to factors like its aggressive campaign. Meanwhile, BSP and SP are accusing each other of helping the BJP surreptitiously.

Aam Aadmi Party moves Supreme Court against EC’s decision to defer Delhi civic polls

Arvind Kejriwal-led party urged the top court to direct EC to conduct the polls in a 'free, fair & expeditious manner', without interference from the Centre.

Why delimitation of civic wards in Mumbai ahead of BMC polls is likely to benefit Shiv Sena

The state Election Commission last week accepted the BMC's draft proposal for delimitation that revises ward boundaries and adds nine seats.

AAP launches ‘MCD Badlaav’ campaign to oust BJP from power in Delhi civic bodies

As part of the campaign, AAP will launch an extensive membership drive with a target of inducting 50 lakh new members.

Ruling BJP sweeps Tripura civic polls, wins all 51 seats in Agartala Municipal Corporation

While BJP also recorded clean sweeps in several other urban local bodies in Tripura, opposition parties TMC and CPI(M) demanded countermanding and recounting of the polls respectively.

Marathon meeting, 114 leaders, 55 issues — NCP starts civic poll prep, says no blanket tie-up

Meeting chaired by NCP president Sharad Pawar decided party will plan local tie-ups for next year's civic polls — seen as a mini-assembly election — based on the situation on the ground.

On Camera

This era has made journalistic independence harder than ever: New York Times publisher

Journalist Arthur Gregg Sulzberger delivered the Reuters Memorial Lecture on 4 March last year.

Inflation plunges to a 10-yr low of 0.25% in October. Here’s why

Record-low inflation gives RBI room to ease rates. Food prices have something to do with it.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.