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  Maharashtra local body poll results 2025: Mahayuti gets big leads in Chandrapur, Bhandara districts

  Maharashtra | December 21, 2025 14:54 IST

  Maharashtra local body poll results: Latest trends indicate that the BJP has emerged as the largest party so far in the municipal elections, which were held in two phases on December 2 and December 20.

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  Pune local body poll results 2025: Mahayuti dominates councils as NCP, Independents score key wins

  Maharashtra | December 21, 2025 18:25 IST

  Pune local body election results 2025: Pune's municipal councils showcase a mix of political histories. Baramati stands firm as NCP's stronghold, clinching 35 of 41 seats with independents taking the rest. Alandi heats up as BJP battles Shiv Sena in a nail-biter.

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  Dhule and Nandurbar Local Body Polls Result: Check who's winning

  Maharashtra | December 21, 2025 17:59 IST

  Dhule, Nandurbar results live: In the Nashik Division alone, elections were held for 49 urban local bodies, comprising 45 Municipal Councils and four Nagar Panchayats.

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  Maharashtra Local Body Poll Results 2025: BJP takes early in Beed Municipal Council

  Maharashtra | December 21, 2025 11:58 IST

  Maharashtra Local Body Poll Results 2025: Beed Municipal Council has 52 seats this time. In 2016, there were 50 seats. While NCP won 16 seats, Shiv Sena grabbed two seats. The Bharatiya Janata Party had won one seat.

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  Jalgaon Local Body Election Results 2025: Mahayuti secures strong lead, BJP wins from Bhusawal

  Maharashtra | December 24, 2025 10:07 IST

  Jalgaon district has 18 Municipal Councils and two Nagar Panchayats, with a total of 464 seats (430 Municipal Council seats and 34 Nagar Panchayat seats).

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  Maharashtra Local Body Poll Results UPdates: Mahayuti wins 207 posts of presidents, says EC

  Maharashtra | December 21, 2025 23:44 IST

  Maharashtra Local Body Election Result: According to the SEC, the BJP won 117 posts of municipal presidents, Shiv Sena won 53, and the NCP won 37 posts. The Congress bagged 28, the NCP (SP) seven, and Shiv Sena (UBT) nine.

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  Maharashtra local body polls: High-stakes results to be declared today, vote counting from 10 am

  Maharashtra | December 21, 2025 7:40 IST

  The second phase of Maharashtra’s municipal council and nagar panchayat elections concluded on Saturday and counting of votes will begin at 10 am on Sunday. The civic polls witnessed intense political competition, with the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance and the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi locking horns.

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  Maharashtra local body polls: What happened in Pune, Kolhapur and Sangli in the last elections?

  Maharashtra | December 19, 2025 21:25 IST

  Maharashtra local body polls: Congress achieved a historic clean sweep in Bhor Municipal Council, capturing all 17 seats in 2018, while Chakan's 23-seat council reflects divided power with Shiv Sena leading at 9 followed by NCP's 7.

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  Nagpur: Six workers killed as tower collapses at Avada solar plant in Butibori area | Video

  Maharashtra | December 19, 2025 23:56 IST

  Nagpur building collapse: Firefighters and ambulances sped to the site moments after the 4 pm distress call, battling through dust clouds to free trapped workers with cutters and cranes. Police cleared the premises for safety, sealing off the area for probes.

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  Goa Referendum 1967: India's lone public vote on statehood vs merger with Maharashtra

  India | December 19, 2025 6:50 IST

  Goa Referendum: The central government first bundled Goa, Daman, and Diu into one Union Territory. Pro-merger activists fired back by forming the 'Goa Opinion Poll Committee,' staging mock polls that flashed 75-80 per cent support for merging with Maharashtra.

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  Maharashtra boosts marriage support: Rs 2.5 lakh for disabled couples, aid for mixed marriages too

  Maharashtra | December 18, 2025 22:21 IST

  The Maharashtra government has approved a new incentive scheme to promote marriages involving persons with disabilities. Under the policy, disabled couples will receive Rs 2.5 lakh, while marriages between disabled and non-disabled partners will be supported with Rs 1.5 lakh through Maha DBT.

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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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  Security scare in Maharashtra after multiple courts in Mumbai and Nagpur get bomb threats, searches

  Maharashtra | December 18, 2025 14:53 IST

  Three courts in Mumbai including the Bombay High Court, and the Nagpur District Court, received bomb threats following which security has been stepped up and searches are being carried out.

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  Manikrao Kokate stripped of Maharashtra ministerial portfolios after conviction; given to Ajit Pawar

  Maharashtra | December 17, 2025 22:11 IST

  Kokate has been convicted and handed a two-year jail term by a Nashik court in a 1995 cheating and forgery case linked to a state government housing scheme.

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  Nana Patole writes letter to PM Modi, urges for 'Marathi announcements' on Maharashtra flights

  Maharashtra | December 17, 2025 18:29 IST

  Nana Patole stressed that giving Marathi its due respects the feelings of Maharashtra's people. "This will improve passenger convenience and promote the language's preservation and growth," he stated.

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  Nashik court upholds NCP leader Manikrao Kokate two-year jail term in 1995 cheating, forgery case

  Maharashtra | December 16, 2025 21:51 IST

  A magistrate's court had on February 20 convicted the NCP leader and his brother Sunil Kokate and sentenced them to two-year imprisonment in the case.

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  BMC, 28 other municipal corporations to go for polls on January 15; result on January 16

  Maharashtra | December 15, 2025 23:55 IST

  The Model Code of Conduct for municipal corporations comes into effect from today. The dates for filing nomination papers are from December 23 to December 30, 2025.

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  Pankaja Munde's PA, arrested for abetting wife's suicide, sent to SIT custody

  Maharashtra | December 15, 2025 12:57 IST

  Garje's wife 28-year-old Dr Gauri Palve, who was working as a dentist at a civic-run hospital in Mumbai, had allegedly died by suicide. Last month, Garje was arrested and a case of abetting the suicide was registered against him.

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  Growing leopard menace in Maharashtra: Four-year-old killed in Ahmednagar attack

  Maharashtra | December 14, 2025 13:53 IST

  The leopard involved in the attack has been captured on CCTV cameras installed in the area. After the child’s death, angry villagers staged protests and demanded that the animal be tracked down and neutralised.

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  Raj Thackeray writes to Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis on rising girl kidnappings in Mumbai

  Maharashtra | December 13, 2025 10:41 IST

  Raj Thackeray questioned the government’s approach, accusing it of focusing on budget approvals during the winter legislative session while neglecting critical issues affecting public safety.