civic polls
- India
Jharkhand: Civic polls for 48 ULBs to be held on Feb 23
Ranchi: The Jharkhand State Election Commission (SEC) on Tuesday, January 27, announced that civic polls to 48 urban local bodies in the state, including Ranchi, will be held on February 23. The…
- Bangalore
Back to basics: Voters will use ballot paper to vote in Bengaluru civic polls
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Election Commission (SEC) has announced that ballot papers will be used instead of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the Bengaluru civic polls, and the elections will be held…
- India
AIMIM wins 114 seats in Maharashtra civic polls, ups tally from 2017
Mumbai: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) on Friday, January 16, won 114 seats in the municipal corporation elections in Maharashtra, increasing its tally significantly from the previous elections in 2017. AIMIM’s…
- India
Maharashtra civic polls: All eyes on Mumbai as voting begins
Mumbai: Voting in 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra began on Thursday, January 15, morning with the spotlight on Mumbai, where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Mahayuti alliance is locked in an intense…
- India
Sena (UBT)-MNS alliance to curb Marathi vote split, BMC win uncertain: Analysts
Mumbai: The coming together of Thackeray cousins Raj and Uddhav after years of estrangement will certainly help in arresting a split in Marathi voters, but the long-expected alliance will not guarantee them…
- India
Shiv Sena (UBT), MNS announce alliance ahead of Mumbai civic polls
Mumbai: Putting months of speculation to rest, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray on Wednesday formally announced the alliance of their parties ahead of…
- India
UP civic polls: SP gave tickets to those responsible for riots in Kanpur, says Yogi
Kanpur: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday hit out at the Samajwadi Party, alleging those responsible for riots and curfews in Kanpur were its candidates in the urban local body…
- India
Adityanath compares UP civic polls to `Deva-Asura War’
Sitapur: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday termed the upcoming urban body elections as the “Deva-Asura Sangram”, a battle between the gods and their enemies, and said it is necessary…
- India
Depending on SC order, Maha civic polls could take place by Oct-Nov, claims BJP minister
Pune: Maharashtra Minister and senior BJP leader Chandrakant Patil on Monday said he believed civic polls in the state would be held in October-November if the Supreme Court gives it order on…
- India
We do not discriminate between Marathis, North Indians: Uddhav Thackeray
Mumbai: Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said his party doesn’t discriminate between Marathi-speaking people and north Indians settled in Mumbai, remarks viewed as an outreach to the key vote bank…
- India
35 candidates showed interest in contesting Manesar civic polls on BJP ticket
Gurugram: At least 35 candidates have showed interest in contesting the upcoming Manesar Municipal Corporation (MCM) elections in Gurugram on BJP ticket. The civic body comprises a total of 20 wards, and…
- Politics
BJP to hold ‘massive’ meeting of office bearers on December 5-6
New Delhi: With campaiging for Gujarat Assembly and Delhi civic polls coming to an end, BJP National President J.P. Nadda has called a “massive” meeting of all national and state level office…
- Delhi
‘Awful and boring films’, no one watches them: Kejriwal on videos released on AAP
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday dismissed the series of sting videos on AAP leaders allegedly released by the BJP in the run-up to the December 4 civic polls…
- India
Delhi BJP launches ‘Har Ghar Sampark’ public outreach campaign ahead of civic polls
New Delhi: The Delhi BJP launched the ‘Har Ghar Sampark’ campaign Tuesday to reach out to more than 10 lakh households in the city ahead of Municipal Corporation of Delhi polls likely…
- India
Ahead of civic polls, Marathi Muslims throw lot behind Shiv Sena-UBT
Mumbai: In a booster ahead of the upcoming civic polls in the state, the Marathi Muslims Seva Sangh (MMSS) on Friday threw its full weight behind former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. A…
