Mumbai, Nov. 24 -- As Maharashtra approaches a crucial round of civic elections, its political landscape is undergoing extraordinary turbulence, with two once well-established political blocs - the ruling Mahayuti alliance and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) -showing strains, marked by internal rebellions, conflicting ambitions, and shifting strategic calculations.
The coming electoral cycle includes voting for 246 municipal councils and 42 nagar panchayats on December 2. Elections for the 29 municipal corporations, including the politically decisive Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) with its 227 seats, are scheduled for January 2026. Nearly 1.7 crore voters are eligible to elect 6,859 members and 288 presidents across these ...