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 municipal corporations in Thane, Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar and Pune.

The announcement was made by state election commissioner, Dinesh Waghmare, on Monday. The results of the elections will be announced on January 16, when the counting of votes will take place.

Waghmare also addressed the issue of "duplicate" voters, which has raised serious concerns after being flagged by opposition parties. He said the process of identifying these "suspected duplicate" voters and taking an undertaking from them will continue until 48 hours...