Mumbai, Jan 15 (IANS) Voting for elections to 29 civic bodies, including the high-profile Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), is being held on Thursday across Maharashtra under tight security arrangements.As the state goes to the polls, attention is centred on Mumbai, where the BJP-led MahaYuti is engaged in a closely fought contest with the reunited Thackeray cousins, Raj and Uddhav, for control of the country’s richest civic body.Polling will be held for a total of 2,869 seats across 8…
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Mumbai, Jan 14 (IANS) The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) on Wednesday clarified that Printing Auxiliary Display Unit (PADU) machines will be kept ready for use only if technical difficulties arise during counting of votes cast through Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) voting machines in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections.The SEC said PADU will not be used as a standard procedure and would be utilised only in exceptional cases involving technical glitches.The BEL v…
Mumbai, Jan 14 (IANS) As Maharashtra prepares for high-stakes elections across 29 municipal corporations on Thursday, MNS chief Raj Thackeray has launched a scathing attack on the State Election Commission (SEC). Raj Thackeray, who was accompanied by his cousin and Shiv Sena(UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray at his residence, accused the poll body of bias, questioning a controversial new notification that allows candidates to conduct door-to-door visits right up until the day of voting.Traditionally, …
Mumbai, Jan 13 (IANS) The high-decibel election campaign for 29 municipal corporations including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) concluded on Tuesday and the SEC has deployed specialised teams to monitor the Model Code of Conduct. After weeks of rallies, roadshows, and intense political sparring, the state now enters a “silent period” before voters head to the polls on January 15, while counting will take place on January 16.These elections are being viewed as a “mini-Assembly” batt…
Mumbai, Jan 13 (IANS) NCP leader Nawab Malik on Tuesday accused the BJP, Shiv Sena(UBT) and the MNS of polarising the civic body elections and playing with the emotions of the public, claiming that people have understood that real issues are not being raised by these political parties.The Municipal Corporation elections in Maharashtra are scheduled to be held on January 15, with the results set to be announced the following day on January 16. Tuesday marks the final day of campaigning.Malik, a l…
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…
Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) Murlidhar Mohol, the Union Minister of State (MoS) for Cooperation and Civil Aviation, on Monday brushed aside any ‘imminent threat’ to the BJP’s poll performance in Maharashtra municipal elections, either from Thackeray brothers’ reunion or the Pawar clan. Mohol, the Lok Sabha MP from Pune Lok Sabha constituency, spoke to IANS on a range of topics with special focus on the civic polls battle, particularly in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad regions, explaining how both th…
Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) Amid recurring speculation that Nationalist Congress Party–Sharad Pawar (NCP-SP) leader Supriya Sule may join the BJP, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP leader Ajit Pawar on Monday dismissed such claims, saying he is “not an astrologer” and prefers to focus on development rather than conjecture. The speculation gained momentum after Sule praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for sending all-party delegations abroad following Operation Sindoor.Responding to media qu…
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) With the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections being held after a long gap, senior BJP leader Poonam Mahajan on Sunday said the polls have assumed major political significance, with the focus firmly on Mumbai and development-centric governance.Speaking in an interview with IANS, she said, “People don’t want divisive politics, they want development,” as she outlined the BJP’s focus on Mumbai’s growth, criticised opposition alliances, and responded t…
Mumbai, Jan 10 (IANS) Shiv Sena-UBT MP Sanjay Raut said on Saturday that the election of 70 NDA candidates unopposed in the Maharashtra civic elections is “completely fraudulent”. He drew a comparison to the experiences of prominent national leaders, asserting that even influential political leaders like Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union Home Minister Amit Shah have never been elected without opposition. Raut questioned how individuals could be elected unopposed in “wholesale” (large nu…