Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Following the Legislative Assembly, Municipal Corporations, and Municipal Councils, the BJP has maintained its dominance in the Zilla Parishad elections as well. Out of 12 Zilla Parishads, the BJP secured a majority or emerged as the single largest party in six districts. After the BJP, Ajit Pawar’s NCP clinically secured the second spot, overtaking the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. The MahaYuti alliance has firmly maintained its stronghold across Zilla Parishads and Pan…
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Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said that the budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a strong move towards a developed India. He claimed that Maharashtra’s share from central taxes will be Rs 98,306 crore, adding that apart from this, according to the preliminary estimate of the budget, Rs 12,355 crore is for various projects.“Therefore, Maharashtra will get about Rs 1 lak…
Mumbai, Jan 22 (IANS) The reservation lottery for the mayoral posts of 29 Municipal Corporations across Maharashtra was officially announced on Thursday in the presence of state Urban Development Minister Madhuri Misal.A woman corporator from the open category is set to become the Mayor in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has emerged as the single largest party across the state, the path to power remains complex.In several corporations, the BJP is nav…
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) In a significant shift in Maharashtra’s urban political landscape, the Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has registered a powerful performance in the 2026 Municipal Corporation elections. According to the latest data, the party has successfully elected 95 corporators across 13 municipal bodies in the state, marking its strongest-ever presence in Maharashtra’s local self-governing bodies. AIMIM has posed a serious challenge to the Samajwad…
Pune, January 12 (IANS) The political battleground in Pune has turned into a high-stakes face-off between allies as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who lock horns over regional dominance. Recent developments suggest that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is unwilling to concede Deputy Chief Minister Pawar’s traditional stronghold, leading to a series of public disagreements and policy clashes.The friction stems from Deputy CM and Nationalist Cong…
Mumbai, Dec 22 (IANS) In the elections to 288 municipal councils and nagar panchayats across the state, the Congress party won 41 municipal presidents and 1,006 councillors across the state. The state party chief, Harshwardhan Sapkal, on Monday said the party fought on the strength of its ideology despite extremely adverse circumstances. “With no financial backing and relying solely on a firm belief in democratic values, the party took on the ruling dispensation’s money power. On the strengt…