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  First visuals emerge from Ajit Pawar’s plane crash site, thick smoke engulfs area | WATCH

  Maharashtra | January 28, 2026 10:21 IST

  The first visuals emerging from the crash site of the chartered plane carrying Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar have revealed a scene of intense devastation in Baramati.

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  Ajit Pawar, Maharashtra's longest-serving Deputy Chief Minister, dies in plane crash in Baramati

  Maharashtra | January 28, 2026 12:36 IST

  Ajit Pawar was the longest-serving Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra non-consecutively. He served in the position for six terms within various governments. He died in a plane crash in Baramati on January 28.

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  Ajit Pawar dies in plane crash: Mortal remains reach Vidya Pratishthan, sea of mourners gather

  Maharashtra | January 28, 2026 23:54 IST

  Ajit Pawar plane crash LIVE updates: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others were killed after an aircraft carrying them crashed in Maharashtra's Pune district on Wednesday morning. The incident occurred when the plane was landing in Baramati area.

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  Plane carrying Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar crashes during landing in Baramati, five dead

  Maharashtra | January 28, 2026 10:27 IST

  Ajit Pawar’s plane crashes in Baramati: Visuals from the spot showed the aircraft’s wreckage strewn across the area, with flames and thick smoke billowing from it.

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  Pune victory signals acceptance of PM Modi's leadership, not rejection of Ajit Pawar: Fadnavis

  Maharashtra | January 17, 2026 23:38 IST

  Fadnavis was asked about the electoral implications for Ajit Pawar, who is affectionately referred to as ‘dada’ in Maharashtra. The BJP chief minister was quick to clarify that the outcome wasn’t about rejecting the leadership of Ajit Pawar but about the people’s acceptance of PM Modi's leadership.

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  NCP factions to contest together for Maharashtra Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti elections

  Maharashtra | January 17, 2026 13:43 IST

  The Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar factions of the NCP will jointly contest the upcoming Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections despite their crushing defeat to the BJP in the Pune Municipal Corporation polls.

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  Maharashtra Civic Polls: NCP unity falters as Pawars bite the dust in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad

  Maharashtra | January 16, 2026 16:35 IST

  In Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad—traditional NCP strongholds—the Sharad Pawar-led faction and the Ajit Pawar-led faction formed a coalition in an attempt to consolidate the party’s vote base. However, the strategy failed, with the BJP-led alliance emerging victorious in both civic bodies.

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  Maharashtra civic polls 2026: Complete list of winners of Thane Municipal Corporation

  Maharashtra | January 21, 2026 18:54 IST

  Thane winner list: Voting was conducted on January 15 across 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra, with over 39,000 polling stations set up statewide for a total of 2,869 seats.

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  Kolhapur Municipal Corporation Election Results 2026: Congress secures top spot with 34 seats

  Maharashtra | January 17, 2026 10:26 IST

  Kolhapur Municipal Corporation Election Results 2026: KMC election outcomes show Congress claiming 34 of 81 wards, establishing the largest single-party bloc despite Mahayuti alliance's overall tally of 44 seats.

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  Thane Municipal Corporation Results Highlights: BJP-Shiv Sena alliance wins 103 of 131 seats

  Maharashtra | January 16, 2026 23:04 IST

  Thane Municipal Corporation Results Live: In Thane, the BJP contested as part of an alliance with the Eknath Shinde–led Shiv Sena. Meanwhile, Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena, MNS, and NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) were part of a separate alliance.

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  Maharashtra civic polls: What happened in the Thane Municipal Corporation in 2017 election?

  Maharashtra | January 15, 2026 7:10 IST

  Thane is one of the key municipal corporations going to the polls in Maharashtra. It has 131 seats. Last time, Thane witnessed these elections in 2017.

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  Maharashtra civic polls: What happened in the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation in 2017 election?

  Maharashtra | January 15, 2026 7:09 IST

  Ulhasnagar is among the prominent municipal corporations heading to the polls in Maharashtra. The civic body comprises 78 seats, and the city last went to elections in 2017.

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  BMC Election 2026: List of ward-wise candidates of BJP, Shiv Sena, Shiv Sena-UBT, MNS, Congress

  Maharashtra | January 16, 2026 6:24 IST

  A total of 227 corporator seats are up for grabs in the BMC elections. Political parties and independent candidates are engaged in a tough battle to gain control of the country’s richest municipal corporation.

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  BMC Elections 2026: NCP (AP) releases manifesto, promises property tax waiver | Check details

  Maharashtra | January 07, 2026 17:35 IST

  NCP (AP) is promising to build 500 kilometres of new roads over the next five years, alongside modernising bridges, flyovers and key arterial routes.

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  Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Elections LIVE: Mahayuti's unopposed win sparks political storm

  Maharashtra | January 08, 2026 0:41 IST

  Maharashtra local body polls LIVE: The political temperature in Maharashtra is rising as the state prepares for the upcoming municipal elections. Elections to various municipal corporations in the state are scheduled on January 15.

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  Pune municipal corporation polls 2026: End to NCP's 'pari-war'? Ajit Pawar gives a cryptic answer

  Maharashtra | January 03, 2026 11:24 IST

  Pune municipal corporation polls: Last month, the junior Pawar announced that the NCP and the NCP(SP) will contest the Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal corporation elections together.

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  BMC polls: Ajit Pawar-led NCP announces second list of 27 candidates | Check names here

  Maharashtra | December 29, 2025 23:00 IST

  A constituent of the BJP-led Mahayuti coalition, the NCP is contesting the Mumbai civic polls independently. Elections to 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra, including Mumbai, Pune, Thane and Nagpur, will be held on January 15 and votes will be counted the next day.

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  Ajit Pawar led-NCP releases first list of candidates for BMC elections 2026

  Maharashtra | December 28, 2025 23:11 IST

  Ajit Pawar led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has released the list of 36 candidates for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections.

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  BMC polls: BJP–Shinde Sena agree on 200 seats, talks on remaining 27 underway; announcement soon

  Maharashtra | December 24, 2025 23:48 IST

  Polling for the 227 corporator-seats in India's biggest and richest civic body will be held on January 15 from 7.30 am to 5.30 pm, and votes will be counted the next day. The filing of nomination papers began on December 23 as per the schedule announced by the State Election Commission.

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  Mahayuti sweeps Maharashtra local body polls, wins 207 seats, BJP emerges single-largest party

  Maharashtra | December 21, 2025 23:51 IST

  The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) on Sunday confirmed that the BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP won 207 posts of municipal council presidents in local body polls where as the Congress, NCP (SP), and Shiv Sena (UBT) won 44 posts of municipal council presidents.