Mumbai, Jan 15 (IANS) As voting for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections is underway, BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani cast his vote this morning and assured the city residents that all necessary arrangements have been put in place to ensure a smooth and secure polling process across the city. Speaking to IANS after casting his vote in the 2026 BMC elections, Gagrani said that essential facilities have been arranged at all polling stations in Mumbai.“As you know, the voting p…
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Mumbai, Jan 15 (IANS) Polling in 29 municipal corporations, including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), commenced at 7:30 a.m. and will conclude at 5:30 p.m. While elections were originally scheduled for 2,869 seats, including 227 in the BMC, they will now be held for 2,801 seats as 68 candidates were elected unopposed. No polling will occur for these 68 seats. A total of 3.48 crore voters will decide the fate of 15,931 candidates, including 1,729 in Mumbai. The counting will take pl…
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) 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 7 (IANS) In a sharp escalation of internal friction within the MahaYuti alliance, Shiv Sena MP and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s son Shrikant Shinde on Wednesday slammed the BJP for what he termed “ideological compromises” following the party’s recent local alliances with the AIMIM and the Congress. The criticism follows reports of the BJP forming the “Akot Vikas Manch” with Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM in Akola and a separate tie-up with the Congress in Ambernath to secure p…
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 2 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday expressed confidence over MahaYuti’s victory in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, saying that Mumbai’s next mayor will be a Marathi and a Hindu. Responding to critics who claim the BJP lacks support among the Marathi-speaking population, Fadnavis dismissed these notions as misconceptions during an interview.“Do not assume that the Marathi vote bank belongs to others and not the BJP. If Marathi…
Mumbai, Dec 31 (IANS) Around 32 seats out of the 227 seats of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) are expected to witness a direct contest between the BJP-Shinde-led Shiv Sena alliance and the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT)-Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) combine, as no strong third-front candidates are likely to be in the fray in these constituencies.According to sources, the Prakash Ambedkar-led Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) faced difficulties in finalising candidates for 21 of …
Buldhana (Maharashtra), Dec 31 (IANS) The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) President Harshwardhan Sapkal launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday claiming that the party is descending into chaos ahead of the local body elections. Sapkal remarked that in its obsession with creating a “Congress-mukt Bharat” (Congress-free India), the BJP has effectively become “Karyakarta-mukt” (Worker-free) by sidelining its own loyalists.Speaking to the media in Bu…
Mumbai, Dec 30 (IANS) The BMC elections, scheduled for January 15, will be a multi-cornered battle as the contest is no longer between two major alliances but has fractured into five power centres. The BJP and Shiv Sena MahaYuti alliance, comprising their allies, will be a dominant alliance with a resolve to unfurl saffron flag atop BMC with the Mahayuti mayor. BJP is contesting 137 seats, leaving 90 seats to Shiv Sena. Further, the BJP proposes to flag off its development agenda while appealing…