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In the 52 electoral wards in the city which witnessed a direct battle between Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena and the Shiv Sena (UBT)-MNS combine, the Thackeray cousins won 36 and Shinde’s Sena only 16 MUMBAI: In the 52 electoral wards in the city which witnessed a direct battle between Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena and the…
NEW DELHI: The last bastion of the Thackerays has been breached. The BJP-led Mahayuti has ended the decades-old dominance of the Thackerays in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Even the “Brhamastra” of reunion, of cousins Uddhav and Raj. failed to help them retain control of the cash-rich civic body. For Uddhav Thackeray, this was a…
MUMBAI: The Mahayuti alliance, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena, is storming ahead in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, according to trends. With leads in over 110 wards across the city, the alliance appears on course to end the three-decade reign of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena.Meanwhile, the…
MUMBAI: The city that doesn’t sleep, and doesn’t really care about voting, turned out in relatively creditable numbers for the BMC elections, held on Thursday after nine years. In 2017, it broke a 25-year record when it hit 55%, and while the final official turnout is expected only on Friday, state election commission officials expect…
NEW DELHI: The stage is set for the first electoral showdown of 2026 as elections for 29 local bodies in Maharashtra are scheduled for January 15. These elections were long overdue because of legal battles.According to the Maharashtra Election Commission, polls for these corporations were held on different dates between 2015 and 2018. Elections for…
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray took a veiled jab at Maharashtra deputy CM Eknath Shinde saying that while “attempts were made to break Shiv Sena,” those who deserted the party were “brass,” and only the loyal ones who stayed with him were “gold.” Speaking during a Dussehra rally in Mumbai on Thursday,…
