Latest Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation News & Updates

Mumbai, Dec 24 (IANS) Maharashtra BJP MLA Ram Kadam has taken a sharp dig at the newly announced alliance between the Thackeray cousins ahead of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, asserting that the tie-up will have no impact on the BJP-led Mahayuti and claiming that its flag will continue to fly across Mumbai after the polls.Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena founder Raj Thackeray on Wednesday formally announced an a…

Mumbai, Dec 24 (IANS) Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) founder Raj Thackeray on Wednesday formally announced an alliance for the upcoming elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Nashik Municipal Corporation, signalling a major political realignment aimed at consolidating the Marathi vote bank and challenging the BJP-led MahaYuti.The cousins arrived together at the press conference venue in the same car af…

Mumbai, Dec 23 (IANS) Commenting over speculations about the reunion of the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party in the 29 municipal corporation elections in Maharashtra, NCP-SP Working President Supriya Sule, said on Tuesday that she has not received an official proposal from any of the two parties. “While various discussions are ongoing, it is inappropriate to comment until a final decision is reached,” Sule added.”No official proposal from any party has reached me yet,” she said.Sul…

Mumbai, Dec 23 (IANS) The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) on Tuesday announced the list of 40 star campaigners for the polling to the 29 municipal corporations, including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).The list, submitted to the State Election Commission, features a blend of national heavyweights and prominent state leaders to spearhead the party’s campaign.The Congress party’s move comes when it has decided to go solo in Mumbai, strongly opposing the “inclusion” of R…

Mumbai, Dec 23 (IANS) Ahead of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, the alliance between the two Thackeray cousins — Uddhav Thackeray (Shiv Sena UBT) and Raj Thackeray (MNS) –is now official. Party MP Sanjay Raut confirmed the “Manomilan” (Union of Hearts), saying that the workers of both parties have wholeheartedly accepted the tie-up and are already working together on the ground. “The ‘Manomilan’ (union of hearts) happened the moment the two brothers came together against…

Mumbai, Dec 23 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Tuesday attacked Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde over his claim that Maharashtra local body polls have finally settled the debate over the “real” Shiv Sena.In a scathing editorial in the party’s mouthpiece, ‘Saamana’, the Thackeray camp claimed, “The liars say, ‘Our Shiv Sena is real!’ But what is real and what is fake – the common people of the state recognise this. Those who dedicated their vi…

Mumbai, Dec 22 (IANS) The results of the 2025 Maharashtra Nagar Parishad and Nagar Panchayat elections have triggered a seismic shift in the state’s political landscape. The ruling Mahayuti alliance — comprising the BJP, Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) and the NCP (Ajit Pawar) — has recorded a decisive, near-landslide victory, while the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has slipped into a serious crisis of relevance, particularly in semi-urban and rural areas.Widely seen as a barometer of the Ass…