Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) Former Mumbai Congress chief and party legislator Bhai Jagtap on Saturday was served a show-cause notice by the All India Congress Committee (AICC) after he publicly criticised Mumbai Congress President and Lok Sabha MP Varsha Gaikwad, demanding her resignation over the party’s performance in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls.In the BMC elections, Congress won 24 seats, down by seven from its 2017 tally of 31.Blaming Gaikwad, Jagtap said: “The party was…
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Mumbai, Jan 14 (IANS) The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president Harshwardhan Sapkal on Wednesday said that Maharashtra is bearing the consequences of electoral machinations devised by Chief Minister Fadnavis who seeks to turn Maharashtra into Bihar.”The people of the state should take note that Maharashtra is today bearing the consequences of the electoral machinations devised by Chief Minister Fadnavis, who seeks to turn Maharashtra into Bihar,” he said.Sapkal appealed to the vigilan…
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, Dec 29 (IANS) The Congress party on Monday announced the first list of 87 candidates for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). This comes a day after the party announced its alliance with the Prakash Ambedkar-led Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) for the civic polls. The list includes candidates from key areas of the city, including Colaba, Mumbadevi, Malabar Hill, Byculla, Versova, Andheri, Jogeshwari, Dindoshi, Goregaon, Kurla, Kalina, Dharavi, Bandra, Chandivali, Walada, S…
Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) After days of discussion and disagreements, Congress and Prakash Ambedkar-led Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi on Sunday declared the alliance for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections. As per the understanding reached between both parties, the VBA will contest 62 out of 227 seats in Mumbai.The Congress is also in the process of stitching an alliance with the Left parties in certain pockets of Mumbai.”Both parties are natural allies with a common agenda of safeguard…
Mumbai: Cong releases ‘chargesheet’ alleging corruption, failures in BMC administrationMumbai, Dec 26 (IANS) The Mumbai Congress on Friday released a ‘chargesheet’ detailing alleged corruption and administrative failures under the Mahayuti government, which has been running the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) through an administrator for the past three years due to the absence of civic elections.Releasing the ‘chargesheet’, Mumbai Congress president and Member of Parliament Varsha Gaikw…