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Monday, October 27, 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

After losing no.2 carmaker spot, Hyundai is betting big on the new Venue

Indian car buyers are just as tech-obsessed as their Chinese counterparts, and that obsession has taken precedence over handling and performance.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.