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Congress Sweeps Civic Polls in Maharashtra Stronghold, BJP Distant Second
The Congress has swept municipal elections in Maharashtra's Nanded-Waghala today, winning 67 of 81 seats. The ruling BJP has won four and its ally the Shiv Sena has won a single seat.
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With Win In Mumbai Civic By-Election BJP Just 2 Seats Behind Sena
The BJP, only two wards behind the Shiv Sena in Mumbai's Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), has narrowed the gap to just one seat by winning a by-election.
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As Shiv Sena Mayor Takes Over, BJP's Reminder With Chants Of 'Modi, Modi'
When Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and his family walked into a hall at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to celebrate the party getting the Mumbai mayor's post on Wednesday evening, the BJP's 82 corporators reminded him about their role in that election. With chants of "Modi, Modi" in praise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Shiv Sena Man Vishwanath Mahadeshwar Is Mumbai Mayor As BJP Cedes Control Of BMC, Richest Civic Body
Vishwanath Mahadeshwar was elected Mumbai's new mayor on Wednesday morning by a show of hands in which the BJP supported the Shiv Sena corporator, handing over control of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Asia's richest civic body, to its ally again. After winning almost an equal number of seats in an election fought bitterly between th...
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Win Some, Lose Some: MNS Woman Loses 60 Kg, Wins Civic Polls
This 22-year-old's life has transformed in the span of three months. From weighing 116 kg to living in the shadows of her late politician father, Sayali Wanjale has now undergone both, a personal and political makeover.
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As Doubts About Rahul Gandhi Grow, Leaders Wonder 'Who Will Bell The Cat?'
After Congress party suffered another electoral debacle in the local elections of Maharashtra and Odisha, some senior leaders within the party have now begun to question the abilities of party vice president Rahul Gandhi - albeit in hushed voices.
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BMC Elections: Eye On Mumbai Mayor's Chair, Sena-BJP Play Who Will Blink First Game
The Congress' clear refusal on Saturday to help the Shiv Sena take charge of Mumbai civic body could nudge the Sena and the BJP - allies in the Narendra Modi government who fought a bitter battle for control of the country' richest municipal body - to join hands again. But the big question is: Who will get the Mayor's chair.
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BMC Election 2017: In Harshad Karkar, 23, MBA Student, Mumbai Gets Its Youngest Corporator
Harshad Karkar is not the typical contender to sail through the elections for India's richest civic body. An MBA student, the 23-year-old Shiv Sena candidate won the Ambawadi - Ovari Pada seat for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in Mumbai, beating rival Neela Rathod from the BJP by more than 11,000 votes. He is all set to be the city's...
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BMC Election 2017: This 5-Year-Old Decided Fate Of 2 Mumbai Candidates Locked In Tie
The fate of two Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC candidates, who were locked in a tie when the votes were counted on Thursday, was decided by a five-year-old girl in southern Mumbai's Girgaum.
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Shiv Sena-BJP Reunion? Uddhav Thackeray Is Coy, Nitin Gadkari Far More Direct
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray refused to talk on Friday about who will be Mumbai's new mayor as he celebrated his party being number 1 again in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC with 84 seats. The BJP has just two less at 82, and none of them is close to the majority they need to get the Mayor's post. Majority or halfway of the 227-s...
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Blog: 10 Big Points From Mumbai Result Like Aaditya's Appeal, Fadnavis Factor
Spin doctors can take it easy. Look at it upar se or neeche se. Or look at it straight in the eye. There is only one conclusion after the results of Mumbai's civic body elections: it's an absolutely stunning and staggering saffron sweep.
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Opinion: BJP's Huge Win Means It Will Also Inherit The Congress' Curse
Essentially, the BJP is the new Congress. And, in many words, terrible as this is for the Congress, it's not great news for the BJP either.
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BMC Election 2017 Result: In Key Clashes, The Luckiest And Richest Contestants Won
The results of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, or BMC election announced on Thursday threw up some surprises with a number of prominent names biting the dust, while quite a few candidates from political families made it to the country's richest civic body. Several relatives of established politicians made it to BMC, which went to polls on F...
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Opinion: Devendra Fadnavis And The Art Of Winning Mumbai
Nagpur boy Devendra Fadnavis and his one-time political rival and union Minister Nitin Gadkari have managed to retain Maharashtra for the BJP.
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Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM Gains Foothold In Mumbai Civic Body BMC
Hyderabad lawmaker Asaduddin Owaisi's party AIMIM won three seats in the BMC polls in Mumbai today, getting a foot in India's richest civic body.
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Congress Sweeps Civic Polls in Maharashtra Stronghold, BJP Distant Second
The Congress has swept municipal elections in Maharashtra's Nanded-Waghala today, winning 67 of 81 seats. The ruling BJP has won four and its ally the Shiv Sena has won a single seat.
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With Win In Mumbai Civic By-Election BJP Just 2 Seats Behind Sena
The BJP, only two wards behind the Shiv Sena in Mumbai's Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), has narrowed the gap to just one seat by winning a by-election.
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As Shiv Sena Mayor Takes Over, BJP's Reminder With Chants Of 'Modi, Modi'
When Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and his family walked into a hall at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to celebrate the party getting the Mumbai mayor's post on Wednesday evening, the BJP's 82 corporators reminded him about their role in that election. With chants of "Modi, Modi" in praise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Shiv Sena Man Vishwanath Mahadeshwar Is Mumbai Mayor As BJP Cedes Control Of BMC, Richest Civic Body
Vishwanath Mahadeshwar was elected Mumbai's new mayor on Wednesday morning by a show of hands in which the BJP supported the Shiv Sena corporator, handing over control of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Asia's richest civic body, to its ally again. After winning almost an equal number of seats in an election fought bitterly between th...
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Win Some, Lose Some: MNS Woman Loses 60 Kg, Wins Civic Polls
This 22-year-old's life has transformed in the span of three months. From weighing 116 kg to living in the shadows of her late politician father, Sayali Wanjale has now undergone both, a personal and political makeover.
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As Doubts About Rahul Gandhi Grow, Leaders Wonder 'Who Will Bell The Cat?'
After Congress party suffered another electoral debacle in the local elections of Maharashtra and Odisha, some senior leaders within the party have now begun to question the abilities of party vice president Rahul Gandhi - albeit in hushed voices.
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BMC Elections: Eye On Mumbai Mayor's Chair, Sena-BJP Play Who Will Blink First Game
The Congress' clear refusal on Saturday to help the Shiv Sena take charge of Mumbai civic body could nudge the Sena and the BJP - allies in the Narendra Modi government who fought a bitter battle for control of the country' richest municipal body - to join hands again. But the big question is: Who will get the Mayor's chair.
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BMC Election 2017: In Harshad Karkar, 23, MBA Student, Mumbai Gets Its Youngest Corporator
Harshad Karkar is not the typical contender to sail through the elections for India's richest civic body. An MBA student, the 23-year-old Shiv Sena candidate won the Ambawadi - Ovari Pada seat for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in Mumbai, beating rival Neela Rathod from the BJP by more than 11,000 votes. He is all set to be the city's...
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BMC Election 2017: This 5-Year-Old Decided Fate Of 2 Mumbai Candidates Locked In Tie
The fate of two Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC candidates, who were locked in a tie when the votes were counted on Thursday, was decided by a five-year-old girl in southern Mumbai's Girgaum.
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Shiv Sena-BJP Reunion? Uddhav Thackeray Is Coy, Nitin Gadkari Far More Direct
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray refused to talk on Friday about who will be Mumbai's new mayor as he celebrated his party being number 1 again in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC with 84 seats. The BJP has just two less at 82, and none of them is close to the majority they need to get the Mayor's post. Majority or halfway of the 227-s...
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Blog: 10 Big Points From Mumbai Result Like Aaditya's Appeal, Fadnavis Factor
Spin doctors can take it easy. Look at it upar se or neeche se. Or look at it straight in the eye. There is only one conclusion after the results of Mumbai's civic body elections: it's an absolutely stunning and staggering saffron sweep.
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Opinion: BJP's Huge Win Means It Will Also Inherit The Congress' Curse
Essentially, the BJP is the new Congress. And, in many words, terrible as this is for the Congress, it's not great news for the BJP either.
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BMC Election 2017 Result: In Key Clashes, The Luckiest And Richest Contestants Won
The results of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, or BMC election announced on Thursday threw up some surprises with a number of prominent names biting the dust, while quite a few candidates from political families made it to the country's richest civic body. Several relatives of established politicians made it to BMC, which went to polls on F...
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Opinion: Devendra Fadnavis And The Art Of Winning Mumbai
Nagpur boy Devendra Fadnavis and his one-time political rival and union Minister Nitin Gadkari have managed to retain Maharashtra for the BJP.
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Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM Gains Foothold In Mumbai Civic Body BMC
Hyderabad lawmaker Asaduddin Owaisi's party AIMIM won three seats in the BMC polls in Mumbai today, getting a foot in India's richest civic body.
