Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) Tensions within the Mahayuti alliance have escalated as senior BJP leaders, including state President Ravindra Chavan and Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, launched a coordinated verbal offensive against Deputy Chief Minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar. The confrontation signals a strategic move by the BJP to corner Dy CM Pawar ahead of the high-stakes Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation elections, where he is pitted against the BJP. In a provocative state…
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BMC polls: Shiv Sena UBT faces Shinde faction on 69 seats, BJP on 97Mumbai, Jan 3 (IANS) The high-voltage battle for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), which has drawn attention not only from Maharashtra but across the country, has now taken a clear shape with direct contests emerging among major political formations.A straight fight between Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena will take place on 69 seats. At the same time, the BJP and the Thacker…
Mumbai, Jan 3 (IANS) Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday launched a scathing attack over the unopposed election, especially of Mahayuti nominees in municipal polls across Maharashtra, stating that even the big leaders of this country were never elected unopposed. “Atal Bihari Vajpayee was never elected unopposed, nor were Barrister Nath Pai, Vasantdada Patil, Ram Manohar Lohia, or even Narendra Modi. However, a new trend has started in Maharashtra where ‘Sama, Dana, Danda, Bheda (persuasion, mo…
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…
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) In a major move ahead of the high-stakes Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), led by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, on Tuesday released its third and final list of candidates. This latest announcement features 30 candidates, bringing the party’s total count to 94 for the upcoming civic polls, which is four more than the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena of 90 seats. Incidentally, NCP, which could not find a place in the BJP …
Pune, Dec 29 (IANS) In a significant political development, NCP-SP legislator Rohit Pawar on Monday announced that the two rival factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will contest the upcoming Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal elections together.The local-level understanding marks a departure from the 2024 Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, in which the two factions had contested against each other.Rohit Pawar’s announcement came a day after NCP chief and Maharashtra Deputy Chief M…
Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) The Sharad Pawar-led NCP on Monday received a major blow after the party’s Mumbai unit chief, Rakhi Jadhav, quit the party and joined the BJP. Her move has stunned the Sharad Pawar camp, as she herself was one of the key contestants for the BMC elections and was leading the party for the same.Jadhav joined the BJP in the presence of Mumbai BJP chief Amit Satam, the BJP in charge of BMC elections, and Information Technology Minister Ashish Shelar, Ghatkopar East legislator…
Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) In a significant development in Maharashtra politics, the two rival factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have decided to forge a strategic alliance for the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) elections scheduled for January 15, 2026.Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday announced that the two NCP factions would come together for the PCMC polls, saying the move was aimed at preventing a split of votes.Political observers believe the decision is dri…
Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), led by Maharashtra state president Sunil Tatkare, on Sunday released its first list of 37 candidates for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections.Notably, three family members of former minister and party’s in-charge for the BMC polls Nawab Malik have been given nominations. They include Malik’s brother Abdul Rashid (Kaptan) Malik, his sister Saeeda Khan and Abdul Rashid (Kaptan) Malik’s daughter-in-law Bushra Malik….