Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Elections
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Pune municipal corporation polls 2026: End to NCP's 'pari-war'? Ajit Pawar gives a cryptic answer
Maharashtra | Jan 03, 2026, 11:24 AM ISTPune 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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Maharashtra municipal corporation polls 2026: Probe ordered as 68 Mahayuti candidates win unopposed
Maharashtra | Jan 03, 2026, 10:39 AM ISTMaharashtra municipal corporation polls 2026: Friday was the last day of withdrawal of nomination. Once the withdrawal process ended, it was found that 68 Mahayuti candidates have been elected unopposed.
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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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Thane municipal polls: Seven candidates of Shinde-led Shiv Sena declared winners unopposed
Maharashtra | Jan 02, 2026, 09:18 PM ISTIn Ward No. 18-B, Shiv Sena candidate Jayshree Phatak was elected unopposed. The Thackeray faction candidate Sneha Nagare withdrew her nomination, while the MNS candidate Prachi Ghadge's nomination was rejected, resulting in an unopposed victory.
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Aaditya Thackeray releases manifesto for BMC polls, promises one lakh homes, tax waivers
Maharashtra | Jan 02, 2026, 08:17 PM ISTThe election manifesto promised that BMC-owned land will not be handed over to private builders. Instead, it will be used to build 100,000 affordable houses within five years for government employees and common citizens.
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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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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 Elections 2026: Mahayuti suffers major setback as nominations rejected in two wards
Maharashtra | Dec 31, 2025, 09:08 PM ISTThe Mahayuti now has no candidate in Ward 211 and Ward 212. Ward 211 was allotted to the Shinde-led Shiv Sena under the alliance arrangement. However, the party’s candidate failed to meet mandatory documentation requirements.
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Maharashtra Civic Polls: Alliances in disarray, battle lines blur across 29 Municipal Corporations
Maharashtra | Dec 31, 2025, 03:10 PM ISTThe parties have failed to reach a consensus over seat-sharing, which has resulted in a maze of alliances, sub-alliances, friendly contests, and three or four cornered fights, making these civic elections far more unpredictable than usual.
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Maharashtra civic polls: Four BJP candidates elected unopposed in different municipal corporations
Maharashtra | Dec 31, 2025, 02:51 PM ISTNo nomination papers were filed against BJP candidates in Kalyan-Dombivli, Dhule and Navel municipal corporations in their respective wards, paving the way for their unopposed victory.
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Pune civic polls: Congress, Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena announce alliance; seat-sharing formula out
Maharashtra | Apr 07, 2026, 12:31 PM ISTAs per the initial seat-sharing arrangement, the Congress will contest 60 of the 160 seats in the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), while the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena will field candidates in 45 seats.
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Maharashtra civic polls: No Sena-BJP alliance in Navi Mumbai; deadlock continues in Mira–Bhayandar
Maharashtra | Dec 29, 2025, 12:40 PM ISTThe Mira–Bhayandar Municipal Corporation has a total of 90 seats. Shiv Sena is demanding 40 seats, while the BJP is reportedly willing to offer only 25.
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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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Pimpri-Chinchwad polls: Ajit Pawar announces pact with Sharad Pawar's NCP in major political shift
Maharashtra | Dec 28, 2025, 11:27 PM ISTMaharashtra Municipal Corporation elections: Polling for the Maharashtra municipal corporation elections will be held on January 15. The results will be declared on January 16.
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BMC polls 2026: Congress, Prakash Ambedkar's VBA seal alliance, finalise seat-sharing pact
Maharashtra | Dec 28, 2025, 01:42 PM ISTBMC polls 2026: Of the 227 seats in the BMC, the Congress will field its candidates on 165 seats. On the other hand, the VBA will contest on 62 seats.
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BMC polls: Mumbai's Dabbawalas announce support for Mahayuti, rebukes Uddhav over 'fake' promises
Maharashtra | Dec 28, 2025, 10:42 AM ISTShiv Sena (UBT) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) have announced that they will join forces for the upcoming civic elections. The cousins held a 16-minute joint press conference at a hotel in Worli on December 25 to announce their alliance.
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Maharashtra civic body polls 2026: Ajit-Sharad Pawar reunion unlikely as talks fail
Maharashtra | Dec 27, 2025, 11:36 AM ISTMaharashtra municipal corporation elections 2026: The NCP had put forth a condition that all candidates of the NCP-SP must contest the elections on its symbol of 'clock', a proposal that was unacceptable to the Sharad Pawar faction.
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Maharashtra civic body polls 2026: BJP, Shiv Sena struggle to finalise seat-sharing for BMC, Thane
Maharashtra | Dec 27, 2025, 10:07 AM ISTMaharashtra municipal corporation elections 2026: Though the BJP and the Shiv Sena have failed to reach a consensus, Fadnavis has said that the two parties are united and advised the leaders of the saffron party not to criticise Shinde's party.
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BMC elections 2026: BJP to contest on 140 seats, Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena on 87, say sources
Maharashtra | Dec 26, 2025, 12:45 PM ISTBMC elections 2026: As per the formula derived by the Mahayuti partners, the saffron party will contest on 140 seats while the Shinde Sena will fight on 87 seats, said sources on Friday.