MUMBAI: The Mahayuti alliance, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena, is storming ahead in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, according to trends. With leads in over 110 wards across the city, the alliance appears on course to end the three-decade reign of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena.Meanwhile, the…
MUMBAI: If the BJP ran like a Ferrari across Maharashtra’s urban landscape, it was made possible by a Lewis Hamilton–like performance from its undisputed leader, Devendra Fadnavis, who steered the party towards a near sweep in the civic elections.Riding high on a strong Fadnavis wave, the BJP delivered a stellar performance, reinforcing the view that…
Latur election result: Counting of votes for the Latur Municipal Corporation (LMC) elections is underway on January 16, a day after polling was held on January 15. As of 3 pm, the Congress was leading in 30 wards, while the BJP was ahead in 17 wards, according to early trends.A total of 3,82,940 voters were…
MUMBAI: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), led by Asaduddin Owaisi, has registered a notable presence in the Maharashtra civic body elections, marking a key milestone with its first-ever victory in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). AIMIM candidate Mehzabin Khan won from Ward No. 134 in Mumbai, giving the party its maiden seat in the…
Initial trends in the Mira Bhayandar civic polls indicate that the BJP is leading overall, while the Congress is ahead in 7 of the 8 seats.The contest features major alliances, including the Shiv Sena (UBT)–MNS combine, the BJP–Shiv Sena–NCP alliance, and the Congress–Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA) alliance. Vote counting is underway, and clearer trends are…
MUMBAI: Just two hours were enough for the BJP to assert its iron hold on urban Maharashtra, as the saffron party surged ahead in 23 out of 29 corporations and municipalities when the counting of votes began at 10am on Friday.By noon, the party, led by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, had taken the pole position…
MUMBAI: Congress candidate Asha Deepak Kale emerged victorious from Ward 183, Dharavi, defeating Shiv Sena’s Vaishali Shewale by 1,450 votes. Vaishali Shewale is the sister-in-law of former MP Rahul Shewale.In another key win for the party, Congress candidate Ashraf Azmi secured Ward 165, Kurla West, reinforcing the party’s foothold in central Mumbai wards. Both victories…
MUMBAI: Riding on what it described as “positive voter response” across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), the BJP-led Mahayuti on Thursday struck a confident note after polling concluded for municipal corporations across Maharashtra, projecting a strong performance not just in the financial capital but in urban bodies statewide.With counting scheduled on Friday, Mahayuti leaders said…
MUMBAI: The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NNMC) and Panvel recorded the highest voter turnout — an estimated 58% — in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) even as confusion over missing voter names were reported across the region. In the last NNMC elections, held a decade ago in 2015, the turnout was much lower at 49%.Several…
THANE/KALYAN/NAVI MUMBAI/ULHASNAGAR: The MMR voters faced confusion while exercising their franchise on Thursday due to a four-member panel system introduced in the municipal corporation elections, barring Mumbai, this time, in place of the previous single-member ward system. Each panel consisted of four wards, requiring voters to vote individually for all four candidates rather than selecting…
