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Topic: MCD polls

Can BJP still wrest mayor’s seat after losing MCD polls? Why it could still be in the game

Apart from elected councillors, 10 Delhi MPs & 14 MLAs are eligible to vote in mayoral election. But it is assembly Speaker’s discretion which MLAs to call for ballot.

Sole strategist for MCD polls, Santhosh’s stock takes a hit as BJP loses civic body after 15 yrs

BJP insiders say many were unhappy with ticket distribution & this was ignored despite conveying it to leadership. But another section asserts party faced huge anti-incumbency.

AAP is the new pan-national party and now a long-term threat to BJP. Over to Gujarat

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Delhi Congress chief says name missing from voters list as polling begins for civic polls

Anil Chaudhary claimed that he found his name missing from the voters’ list when he arrived at the polling booth to cast his vote.

Where is India’s politics headed? Just wait for the result of 2022 Delhi civic body polls

AAP can win the 2022 MCD election even if the BJP manages to hold on to a large section of its 2017 vote share. Here's how.

Kejriwal sits down with traders, ministers do roadshows — what AAP did on last day of MCD campaign

Delhi chief minister promised to end ‘licence raj’ while Manish Sisodia & Gopal Rai again targeted BJP by highlighting garbage mountains.

Expressways to underpasses, Gadkari’s MCD poll pitch for BJP focusses on his ministry’s work

At a rally held in Delhi Wednesday, Union minister for road transport & highways Nitin Gadkari focussed on his ministry’s schemes to woo voters in order to retain BJP's hold over MCD.

Hold your nose to climb to the top of Delhi politics & how to cook up a spicy manifesto

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

As BJP trots out big guns for Delhi polls, AAP goes hyperlocal with street plays, Kejriwal model

BJP has deployed chief ministers, Union ministers to woo Delhiites but with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal campaigning in Gujarat, AAP is stressing on personal outreach.

Overdose of Satyendar Jain clips? Some in Delhi BJP want MCD campaign to focus on party’s work

Section of party leaders feel BJP needs to now highlight work done by its councillors & focus on reaching out to voters. Union ministers to campaign in coming days.

On Camera

Giorgio Armani brought a feminine touch to men’s tailoring — and taught them how to suit up

Armani built a multibillion-dollar global brand from something as simple as an unstructured jacket, and broke down the walls between formal and casual.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

HAL team to visit US this month for talks on joint production of GE 414 engines

The engines are meant for Tejas Mk 2 and the first tranche of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.