Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) BJP corporator Ritu Tawde and Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) corporator Sanjay Ghadi were on Wednesday elected unopposed as the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), respectively.The Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and other opposition parties did not field their candidates, paving the way for unanimous election. The development brings to an end nearly four years of administrator rule in the civic body and signals a significant shift in Mumbai’s po…
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New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed the people of Maharashtra for once again endorsing the “Bharatiya Janata Party and its Mahayuti” alliance in the recently concluded Zilla Parishad elections. In a post on X, the Prime Minister described the results as a clear mandate for good governance and an alliance rooted in the state’s rich cultural heritage.The BJP-led Mahayuti, which includes the Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde and the Nationalist Congress Party unde…
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday said the Mahayuti alliance has created a record by achieving a “hat-trick” of victories in the zilla parishad and panchayat samiti elections.After initial successes in municipal councils and nagar panchayats, followed by municipal corporations, and now in the zilla parishad and panchayat samiti polls, Shinde said the Mahayuti has consolidated its position across all three tiers of local self-government.Reacting to…
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Following the Legislative Assembly, Municipal Corporations, and Municipal Councils, the BJP has maintained its dominance in the Zilla Parishad elections as well. Out of 12 Zilla Parishads, the BJP secured a majority or emerged as the single largest party in six districts. After the BJP, Ajit Pawar’s NCP clinically secured the second spot, overtaking the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. The MahaYuti alliance has firmly maintained its stronghold across Zilla Parishads and Pan…
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said that the people of the state have once again shown their faith and trust in the Mahayuti following its performance in the election to the 12 zilla parishads and 125 panchayat samitis. The BJP has once again emerged as the largest party in 12 Zilla Parishads. And it is now clear that the Mahayuti will come to power in these 12 Zilla Parishads. He emphasised that the mandate is a green light for the government to acce…
Mumbai, Feb 7 (IANS) The BJP’s nomination of Ritu Tawde for the mayoral post of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is not just a routine civic decision — it is a carefully calibrated political move aimed at reshaping Mumbai’s power structure.Coming after decades of Shiv Sena dominance over the BMC, Tawde’s candidature signals the BJP’s intent to assert itself as the principal force in the city’s civic and cultural politics. Her profile — Marathi, a two-time corporator, and a woma…
Mumbai, Feb 4 (IANS) The election to the posts of mayor and deputy mayor for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will take place on February 11. The BMC secretary, in a notice published in newspapers, has released the primary agenda for the general meeting on February 11.According to the notice, the agenda includes the presentation of the Municipal Commissioner’s statement providing the list of newly elected members to the BMC and the formal election process for the prestigious positi…
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) Newly appointed first woman Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Sunetra Pawar gets the charge of excise, sports, youth welfare, and minority affairs and Auqaf departments after swearing in on Saturday. Governor Acharya Devvrat, in a communication addressed to the chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, approved the allocation of three key portfolios, including State Excise Duty, Sports and Youth Welfare, and Minorities Development and Aukaf.She has not been allocated the …
Nagpur, Jan 30 (IANS) In the wake of the sudden vacuum created by the passing of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday moved to ensure administrative continuity and political stability. The Chief Minister announced that he would personally take charge of the 2026-27 State Budget, a project Ajit Pawar had been meticulously preparing. Fadnavis stated that Ajit Pawar, who as the Finance Minister, had done extensive groundwork for the upcoming financial year.”T…
Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday expressed sorrow over the death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash, saying she was deeply shaken by the sudden loss of the senior leader.Banerjee said on X that she was feeling a deep sense of loss following Ajit Pawar’s death in the plane crash“Deeply shocked and stunned by the sudden demise of Ajit Pawar. The Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra and his co-passengers have died in a …