Maharashtra civic body polls: Campaigning ends, SEC enforces MCC — all you need to know | India News – The Times of India

Maharashtra civic body polls: Campaigning ends, SEC enforces MCC — all you need to know | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Maharashtra is ready to host its Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation polls. Announcing the schedule at a press conference, state election commissioner Dinesh Waghmare said the model code of conduct has come into effect across the concerned districts.The announcement follows the Supreme Court’s order with an extended deadline to complete the local body election process…

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Maharashtra local body polls: Will NCP factions come together? Ajit Pawar, Supriya Sule don’t rule it out | India News – The Times of India

Maharashtra local body polls: Will NCP factions come together? Ajit Pawar, Supriya Sule don’t rule it out | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Speculations are rife over a possible merger between the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) after Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and Supriya Sule hinted at a reunion in the future.This comes as both Ajit Pawar’s NCP and NCP(Sharad Pawar) decided to join hands to contest the upcoming local body…

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BMC polls: Thackeray brothers unveil joint manifesto ‘Vachan Nama’; vow Mumbai mayor will be ‘Marathi’ | India News – The Times of India

BMC polls: Thackeray brothers unveil joint manifesto ‘Vachan Nama’; vow Mumbai mayor will be ‘Marathi’ | India News – The Times of India

Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray jointly unveiled their manifesto, ‘Vachan Nama’ (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray on Sunday jointly unveiled their manifesto, ‘Vachan Nama’, for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections scheduled for January 15. This marks a major step in…

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Maharashtra local body polls: Record victory for BJP-led Mahayuti; opposition blames EC, EVMs & money | India News – The Times of India

Maharashtra local body polls: Record victory for BJP-led Mahayuti; opposition blames EC, EVMs & money | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance on Sunday recorded a decisive victory in Maharashtra’s local body elections, with the party claiming 48 per cent of councillor seats and winning 129 municipal council presidencies.Counting of votes for 286 municipal councils and nagar panchayats, conducted in two phases, showed the BJP emerging as the single largest party….

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SC slams Maharashtra poll panel for ‘inaction and incompetence’ | India News – The Times of India

SC slams Maharashtra poll panel for ‘inaction and incompetence’ | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Extending the Sept 30 deadline for completion of the Maharashtra local body elections by four months to Jan 31 next year, Supreme Court on Tuesday upbraided the state election commission (SEC) for its inability to complete the delimitation process and requisition adequate number of EVMs and poll staff.Though it acceded to the SEC’s…

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Maharashtra local body polls: Hold elections by January, SC tells government, EC | India News – The Times of India

Maharashtra local body polls: Hold elections by January, SC tells government, EC | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Maharashtra government and the State Election Commission to conduct local body elections in the state by January 31, 2026.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi also instructed the authorities to complete the delimitation exercise by October 10 this year. The court noted that despite…

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