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  Pune civic polls: BJP drops candidate after old videos surface showing her targeting Fadnavis

  Maharashtra | January 01, 2026 23:28 IST

  BJP candidate Pooja More-Jadhav has withdrawn from the Pune civic polls after old videos allegedly showing her criticising Devendra Fadnavis resurfaced online.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 | January 01, 2026 12:13 IST

  Shilpa 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 | January 01, 2026 11:09 IST

  BMC 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 | 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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  BMC elections 2026: BJP releases first list of 66 candidates | Check here

  Maharashtra | December 29, 2025 12:01 IST

  BMC 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 | December 25, 2025 23:46 IST

  Maharashtra 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 | December 19, 2025 13:36 IST

  Out 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 | December 18, 2025 20:35 IST

  BMC 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 | 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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  Maharashtra civic polls: Congress eyes alliance with Prakash Ambedkar amid Uddhav-Raj Thackeray deal

  Maharashtra | December 16, 2025 17:48 IST

  Maharashtra 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.