Mumbai: BMC new house to get 10 nominated corporators for the first time, BJP to get maximum share. | Mumbai News

Mumbai: The incoming BMC House of 227 corporators will, for the first time, see the appointment of 10 nominated corporators, doubling the number from the existing 5.So far, the 227-member civic house saw only 5 nominated corporators, with the party commanding the highest strength getting to nominate a larger share than others. This time, with…

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IT-Bombay celebrates its inaugural Mental Strength Week from Jan 12 to Jan 18 | Mumbai News

Mumbai: IIT-Bombay is celebrating its inaugural Mental Strength Week from Jan 12-18, commemorating Swami Vivekananda’s birth anniversary and promoting focus, emotional wellbeing, and mental resilience within the campus community. The week-long initiative, the first one taken by any institute, saw participation from over 1,500 students.As a highlight, the Student Wellness Centre hosted a two-day Manashakti…

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Maharashtra civic polls: Eknath Shinde corrals his 29 corporators in hotel; no question of poaching, says CM Devendra Fadnavis | Mumbai News

MUMBAI/PUNE: With negotiations for power-sharing in the Mumbai civic corporation between BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena expected to take time, the Shinde Sena on Saturday corralled all 29 of its newly-elected corporators in a five-star hotel in Bandra.BJP, which won 89 seats in the 227-member BMC House, needs the Sena’s support to get…

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Who will be Mumbai mayor? Suspense grows as Shiv Sena eyes first 2.5-year term; Uddhav Thackeray pushes ‘dream’ pitch | Mumbai News

Suspense continues over who will become Mumbai’s next mayor even as the BJP–Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena alliance has secured a clear majority in the 227-member Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation MUMBAI: Suspense continues over who will become Mumbai’s next mayor even as the BJP–Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena alliance has secured a clear majority in the 227-member Brihanmumbai…

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After Maharashtra civic poll setback, Raj Thackeray asks MNS corporators to turn municipal houses into battlegrounds against ‘rule of money power’ | Mumbai News

Stand guard for Marathi manoos: Raj to corporators MUMBAI: Striking a defiant note in the aftermath of the high-stakes civic elections, MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Friday acknowledged the party’s below-expectation performance but urged his newly elected corporators to turn municipal houses into battlegrounds against what he described as the “rule of money power” and…

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‘BJP could not get majority’: Arvind Kejriwal on Mumbai BMC election results | Mumbai News

Arvind Kejriwal (File Photo) AHMEDABAD: Amid reactions to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) election results, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal said the BJP’s failure to cross the majority mark showed that people were against the party.Speaking to reporters in Ahmedabad, Kejriwal said, “Despite facilitating such discrepancies, they (BJP) could not touch the…

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‘Eknath Shinde turned hotel into jail’: Sanjay Raut’s big charge amid Mumbai mayor battle; corporators kept in captivity, says MP | Mumbai News

Amid the ongoing fight for Mumbai’s mayor post, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said that even corporators from Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena “do not want a BJP mayor in Mumbai.” MUMBAI: Amid the ongoing battle for Mumbai’s mayor post, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said that even corporators from Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena…

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Mumbai mayor polls likely on January 28: Voting, reservation and selection process explained | Mumbai News

The next Mumbai mayor will be elected through a vote by corporators in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) House MUMBAI: The next Mumbai mayor will be elected through a vote by corporators in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) House, with the candidate securing the highest number of votes declared mayor. The election is expected to…

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