Mumbai, Dec 31 (IANS) Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Wednesday projected a highly confident outlook for the MahaYuti comprising BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP, saying that it will secure more than 51 per cent of the total vote share in 29 municipal corporations. Bawankule emphasised that the 51 per cent vote target is not just a number but a mandate for development. He specifically mentioned the 2029, 2035, and 2047 development plans for Mumbai drafted by Devendra Fadnavis, ass…
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Mumbai, Dec 31 (IANS) In an unprecedented political development, the traditional battle lines of Maharashtra politics have dissolved into chaos ahead of the upcoming elections for 29 Municipal Corporations. The state’s major political fronts — the ruling Mahayuti and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) — have failed to maintain a uniform seat-sharing formula, leading to a confusing scenario where allies in one city are bitter rivals in another.As of Tuesday, which was the last day for fil…
Mumbai, Dec 30 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis wished the BJP-Shiv Sena candidates announced for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, saying the ruling Mahayuti alliance is confident that Mumbaikars will firmly stand behind it and elect all of them by a massive majority. He said this late Monday night after the seat allocation for the BJP-Shiv Sena in Mumbai was finalised, with the BJP contesting 137 seats and Shiv Sena 90 seats. Other component parties of …
Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday released its first list of 66 candidates for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections. This announcement signals the party’s formal launch into a high-stakes battle for Asia’s richest civic body. Key names in the first list include Tejasvee Ghosalkar, Ganesh Khankar, Manisha Yadav, Milind Shinde, and Akash Purohit. Ghosalkar, who recently quit Shiv Sena UBT, had joined the BJP, while Akash Purohit is the so…
Mumbai, Dec 25 (IANS) In preparation for the upcoming Municipal Corporation elections in Maharashtra, the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Thursday submitted its list of 40 star campaigners to the State Election Commission. The list, issued by the State President Sunil Tatkare, includes high-profile leadership figures and key party members intended to lead the party’s outreach across the state.The list is headed by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, followed by senior leaders …
Mumbai, Dec 25 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said the BJP has entered the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections with the resolve that the civic body must be run with transparency and integrity.”Our fight is the fight for the people of Mumbai — the Mumbaikars. We have entered these elections to crush the ‘jihadi mindset’. We must expose those who pursued their own selfish interests when in power while their associates looted the common man. When…
Mumbai, Dec 24 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday dismissed the alliance between Uddhav and Raj Thackeray with sharp criticism, calling it a desperate move for “political survival” rather than a union of ideology.He mocked the intense media coverage of the reunion, saying, “The hype is being created as if Russia and Ukraine have come together and Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy are holding peace talks. It is much ado about nothing.”He described the coming tog…
Mumbai, Dec 24 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief leader Eknath Shinde on Wednesday responded sharply to the alliance between the Thackeray cousins, describing it as a “selfish partnership” born out of political desperation rather than a commitment to the people. He dismissed the impact of the new front on the Mahayuti in the BMC elections. “While alliances are common in a democracy, some are made for the welfare of the state (referring to MahaYuti), while this one is…
Mumbai, Dec 24 (IANS) The Thackeray cousins, Uddhav and Raj Thackeray, have formally reunited for the 2026 Mumbai civic polls after two decades of rivalry, marking a major realignment of Marathi politics, where they aim to consolidate against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Mahayuti (Grand Alliance). The Thackeray cousins held a joint press conference on Wednesday, to announce an electoral alliance between Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena-UBT and the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Se…
Mumbai, Dec 24 (IANS) The alliance between Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena has made the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections significantly more competitive. However, Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray face a steep uphill task against the high-momentum BJP-led Mahayuti, setting the stage for a contest where emotional appeal will be tested against organisational strength.Political observers describe the upcoming BMC battle as an acid test of whether the much-talked…