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Voting underway in Baramati and Rahuri constituencies

Voting underway in Baramati and Rahuri constituencies

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Voting is now underway on Thursday morning in the Baramati and Rahuri assembly bypolls in Maharashtra. As reported by news agency PTI, elections for the Baramatai seat in Maharashtra began at 7:00 am and will conclude at 6 pm, an election official said. Riding a sympathy wave, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar, who is contesting from Baramati, has urged voters to support her as a tribute to her late husband Ajit Pawar. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Voting underway for high-stakes civic polls in Maharashtra; all eyes on big battle for Mumbai

Voting underway for high-stakes civic polls in Maharashtra; all eyes on big battle for Mumbai

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Polling for 2,869 seats spread across 893 wards in these municipal corporations began amid tight security at 7.30 a.m. and will conclude at 5.30 p.m. | Photo Credit: BMC Voting in 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra began on Thursday (January 15, 2026) morning with spotlight on Mumbai, where the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance is locked in an intense battle with the reunited Thackeray cousins for control of India’s largest and richest civic body. Polling for 2,869 seats spread across 893 wards in these municipal corporations began amid tight security at 7.30 a.m. and will conclude at 5.30 p.m. A total of 3.48 crore voters are eligible to decide the fate of 15,931 candidates. Follow Maharashtra civic polls LIVE updates In the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), whose annual budget is over ₹74,400 crore, 1,700 candidates are vying for 227 seats in elections being held after nine years, after a four-year delay. More than 25,000 police personnel have been deployed across Mumbai to oversee elections. Except for Mumbai, the other urban bodies have multi-member wards. Vote count will …

Maharashtra to hold Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections on February 5| India News

Maharashtra to hold Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections on February 5| India News

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Elections to 12 Zilla Parishads (ZP) and 125 Panchayat Samitis in Maharashtra will be held on February 5, and counting of votes will be taken up on February 7, a senior official said on Tuesday. The polls will cover Zilla Parishads in 12 districts and their corresponding 125 Panchayat Samitis, with arrangements being made for around 25,482 polling stations. (Praful Gangurde / Hindustan Times File Photo) The schedule was announced a day after the Supreme Court extended the January 31 timeline for completing the poll process for local body elections by two weeks. With the announcement of the poll programme at a press conference addressed by State Election Commission (SEC) Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare, the model code of conduct has kicked in. The polls will cover Zilla Parishads in 12 districts and their corresponding 125 Panchayat Samitis, with arrangements being made for around 25,482 polling stations. Polling will be held from 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM on February 5. Votes will be counted on February 7, the SEC commissioner said. The SEC commissioner said nomination papers …

BJP Single-Largest Party As Mahayuti Dominates Maharashtra Local Body Polls; MVA Cries Foul | Elections News

BJP Single-Largest Party As Mahayuti Dominates Maharashtra Local Body Polls; MVA Cries Foul | Elections News

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Last Updated:December 21, 2025, 22:57 IST The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance secured a sweeping win in the Maharashtra municipal council and nagar panchayat polls, with the BJP emerging as the largest party. BJP Maharashtra President Ravindra Chavan and party leaders celebrate victory | Image: X The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance recorded a decisive victory in the Maharashtra municipal council and nagar panchayat elections, with the BJP emerging as the single-largest party, while the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alleged irregularities and bias by the election machinery. Counting of votes for all 286 municipal councils and nagar panchayats began at 10 am on Sunday. The elections were held in two phases, with polling in 263 local bodies on December 2 and the remaining 23 councils and some vacant posts voting on Saturday following court-directed delays. The contests were largely seen as a direct face-off between the ruling Mahayuti and the Opposition MVA. According to the Election Commission, the BJP won 127 councils, followed by the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena with 54 victories and the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress …

Maharashtra Civic Poll Results Today: Key Battles In Vidarbha, Baramati As Mahayuti Faces MVA | Updates | India News

Maharashtra Civic Poll Results Today: Key Battles In Vidarbha, Baramati As Mahayuti Faces MVA | Updates | India News

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Last Updated:December 21, 2025, 07:51 IST Early trends indicate an advantage for the Mahayuti in several regions. Counting across 246 municipal councils, 42 nagar panchayats will begin at 10 AM. Local Body Election Results in Maharashtra to Be Declared Today. (Representational image/PTI) Counting of votes for elections to municipal councils and nagar panchayats across Maharashtra is set to begin at 10 am on Sunday, a day after polling concluded. Voting was held in two phases, on December 2 and December 20, to elect representatives in 246 municipal councils and 42 nagar panchayats across the state. The polls were conducted amid reports of violence, bogus voting and alleged cash distribution in some areas. Despite these concerns, polling for the remaining seats, including posts of presidents and members in 23 civic bodies and 143 vacant member posts, ended at 5.30 pm on Saturday. Key political contest The civic elections are seen as a direct contest between the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA). The Mahayuti includes the BJP, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena …

BJP gains momentum with induction of 20 former corporators ahead of PCMC polls

BJP gains momentum with induction of 20 former corporators ahead of PCMC polls

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Ahead of the upcoming Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday delivered a major political setback to rival parties by inducting around 20 former corporators and some office bearers from the city. The party has also inducted 12 leaders from its alliance partner in Mahayuti, the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). Maharashtra State Election Commission has announced elections to 29 municipal corporations across the state.(PTI) The induction programme held in Mumbai was led by BJP MLA Mahesh Landge from Bhosari Assembly Constituency and MLA Shankar Jagtap from Chinchwad Assembly Constituency from Pune district and is being seen as a significant boost for the BJP ahead of the civic polls, with the Model Code of Conduct already in force. The large-scale crossover of senior leaders is expected to strengthen the BJP’s organisational base in the industrial city of Pune district. Among the prominent Ajit Pawar-led NCP leaders, former PCMC Standing Committee chairperson Usha Waghere, former Standing Committee chief Prashant Shitole, former deputy mayor Prabhakar Waghere, former mayor Raju Misal, former …

Polling for Maharashtra local bodies to begin on December 2. Details here

Polling for Maharashtra local bodies to begin on December 2. Details here

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The State Election Commissioner, Dinesh Waghmare, announced on Tuesday that the local body elections in Maharashtra will be conducted in a phased manner, with the polling for the first phase set for December 2. Local body elections to begin in Maharashtra (AFP/ Representative) In the first phase, elections will be held for 246 municipal councils governing small cities and 42 Nagar Panchayats. The results for the first phase will be declared on December 3. Addressing a press conference in Mumbai, Waghmare did not announce the election schedule for the 29 municipal corporations, including the much-awaited election for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). He also did not reveal the schedule for polls for the 32 zilla parishads and 336 panchayat samitis, where polls are due. “Voting will be held to elect 6,859 members and 288 presidents in these local self-government bodies. The number of eligible voters in these elections is 1.7 crore, Waghmare said, adding that there will be 13,355 polling centres to conduct these polls. According to the announcement, the polling will be held using …

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Proud Papa Moment For Amir Khan? Actor Looked Emotional As He Let Junaid Takeover The Lime Light News18

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Maharashtra Cabinet Expansion: 39 MLAs sworn in as ministers in Fadnavis-led govt

Maharashtra Cabinet Expansion: 39 MLAs sworn in as ministers in Fadnavis-led govt

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Image Source : X/BJP Governor P C Radhakrishnan administered the oath to the new ministers at the ceremony held in Nagpur Maharashtra Cabinet Expansion: The much-awaited cabinet expansion of the BJP-led Maharashtra government took place on Sunday (December 15), with 39 ministers,  taking its strength to 42. Notably, the council of ministers in Maharashtra can have a maximum of 43 members, including the chief minister. While 33 legislators were sworn in as cabinet ministers, six took oath as ministers of state. In the expansion, BJP got 19 ministerial berths, followed by 11 for Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and 9 for Ajit Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party. Maharashtra governor CP Radhakrishnan administered the oath to the new ministers at the Raj Bhavan. For the second time after 1991, the swearing-in ceremony of ministers was organized in Nagpur.  Here’s the full list of new ministers BJP MLAs sworn as Ministers  Chandrashekhar Bawankule Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil Chandrakant Patil Girish Mahajan Ganesh Naik Mangal Prabhat Lodha Jaykumar Rawal Pankaja Munde Atul Save …

Opposition MVA MLAs refuse to take oath over ‘EVMs misuse’, Markadwadi episode | Mumbai News

Opposition MVA MLAs refuse to take oath over ‘EVMs misuse’, Markadwadi episode | Mumbai News

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On the first day of the special three-day session of the Maharashtra Assembly for oath-taking of the newly elected MLAs, the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) MLAs on Saturday decided not to take oath in protest against alleged misuse of EVMs in the recently held polls and the state government not allowing mock polls using ballot paper at Markadwadi village in Malshiras Assembly constituency. The three-day special session of the Lower House of the state legislature began at 11 am on Saturday as several members belonging to the ruling side, including Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, and Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar took oath as MLAs. However, members from the Opposition parties including the Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP) decided not to take oath and walked out of the House. “The MVA’s elected candidates did not take oath today in the Assembly. This is our protest against the murder of democracy at the hands of the Election Commission of India and the government. Markadwadi village had planned a mock poll by …