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BMC verdict: Cong slumps to its worst-ever showing

India, Jan. 17 -- The Congress has registered its worst-ever performance in municipal elections in Mumbai, with the party having won or leading in only 24 seats in the 227-seat BMC, down from 31 last ... Read More


AIMIM wins big with 121 seats in 29 civic bodies

India, Jan. 17 -- The results of elections in the 29 municipal corporations show the emergence of Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) as a strong contender in state pol... Read More


Tulip Miranda wins Ward 90 by seven votes

Mumbai, Jan. 17 -- While dhols, tashas and gulal welcomed winners with tall margins, this one was a nail-biting finish. In ward 90, in the Bandra east, Bandra Terminus, Nirmal Nagar areas, Congress ca... Read More


Missing names, booth change frustrates voters across MMR

Mumbai, Jan. 16 -- Missing names on the electoral rolls, mismatches between polling booth details and those on the ground, and a crashed election website turned polling day into an ordeal for many vot... Read More


'Final battle' for Marathi manoos turns fierce in Marathi-dominated areas

MUMBAI, Jan. 16 -- When the votes are counted today, 68 seats spread over the city's Marathi pockets will decide which of the two Shiv Sena factions wrests the title of being the "real Shiv Sena"-Uddh... Read More


Sena (UBT)-MNS post 'saffron guards' to curb malpractices

MUMBAI, Jan. 16 -- In a bid to prevent bogus voting and distribution of bribe money to voters, the Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS posted squads of party workers throughout the city to prevent alleged malprac... Read More


Voters in Mumbra, Virar allege impersonation at polling booths

MUMBAI, Jan. 16 -- When 32-year-old Aarif Rizwan Khan, a resident of Narayan Nagar in Mumbra, reached his polling booth on Thursday, he was in for a shock, election staff allegedly told him someone ha... Read More


BMC exit polls predict clear win for Mahayuti, setback for Thackerays

Mumbai, Jan. 16 -- Exit polls on Thursday predicted a clear majority for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena-led Mahayuti alliance in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections,... Read More


vasai virar: BJP, BVA workers clash, police lathicharge

Mumbai, Jan. 16 -- The Vasai Virar police had to resort to lathicharge in two poll-related incidents on voting day. Civic commissioner Manoj Suryawanshi said police did it to disperse BJP and Bahujan ... Read More


The polls are done and dusted; what's next for Mumbai?

India, Jan. 16 -- Mumbai Awaits: What should be the real priorities of the newly elected BMC Corporators? In the polls for the long-awaited Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, politica... Read More