Bmc Election Results 2017
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Maharashtra: Which party or alliance held power in 27 municipal corporations including the BMC?
Maharashtra | Jan 16, 2026, 06:25 AM ISTMaharashtra Municipal Corporation Elections: During the previous civic polls spanning 2017-2022, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alongside its allied Shiv Sena controlled 15 out of Maharashtra's 27 municipal corporations.
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BMC polls: BJP–Shinde Sena agree on 200 seats, talks on remaining 27 underway; announcement soon
Maharashtra | Dec 24, 2025, 11:48 PM ISTPolling 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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Maharashtra minister confident of Shiv Sena-BJP joining hands in BMC
National | Mar 03, 2017, 02:38 PM ISTToday, a crucial meeting of the state BJP core committee will be held here where the party is expected to decide its strategy for the mayoral poll.
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BMC polls: In fight for numbers, support for BJP from underworld don Arun Gawli’s daughter
National | Mar 03, 2017, 02:01 PM ISTUnderworld don Arun Gawli’s daughter Geeta, who won the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections from Byculla seat, has extended her support to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), taking the toll of corporators to 83 in 227-member House.
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BMC polls: 'Hindutva' Shiv Sena our 'true well wisher,' say winner Muslim candidates
National | Feb 26, 2017, 02:57 PM ISTUddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena has managed to make inroads in city's two Muslim pockets with the winning candidates calling the saffron party as their true well wisher.
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Sena approaches Cong for pact to rule BMC, party says 'not interested'
National | Feb 25, 2017, 07:08 AM ISTAccording to reports, Shiv Sena has approached the Congress for an alliance to rule BMC but the later evinced no interest.
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Referendum on notes ban? BMC verdict shows it had little effect on India’s financial capital
National | Feb 24, 2017, 12:49 PM ISTThe run up to the elections for Maharashtra’s civic bodies saw the political spectrum abuzz with statements projecting the polls as a referendum on the Centre’s move to demonetize high-value currency notes.
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BJP triumphs in Maha civic polls, neck-to-neck with Sena in BMC; Cong loses big
National | Feb 24, 2017, 10:37 AM ISTThe Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena on Thursday finished neck-to-neck and were engaged in a tussle on Thursday to control India's richest and biggest civic body, the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation.
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Stars favour BJP in BMC polls: Candidate wins through lottery after tie with Shiv Sena rival
National | Feb 23, 2017, 11:57 PM ISTIn the end BJP's Atul Shah had the distinction of getting elected through a lottery against Shiv Sena rival Surendra Bagalkar.
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BJP won elections through malpractice, not merit: Ashok Chavan
National | Feb 23, 2017, 11:30 PM ISTMaharashtra Congress chief Ashok Chavan on Thursday attributed BJP's success in the civic bodies elections to its malpractice rather than merit.
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BMC results 2017: Uddhav beats Raj, but Matoshree still away from regaining its political clout
National | Feb 24, 2017, 11:46 AM ISTWhen Uddhav Thackeray was appointed as the working president of Shiv Sena in January 2003, he largely came across as another reluctant politician who buckled under the pressure of family legacy to join politics. His
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Shiv Sena will retain Mumbai Mayor's post, even next Maha CM will be ours: Uddhav Thackeray
National | Feb 23, 2017, 09:17 PM ISTShiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray today exuded confidence that the party will retain the coveted Mayor's post.
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BJP’s huge victory in civic polls on agenda of transparency: Fadnavis
National | Feb 23, 2017, 09:41 PM ISTMaharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said BJP's huge victory in BMC and other civic bodies was achieved on the agenda of transparency.