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BJP, Sena agree on 150 seats for BMC polls, tussle over 77 looms

MUMBAI, Dec. 19 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena have worked out seat-sharing details for 150 of the 227 seats in elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). They will ... Read More


NCP minister Manikrao Kokate finally resigns over conviction after nudge from Fadnavis

India, Dec. 18 -- Maharashtra minister Manikrao Kokate, who was stripped of his portfolios following his conviction in a 1995 cheating and forgery case, on Thursday resigned from the council of minist... Read More


Widow of veteran Congress leader from hingoli joins BJP

India, Dec. 18 -- In what is perceived as a blow to the Congress in Marathwada, Pradnya Satav, the widow of senior Congress leader Rajeev Satav and legislative council member, is all set to quit the p... Read More


State amends law to curb delays in rural polls

India, Dec. 18 -- The Maharashtra cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to an amendment in the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961, removing the clause that allowed candidates to a... Read More


70% of 'duplicate' voters in local body polls identified in Mumbai, SEC praises BMC's good work

India, Dec. 18 -- Of the 1.5 million 'dubaar' or suspected 'duplicate' voters across the 29 municipal corporations that will go to the polls on January 15, over 1.10 million have been identified in Mu... Read More


70% 'duplicate' voters across 29 cities from Mum

MUMBAI, Dec. 18 -- Of the 1.5 million 'dubaar' or suspected duplicate voters across the 29 municipal corporations that will go to the polls on January 15, over 1.10 million have been identified in Mum... Read More


Widow of veteran Congressleader from Hingoli joins BJP

MUMBAI, Dec. 18 -- In what is perceived as a blow to the Congress in Marathwada, Pradnya Satav, the widow of senior Congress leader Rajeev Satav and legislative council member, is all set to quit the ... Read More


State amends law to curb delays in polls

Mumbai, Dec. 18 -- The Maharashtra cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to an amendment in the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961, removing the clause that allowed candidates to ... Read More


Congress MLC Pradnya Satav joins BJP after resigning her seat

India, Dec. 18 -- Congress legislator Pradnya Satav on Thursday resigned from the Maharashtra legislative council and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the party's Nariman Point office in Mum... Read More


Civic polls in Mumbai, 28 other cities on Jan 15

India, Dec. 16 -- Elections to 29 municipal corporations in the state - including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) - will be held on January 15, 2026. Also going to the polls are the munic... Read More