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  Jharkhand goes to polls for 48 urban local bodies amid tight security

  Jharkhand | February 23, 2026 9:47 IST

  A total of 6,124 candidates are contesting the elections. For the posts of mayor and chairperson, 562 candidates, including 235 women, are in the fray. Meanwhile, 5,562 candidates, including 2,727 women, are competing for ward councillor positions.

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  How is Mamdani's victory a challenge to MAGA, nationalism narrative under Trump? Explained

  World | November 05, 2025 15:10 IST

  Mamdani's progressive win is a direct federalism test, inviting President Trump’s threat to cut billions in vital federal funding. The conflict forces the city to choose between ideological defiance and financial solvency, making New York the immediate proving ground for local autonomy.

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  Zohrani Mamdani quotes Jawaharlal Nehru after NYC poll win: 'A moment comes rarely in history'

  World | November 05, 2025 10:59 IST

  Zohrani Mamdani won the NYC Mayoral election, getting 948,202 votes (50.6 per cent), with 83 per cent of the votes in. Cuomo garnered 776,547 votes (41.3 per cent) while Sliwa got 137,030 votes.

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  Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayoral election, know all about his connection with India

  World | November 05, 2025 8:46 IST

  With the victory, Zohran Mamdani will etch his place in history as the city's first Muslim mayor, the first of South Asian heritage and the first born in Africa. He will also become the city's youngest mayor in more than a century when he takes office on January 1.

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  Trump threatens to restrict New York City funding if Zohran Mamdani wins

  World | November 04, 2025 7:05 IST

  US President Donald Trump threatened to restrict federal funds for New York City if Zohran Mamdani wins the city’s mayoral elections.

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  New York Mayor Election: Zohran Mamdani leads contest over Andrew Cuomo as 7,35,000 people cast vote

  World | November 03, 2025 15:01 IST

  New York Mayor Election: A Democratic socialist, Zohran Mamdani is the frontrunner in surveys and has a comfortable lead over his rivals — Andrew Cuomo and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa.

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  MCD mayoral elections: AAP fields its mayor, deputy mayor candidates for April 26 polls | DETAILS

  Delhi | April 18, 2024 20:09 IST

  With 134 councillors out of the 250-member MCD House, the AAP is confident that both of its candidates will secure victory in the upcoming elections without much difficulty. Meanwhile, the BJP holds 104 councillors. Notably, this year, the MCD mayor will be elected from the reserved category.

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  Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, January 30, 2024 | WATCH

  India | January 30, 2024 23:53 IST

  India's number one and most followed Super Prime Time News Show, ‘Aaj Ki Baat-Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.

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  Chandigarh Mayor poll: BJP alleges AAP of kidnaping Congress candidate, workers clash at MCC office

  India | January 16, 2024 21:45 IST

  A dramatic incident unfolded at the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation Office when workers of all three parties - AAP, Congress and BJP - gathered there. The mayoral elections will be held on January 18.

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  Delhi Mayor Election 2023: AAP's Shelly Oberoi unanimously elected MCD mayor | DETAILS

  Delhi | April 26, 2023 11:57 IST

  Delhi Mayor Election 2023: The post of mayor in the national capital sees five single-year terms on a rotational basis with the first year reserved for women, the second for the open category, the third for the reserved category and the remaining two again for the open category.

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  UP Mayor election: BJP's 'triple-engine' govt failed to make cities 'smart'- Akhilesh Yadav's jibe

  Uttar Pradesh | April 25, 2023 14:46 IST

  UP Mayor election: Akhilesh Yadav accused the BJP of corruption and held it responsible for rising problems in the cities as he appealed to people to vote for his party in the state's urban local body polls.

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  UP Mayor polls: BJP bets heavy on new candidates, even outsiders to ward off anti-incumbency

  Elections | April 24, 2023 14:20 IST

  An interesting omission from the list of seven names in the second phase of polling, declared by the state BJP president Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary, was the name of Rishikesh Upadhyay, sitting mayor of Ayodhya.

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  Shiv Sena, BJP power tussle to continue in Maharashtra mayoral polls?

  India | November 20, 2019 13:32 IST

  The Sena is trying to build bridges with its traditional opponents, the Congress and the NCP, a development that will redefine the contours of state politics.

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  BJP announces candidates for MP mayoral polls

  Politics | January 04, 2015 19:59 IST

  Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh BJP has announced its candidates for Bhopal, Indore and Jabalpur mayoral elections to be held on January 31, party sources said here today.On the other hand, the Congress has not been