Amid ongoing power-tussle and suspense within Bharatiya Janata party (BJP)-led Mahayuti for the mayoral post in BrhihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the richest civic body in the country, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut has made a claim that the phones of newly-elected corporators from both the BJP and Shiv Sena are being tapped. Raut also…
Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde has rejected the news of new political equation after the announcement of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) election results. He said on Monday (January 19) that Mumbai will have a Mahayuti mayor. Shinde told the media that in the municipal bodies where Shiv Sena and BJP had jointly contested the elections,…
Reservation for all 29 mayor posts of Maharashtra Municipal Corporation including BMC is to be decided through lottery. The candidates for the post of Mayor will come forward only after the reservation is decided. If there is reservation for ST for the post of BMC mayor, then Uddhav Thackeray group can become mayor. Actually, before…
The election results of 29 municipal bodies in Maharashtra are likely to change the equations within the opposition alliance Maha Vikas Aghadi. This may be because Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) has faced a crushing defeat in its stronghold Pune, while Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT) has given a tough fight in its stronghold Mumbai, but…
Shiv Sena leader and spokesperson Sanjay Nirupam has given sharp statements regarding Mumbai politics, mayor’s post and opposition parties. He said that legal processes are pending for the post of Mayor of Mumbai and the clear mandate is in favor of Mahayuti. In such a situation, it is natural to feel uneasiness in the Shiv…
Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom The results of Mumbai’s high-stakes local body elections have made one thing completely clear in Maharashtra that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has broken the Thackeray family’s hold on the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for the last 25 years. This is being considered a…
Expressing gratitude to the voters of Maharashtra for electing 125 of his party’s candidates as corporators across various municipal corporations in the state, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday suggested that those who faced defeat should engage in deep introspection. During a press conference in Hyderabad, Owaisi revealed that the AIMIM is now preparing for…
Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said his party could have its own mayor in Mumbai “if God is willing”. His remarks came a day after the BJP and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena alliance emerged victorious in the civic elections in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections. He mentioned that the fight was…
Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom The results of Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Elections 2026 have created a new stir in the politics of the state. AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has expressed happiness over the excellent performance of his party. Terming the victory of 125 councilors (corporators) in 13 municipal corporations…
Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut has lashed out against Uddhav Thackeray after the BJP-led Mahayuti won the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections. The BMC, which was earlier under the undivided Shiv Sena, had demolished Ranaut’s bungalow back in 2020, and thus their defeat and her party’s win is a sort of personal victory for Ranaut. Also…
