scorecardresearch
Friday, September 5, 2025
TopicMCD polls

Topic: MCD polls

‘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.

Mass contact, star campaigners — BJP ups the ante as internal evaluation shows MCD vote shortfall

Ahead of next month's high-pitched civic poll battle between BJP & AAP, former's internal survey has indicated it is likely to get 120 of 250 seats, less than required majority of 126, it is learnt.

Flash mobs, rock concerts & the headliner, Modi — PM’s policies focus of BJP’s MCD campaign

While BJP leaders say 'Modi ji is the face of the party', Congress & AAP accuse them of resorting to PM's name because they don't have any work to show at local level.

‘Liquor scam, bribes’ — how BJP’s Santhosh plotted ‘anti-graft’ MCD poll campaign against AAP

Santhosh feels graft allegations against AAP are sticking & party should focus on this point 'much more'. Another reason for using this strategy is to counter Kejriwal in Gujarat.

Modi’s brainchild, BJP’s Pasmanda Muslim ‘experiment’ faces test in Delhi civic polls

Muslims have sizeable presence in areas like Okhla, Matia Mahal, Seelampur & Mustafabad in Delhi. All four Muslim candidates of BJP are from Pasmanda (OBC) community.

Sachin Pilot to Kanhaiya Kumar — in Delhi, Congress brings out big guns to reclaim lost MCD glory

Congress ruled MCD till 2007, but then started losing the polls. It was Sheila Dikshit-led Congress govt in Delhi which trifurcated MCD in 2012, to be reunified by Modi govt earlier this year.

Ex-AAP councillor climbs electricity tower after party denies him ticket ahead of MCD polls

Former AAP councillor Haseeb-ul-Hasan on Sunday climbed an electricity tower in Gandhi Nagar area, police said.

BJP calls AAP ‘anti-Hindu’ for naming Rajendra Pal Gautam as star campaigner in MCD polls

Gautam had resigned last month from the Arvind Kejriwal-led government after courting controversy over attending a religious conversion programme in which Hindu deities were allegedly insulted.

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.