Bmc Polls 2026
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Maharashtra municipal corporation polls: Mahayuti bags 68 seats even before a single vote is cast
Maharashtra | Jan 03, 2026, 09:58 AM ISTMaharashtra municipal corporation polls 2026: Among the Mahayuti partners, the BJP was the biggest gainer, as 43 of its candidates have won unopposed. In addition to this, 19 candidates of the Shiv Sena and two candidates of the NCP have been elected unopposed.
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BMC polls 2026: RPI(A) to support Mahayuti, will field candidates on 20 seats, announces Athawale
Maharashtra | Jan 03, 2026, 08:18 AM ISTBMC elections 2026: Athawale said Fadnavis told him that the Mahayuti had struggled to allocate seats to the RPI(A), but has promised him a seat in the Maharashtra Legislative Council. He said the RPI(A) will contest on 20 seats and support the Mahayuti candidates on 207 other seats.
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BMC election 2026: How a family first policy for candidates is reshaping political equations
Maharashtra | Jan 02, 2026, 09:53 AM ISTThe Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections are witnessing a strong rise in family-first politics, with at least 43 leaders securing tickets for their relatives across major parties.
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Pune civic polls: BJP drops candidate after old videos surface showing her targeting Fadnavis
Maharashtra | Jan 01, 2026, 11:28 PM ISTBJP candidate Pooja More-Jadhav has withdrawn from the Pune civic polls after old videos allegedly showing her criticising Devendra Fadnavis resurfaced online. The controversy led to internal backlash, prompting the party to cancel her candidature.
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BMC polls: BJP worker submits fake form after being denied ticket; party's Mumbai chief writes to EC
Maharashtra | Jan 01, 2026, 12:13 PM ISTShilpa Keluskar was an aspirant from the BJP in Ward No. 137 in Mumbai. However, she was not given the party’s nomination. As a result, she allegedly devised a plan and submitted her nomination by attaching a duplicate AB Form of the party.
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BMC Elections 2026: Uddhav Thackeray, Raj Thackeray to address joint rallies from January 5
Maharashtra | Jan 01, 2026, 11:09 AM ISTBMC Elections 2026: According to sources, the Thackeray brothers will hold three joint rallies in Mumbai's western suburbs and at Shivaji Park. They will also address rallies in Kalyan, Dombivli, and Mira-Bhayandar in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR).
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BMC polls: Ajit Pawar-led NCP announces second list of 27 candidates | Check names here
Maharashtra | Dec 29, 2025, 11:00 PM ISTA 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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BMC elections 2026: BJP releases first list of 66 candidates | Check here
Maharashtra | Dec 29, 2025, 12:01 PM ISTBMC elections 2026: The saffron party, which leads the Mahayuti, is buoyed by its success in the recent municipal council and nagar panchayat elections in the state and is looking to repeat its performance in the municipal corporation polls.
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Maharashtra municipal corporation elections: NCP releases list of star campaigners for civic polls
Maharashtra | Dec 25, 2025, 11:46 PM ISTMaharashtra municipal corporation polls 2025: Following the success of the Mahayuti in nagar panchayat and Municipal Council elections, the BJP and Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena have finalised the seat-sharing on 200 seats, and talks are underway for the remaining 27.
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BMC polls: Rift deepens in Mahayuti as Shinde demands seats won by unified Sena in 2017
Maharashtra | Dec 19, 2025, 01:36 PM ISTOut of the total 227 seats in the BMC, there is a dispute between the two parties over 77 seats. Senior leaders from both sides are expected to make efforts over the next two days to resolve the deadlock.
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BMC elections: 2,700 aspirants participate in Shiv Sena's interview process for candidate selection
Maharashtra | Dec 18, 2025, 08:35 PM ISTBMC polls: Sena's former Lok Sabha member Rahul Shewale said thousands of aspirants were seeking party candidature for the January 15 civic body elections. There are a total 227 wards in Mumbai.
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BMC Elections: BJP-Shiv Sena lock 150 seats, gear up for Fadnavis-Eknath Shinde rally blitz | Video
Maharashtra | Dec 18, 2025, 04:52 PM ISTBMC 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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Maharashtra civic polls: Congress eyes alliance with Prakash Ambedkar amid Uddhav-Raj Thackeray deal
Maharashtra | Dec 16, 2025, 05:48 PM ISTMaharashtra civic body polls: High-stakes polls to 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra, including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), on January 15. Votes will be counted on January 16.