bmc elections

Saamna endorsed reconciliation talks between Uddhav and Raj Thackeray, criticizing BJP leaders for weakening Maharashtra. MNS insiders expressed concerns over UBT Sena's conditions for alliance ahead of Mumbai's civic polls, citing past betrayals. While Uddhav set conditions, Raj showed openness before leaving abroad, with his party to clarify future dialogue upon his return.

Shiv Sena (UBT) strategically employed AI to recreate Bal Thackeray's voice, aiming to revitalize the party after disappointing assembly poll results. The AI-generated speech, reminiscent of Bal Thackeray's powerful oratory, criticized the BJP and Eknath Shinde's faction. Uddhav Thackeray, at a Nashik convention, defended his Hindutva stance and challenged the BJP's principles.

bmc elections are due soon. Both Senas are trying hard to pip BJP. But municipal polls see low turnouts. Is the apathy a distrust of the political class, or are voters tired of the politics of reheated history?

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), India's richest civic body, has been without elected representatives for three years. The absence of corporators raises concerns about citizen representation, accountability, and efficient local governance. Former corporators, activists, and politicians highlight the need for elected officials to ensure effective civic administration.

With three BJP leaders switching over to Shiv Sena in a week, the Uddhav Thackeray-led party seems to have begun its campaign for the bmc elections scheduled early in 2022. Sena strategists said that by inducting BJP leaders ino the party, the Sena is looking to dent BJP bastions, especially in the suburbs.

Residents of Mumbai island city will not be able to vote in the bmc elections if their photo does not feature in the voters’ list (electoral rolls). There are over 1.18 lakh voters who do not have their photograph listed.

MIM (All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen), which is fighting the bmc elections for the first time, announced 18 candidates in its first list on Monday.

Residents of Chembur on Sunday nominated civic activist Dr Neelam Rane as their citizen candidate for the bmc elections slated for February, 2012.

With newly appointed city Congress president Bhai Jagtap saying he was not in favour of an alliance with the Shiv Sena for the bmc elections slated for early 2022

Congress has demanded fresh delimitation of electoral wards ahead of the 2022 bmc elections alleging that delimitation or redrawing of ward boundaries was done in 2017 to favour the BJP.

Though there is little clarity on ward boundaries and alliances, the NCP has hit the ground running for the BMC election. The NCP has begun its outreach campaign by screening the popular film ‘Jai Bhim’ and organising sports tournaments in the city.

After a grueling month-long campaign, all eyes are on the outcome of the fiercely-fought Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections. As the counting process is underway, we take a look at how the key candidates are faring.

Continuing its poaching ahead of the bmc elections scheduled next month, the Shiv Sena on Tuesday inducted MNS corporator Chetan Kadam into the party.

With the crucial bmc elections barely five months away, Mumbai’s netas have loosened their pursestrings for the nearly 20,000 Ganpati mandals in the city.

With barely a few months left for the bmc elections, political parties have geared up to review the performance of sitting councillors.

Dissension in political parties has been the norm in the run-up to the BMC election. But, in a first, an independent candidate has chosen to disassociate himself from a citizens’ platform whose support he had received.

Keeping pace with the technological evolution, candidates and their supporters logged onto the internet to quickly search the names of voters during the BMC election on Wednesday.

With crucial civic polls round the corner, NCP president Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said he would campaign for NCP nominees in elections to the BMC. "NCP leaders and former members will campaign for NCP nominees, while I too am available for the BMC polls. Let me know in which ward I should campaign, I will be there," Pawar said.

There was gap of just two seats between Shiv Sena and BJP during the 2017 BMC election. There are 227 corporator seats in the city.

A day after BJP announced that it will not have an alliance for the BMC election, the local Congress also made a similar statement distancing itself from the Shiv Sena.

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday chaired a meeting of Shiv Sena office-bearers, including MPs, MLAs and corporators, virtually to take stock of the party’s preparations for the upcoming bmc elections.

The five-term MP from UP is known for his controversial speeches.

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Friday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his second visit to Mumbai in less than a month. Raut said at this rate PM Modi may buy a house in Mumbai or shift into Raj Bhavan and live in the city till the bmc elections are over.

Polling began for the municipal corporations elections at 7:30 am in neighbouring Thane and eight other corporations.