New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The BJP-led alliance has surged past the majority mark in the high-stakes Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, according to counting trends, dealing a setback to the Thackeray cousins’ efforts to retain control of India’s richest civic body.As votes were counted for elections to 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra, the Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the single largest force in Mumbai’s civic polls, with its alliance gaining a decisive edg…
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Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) Counting of votes for elections to Maharashtra’s 29 municipal corporations, including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), began on Friday amid tight security arrangements.The State Election Commission will announce the results of the high-stakes civic body elections.The Maharashtra municipal election results are being declared a day after polling was held for 2,869 seats across 893 wards.Heavy police deployment has been made in and around the counting centres as w…
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…
Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) As Mumbai gears up for the high-stakes Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections on January 15, the battle for Asia’s richest civic body has intensified. The Thackeray cousins, Uddhav and Raj, have joined forces under a shared ‘Vachan Nama (promissory note)’, while the ruling Mahayuti (BJP and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena) has countered with a development-heavy ‘Stamp Paper’ manifesto.The core theme of Uddhav and Raj Thackeray was Mumbai for Mumbaikars, local welf…
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…