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  Maharashtra Elections 2026 LIVE: Countdown begins, Raj Thackeray–Uddhav Thackeray alliance in focus

  Maharashtra | December 24, 2025 8:49 IST

  Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray are set to announce their alliance today ahead of the 2026 Municipal Corporation elections. The day begins with a joint visit to Balasaheb Thackeray’s memorial at Shivaji Park, followed by a press conference at Hotel Blue Sea in Worli at 12 pm. Stay tuned.

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  Maharashtra Municipal Corporation polls: NCP reunion likely on cards; BJP, Shiv Sena seal strategy

  Maharashtra | December 23, 2025 13:52 IST

  Maharashtra Municipal Corporation polls: Pune has become central to these political developments, with both factions of the Nationalist Congress Party signalling their readiness to join hands for the civic elections.

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  'BJP has taken over India’s institutional framework': Rahul Gandhi's fresh salvo at Centre

  India | December 23, 2025 8:39 IST

  Gandhi said the Congress would respond by building what he described as a "structure of resistance" to counter the capture of institutions.

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  PM Modi hails BJP-MGP victory in Zilla Panchayat Elections: 'Goa stands with good governance'

  India | December 22, 2025 21:47 IST

  Goa Zilla Panchayat Election Results 2025: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday secured a sweeping victory in the Goa Zilla Panchayat Elections 2025, winning 29 seats to emerge as the single largest party in the 50-member body.

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  Goa Zilla Panchayat Election Results 2025: BJP sweeps coastal state, bags 29 seats; Congress gets 10

  India | December 22, 2025 23:39 IST

  Goa Zilla Panchayat Election Results 2025: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registered a landslide victory in the Goa Zilla Panchayat elections, which were held on December 20 and recorded a voter turnout of 70.81 per cent.

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  RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat calls India a 'Hindu nation', says 'no constitutional approval needed'

  India | December 22, 2025 10:35 IST

  Bhagwat also said that the RSS, which follows the ideology of Hindutva, does not depend on any legal or parliamentary amendment to define India as a Hindu nation.

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  Goa Zilla Panchayat Poll Results: Thank you for placing your trust in BJP, says CM

  India | December 22, 2025 21:35 IST

  Goa Zilla Panchayat Election Results 2025: A total of 226 candidates were in the fray in the Goa Zilla Panchayat Elections, with 111 in North Goa and 115 in South Goa.

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  BJP sweeps Arunachal panchayat polls; PM Modi calls it mandate for good governance

  India | December 21, 2025 21:47 IST

  In the zilla parishad segment, the BJP won 170 out of 245 zila parishad member (ZPM) seats, including 59 seats uncontested, establishing its clear dominance at the district level.

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  Kolhapur local body election results: Mahayuti dominance in major councils with BJP and Shiv Sena

  Maharashtra | December 21, 2025 17:55 IST

  Kolhapur local body election results 2025: BJP won the Ajra Nagar Panchayat in the Kolhapur district which has 17 wards. Meanwhie, the Yadav alliance won the Vadgaon Peth Municipal Council in Kolhapur which has 20 wards. Vidyadevi Pol elected President.

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  Ahilyanagar Local Body Election Results: BJP leading in Rahata, Pathardi, Shrigonda

  Maharashtra | December 21, 2025 17:57 IST

  Ahilyanagar (Ahmednagar) Local Body Election Results 2025 LIVE: Looking at past results, in Ahilyanagar’s (Ahmednagar) Deolali Pravara Municipal Council, which has 18 seats, the BJP had won 16 seats in the 2016 elections. In Jamkhed Municipal Council, which has 21 seats, the NCP had won 10 seats.

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  Pune local body election results 2025: NCP rules Indapur, BJP dominates Talegaon Dabhade

  Maharashtra | December 21, 2025 18:13 IST

  Pune local body election results: The Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party won the Daund Municipal Council in the Pune district which has 26 wards. Durgadevi Jagdale elected President.

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  Jalgaon Local Body Election Results 2025: Mahayuti secures strong lead, BJP wins from Bhusawal

  Maharashtra | December 21, 2025 17:56 IST

  Jalgaon district has 18 Municipal Councils and two Nagar Panchayats, with a total of 464 seats (430 Municipal Council seats and 34 Nagar Panchayat seats). Past elections show that the BJP has maintained a strong presence in many urban bodies.

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  Govt bulldozed MGNREGA: Sonia Gandhi slams VB-G RAM G Bill, calls it a 'black law'

  India | December 20, 2025 23:49 IST

  Sonia Gandhi's remarks came as the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, 2025, that seeks to replace the existing rural employment law Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), was cleared by the Parliament.

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  Maharashtra local body polls: What happened in Pune, Kolhapur and Sangli in the last elections?

  Maharashtra | December 19, 2025 21:25 IST

  Maharashtra local body polls: Congress achieved a historic clean sweep in Bhor Municipal Council, capturing all 17 seats in 2018, while Chakan's 23-seat council reflects divided power with Shiv Sena leading at 9 followed by NCP's 7.

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  BMC Elections: BJP-Shiv Sena lock 150 seats, gear up for Fadnavis-Eknath Shinde rally blitz | Video

  Maharashtra | December 18, 2025 16:52 IST

  BMC Elections 2026: At the heart of the talks lay seat allocation, where BJP and Shiv Sena locked in a deal to split 150 of BMC's 227 prized wards. The remaining 77 hang in the balance, but leaders pledged to seal the full agreement within 48 hours.

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  BJP slams Congress over National Herald case, calls Gandhi family 'most corrupt in politics'

  India | December 17, 2025 15:17 IST

  War of words escalates as Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge seeks PM and Home Minister's resignation, BJP in response rejects claims of political vendetta and calls Gandhi family “corrupt.”

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  'What if he touched elsewhere?': UP Minister's remark on Nitish Kumar Hijab incident draws flak

  Uttar Pradesh | December 17, 2025 14:48 IST

  While smiling and laughing, the minister said that Nitish Kumar was being unfairly targeted and made a comment implying that the situation could have been worse if the chief minister had “touched somewhere else.”

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  BJP shares Tejashwi Yadav's missing poster with '9th fail' as description: 'Hiding face from media'

  Bihar | December 17, 2025 10:35 IST

  Notably, Tejashwi Yadav has been hardly visible in public since the RJD’s crushing defeat in the polls, which has previously led opposition parties to raise questions. After the electoral loss, discussions of dissatisfaction also emerged within the RJD.

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  'Immoral to remove Gandhi': Shashi Tharoor slams centre's move to rename MNREGA

  India | December 16, 2025 14:30 IST

  Shashi Tharoor opposed the move to replace MNREGA with a new scheme called the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission, also referred to as G Ram G.

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  Over 58 lakh names deleted in Bengal: What 2019, 2021, 2024 numbers say about political trajectory

  Explainers | December 16, 2025 16:54 IST

  The EC's move to delete more than 58.8 lakh voters is expected to cause a massive row in West Bengal, where Assembly elections are scheduled to be held next year. The ruling TMC, led by CM Mamata Banerjee, has repeatedly criticised the exercise and urged the top poll body to halt it immediately.