Thane Municipal Elections

The BJP today swept the Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation election in adjoining Thane district, winning 61 of the 95 seats. While BJP secured a clear majority in the poll, Shiv Sena, its bickering ally in the state government, managed to win just 22 seats.

The BMC or Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election is more than civic body polls for parties in India's financial capital. The Shiv Sena and the BJP, long-time allies, contested separately and fought bitterly against each other. Some 21,620 candidates contested the 5,777 seats up for grabs in the 10 municipal corporations including BMC, for whi...

Congress leader Narayan Rane today said Shiv Sena will suffer defeat in the forthcoming elections to Thane Municipal Corporation.

Her day begins around 5 am searching for garbage, picking up old electronic items, plastic refuse and bottles, which she sells at scrap shops. By noon, she hits the campaign trail - for herself. This is Sojal Yashwant Bhalerao (54) for you, a ragpicker who is bravely contesting the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) elections to be held o...

It has been barely a fortnight since Thane elected its corporators to the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), and the pre-election promises echoed by candidates are still ringing in the ears of the electorate. The ruling alliance -- fresh from its victory -- brought the city of Thane to a standstill yesterday, by unleashing an aggressive and sporadi...

Counting of votes for the ten municipal corporations across Maharashtra will begin today. As important cities like Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur elect their civic bodies, these elections are being fought as mini-Assembly polls. The counting of votes will start at 7.30 a.m. in municipal corporation of Thane, while in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad it will star...

The BJP today swept the Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation election in adjoining Thane district, winning 61 of the 95 seats. While BJP secured a clear majority in the poll, Shiv Sena, its bickering ally in the state government, managed to win just 22 seats.

The BMC or Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election is more than civic body polls for parties in India's financial capital. The Shiv Sena and the BJP, long-time allies, contested separately and fought bitterly against each other. Some 21,620 candidates contested the 5,777 seats up for grabs in the 10 municipal corporations including BMC, for whi...

Congress leader Narayan Rane today said Shiv Sena will suffer defeat in the forthcoming elections to Thane Municipal Corporation.

Her day begins around 5 am searching for garbage, picking up old electronic items, plastic refuse and bottles, which she sells at scrap shops. By noon, she hits the campaign trail - for herself. This is Sojal Yashwant Bhalerao (54) for you, a ragpicker who is bravely contesting the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) elections to be held o...

It has been barely a fortnight since Thane elected its corporators to the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), and the pre-election promises echoed by candidates are still ringing in the ears of the electorate. The ruling alliance -- fresh from its victory -- brought the city of Thane to a standstill yesterday, by unleashing an aggressive and sporadi...

Counting of votes for the ten municipal corporations across Maharashtra will begin today. As important cities like Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur elect their civic bodies, these elections are being fought as mini-Assembly polls. The counting of votes will start at 7.30 a.m. in municipal corporation of Thane, while in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad it will star...