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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.

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.

‘Shahi darbar’ in Tihar — BJP targets AAP over 3rd leaked clip of jailed minister Satyendar Jain

Video shows Jain chatting with a Tihar jail superintendent who was suspended earlier this month for allegedly facilitating ‘special treatment’ to the jailed Delhi minister.

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Bengal once had arenas for identity battles—stadiums, football, jerseys. Now it’s polling booths

From Mohun Bagan and East Bengal to Mohammedan Sporting, footbclubs once shaped identity, pride and belonging across Bengal’s social fabric. Now, the political field has taken over.

As govt weighs mandatory silver hallmarking, new report flags economic & operational bottlenecks

Koan Advisory report warns that infra gaps could hurt small businesses and artisans, recommends transition period of 3-5 yrs for industry to adapt.

What theaterisation could look like: Rotational CDS, three-star theatre commanders in initial years

The proposed structure envisions the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) rotating between the Army, Navy and Air Force, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.