Mumbai votes today: 1,700 candidates for 227 wards. Who will control BMC – India’s richest municipality?

As many as 1,700 candidates will vie for 227 seats in the key elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). All arrangements have been made for peaceful and orderly polling today, officials said. The civic body said, in a press release on Wednesday, that preparations for polling were completed on Wednesday with the distribution of…

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Mahayuti unveils BMC poll manifesto: ‘Flood-free Mumbai’, 50% concession on bus fares for women, more

Pitching a tech-led governance for India’s financial capital, the Mahayuti alliance on Sunday, 11 January, unveiled a wide-ranging manifesto for the upcoming civic body elections in Mumbai. From promising a 50% concession on bus fares for women travelers to unveiling a plan for ‘flood-free Mumbai,’ the manifesto also focuses on use of artificial intelligence (AI)…

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