Kathmandu, March 7 (IANS) When Balen Shah, the former Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, chose Jhapa-5 as his constituency to contest the parliamentary elections against former Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli in the latter’s traditional stronghold, many leading experts had questioned the move despite the rising popularity graph of the rapper-turned politician. However, as the election results were announced on Saturday, Shah defeated Oli by a wide margin of 49,614 votes, securing 68,348 votes…
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Mumbai, Feb 19 (IANS) Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Harshwardhan Sapkal on Thursday said that the alliance comprising the Congress, the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction), and corporators who have quit the BJP will elect the mayor of the Bhiwandi Nizampur Municipal Corporation.Sapkal said that Narayan Chaudhary, who recently left the BJP and joined the secular alliance, was previously associated with the Congress party. He said that Chaudhary, along with several…
Washington, Feb 18 (IANS) Rini Sampath, a 31-year-old government contractor born in Tamil Nadu, on Wednesday announced her candidacy in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Washington, DC, pledging to “fix the basics” and restore confidence in city governance. Sampath, who immigrated to the United States at age seven and has lived in the US capital for more than a decade, launched her campaign with a sharp critique of the city’s political establishment and a focus on infrastructure and esse…
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, Jan 23 (IANS) Marking the beginning of the birth centenary year of Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday in a scathing attack on the Eknath Shinde faction and the BJP.He said the issue of treachery is not new to Maharashtra — it is an ancient curse. Whenever an enemy finds victory impossible, they seek the help of traitors.He invoked history to address recent political shifts stating that “had the saffron flag never been betrayed from …
Mumbai, Jan 19 (IANS) Following the declaration of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) election results, a hidden power struggle has surfaced within the Mahayuti alliance.Despite securing a collective majority, a rift over the prestigious mayoral post has emerged between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena, prompting both parties to adopt defensive strategies.As a precautionary measure, the Mumbai BJP leadership on Monday issued a “stay put” order to its 8…
Mumbai, Jan 19 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena Chief Eknath Shinde on Monday clarified that since the Shiv Sena and BJP contested the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections under ‘Mahayuti’, the Mayor of Mumbai will be installed from the alliance.He further stated that in Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli, Ulhasnagar, and all other locations where they fought the elections together, a Mahayuti Mayor will be appointed.As no single party secured a clear majority in the BMC electi…
Chandrapur, Jan 16 (IANS) In a significant political shift, the Congress on Friday secured a historic victory in the Chandrapur City Municipal Corporation (CCMC) elections, winning 28 of the 66 seats. Congress Legislative Party Leader Vijay Wadettiwar hailed the result as a mandate against the “corrupt and anti-people” governance of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).The victory sparked massive celebrations across Chandrapur, with Congress workers and citizens hitting the streets to celebrate …
Mumbai, Jan 13 (IANS) As the battle for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) intensifies, Mumbai Regional Congress Committee (MRCC) President and MP Varsha Gaikwad has made a bold claim regarding the post of the city’s Mayor.Speaking on the current political landscape, Gaikwad on Tuesday asserted that the Congress party will hold the “key” to the municipal corporation and that no party will be able to appoint a Mayor without their support.Gaikwad dismissed claims that the Congress has be…
New York, Jan 2 (IANS) Zohran Kwame Mamdani has taken over as mayor of the largest US city that is the centre of finance with a firm promise to rule “expansively and audaciously” as a “as a democratic socialist”. At the formal inauguration of his Mayoralty on New Year’s Day, radical Democratic Social Senator Bernie Sanders gave him the oath of office, declaring that his victory was over “the Democratic establishment, the Republican establishment, the president of the United States an…