municipal elections

Chandigarh, February 23 – Launching a broad attack on the Centre, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday questioned the government’s handling of a recent protest by the Youth Congress, alleged large-scale manipulation of voter lists, and asserted that the opposition INDIA bloc remains...

Thane, February 23 Shiv Sena corporator Hanumant Jagdale was elected as the leader of the house at the general body meeting of the Thane Municipal Corporation on Monday.In the meeting chaired by Mayor Sharmila Pimplolkar, Shanu Pathan of NCP (SP) was declared the Leader of the Opposition (LoP)...

Ranchi, February 23 – As voting progressed across 48 municipal bodies in Jharkhand on Monday, prominent leaders, including the Governor, Members of Parliament, and state ministers, cast their votes and appealed to citizens to actively participate in the democratic process.Governor Santosh...

Ranchi, February 23 Around 12 percent voter turnout was recorded by 9 am in the civic polls to 48 urban local bodies in Jharkhand on Monday, an election official said.Voting, which commenced at 7 am, is underway amid tight security. It will continue until 5 pm, he said."A voter turnout of 12...

New Delhi, February 23 – Voting for the 2026 municipal elections in Jharkhand began on Monday, with voters arriving early in the morning to cast their ballots.Union Minister of State Sanjay Seth also exercised his franchise, casting his vote for the local elections along with his family...

Jamshedpur, February 21 Senior BJP leader Raghubar Das on Saturday claimed that Jharkhand has suffered a loss of approximately Rs 5100 crore due to the delayed municipal elections.The elections in 48 civic bodies will be held on February 23. The last municipal elections in Jharkhand were held...

Ranchi, February 21. Campaigning for the February 23 elections in 48 municipal bodies across Jharkhand came to an end at 5 p.m. on Saturday. Voting will be held in a single phase on Monday (February 23) from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Counting of votes will begin at 8 a.m. on February 27.The elections...

Hyderabad, February 19 Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the ruling Congress in Telangana, alleging that the state government divided the GHMC to "please" the AIMIM.He also accused the Congress of using "Telangana's revenue" to promote the party across...

Mumbai, February 19 – Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Harshwardhan Sapkal said on Thursday that the alliance comprising the Congress, the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction), and corporators who have left the BJP will elect the mayor of the Bhiwandi Nizampur...

Mumbai, February 19 Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal said on Thursday that a "secular front" comprising corporators from his party, those of the NCP (SP), and a group of rebel BJP corporators will ensure the alliance gets the posts of mayor and deputy mayor in the...

New Delhi, February 19. Days after the Congress won the Telangana local body elections, the party's top brass held a review meeting with state leaders, with AICC chief Mallikarjun Kharge asserting that their resolve for social welfare, economic empowerment, and justice for all remains firm.The...

Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), February 18 A tribal organization has called for a three-day shutdown starting February 21 in the Kolhan region of Jharkhand to protest the upcoming civic elections in areas governed by the Fifth Schedule, alleging that it violates constitutional provisions.The Kolhan...

Panaji, February 18 – Utpal Parrikar, son of the late Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, has stated that his initiative, “Ami Panjekar” (We Panjimkars), is an independent citizens’ forum aimed at addressing civic issues in the upcoming elections for the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP)...

Hyderabad, February 18 The resounding victory of the Congress party in the recent municipal elections in Telangana is a significant boost for the ruling party and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, and the election results send a cautionary message to the main opposition BRS, analysts said on...

Hyderabad, February 18 – Telangana police on Wednesday arrested former MLA and BRS leader Balka Suman on charges of involvement in the incident involving Minister of Labour Vivek Venkatswamy's convoy.Tension prevailed in the Kythanpally municipality of the Mancherial district as members of the...

Hyderabad, February 18 – Backward Classes have won more than 61 per cent of the seats in the recently held municipal elections in Telangana.Although 28.22 per cent of the wards in municipalities and 35.25 per cent divisions in municipal corporations were reserved for Backward Classes (BCs)...

The government stated that there is no proposal to de-notify the Seer-Hamdan Municipal Committee.Responding on behalf of the Chief Minister, Education Minister Sakeena Itoo informed the House that the process of notifying Seer-Hamdan as a Municipal Committee (MC) began in 1996 following...

Hyderabad, February 16 The ruling Congress won chairperson positions in seven out of the eight Telangana municipalities where elections were held on Tuesday.The opposition BRS secured the chairperson position in one municipality.The Congress won the chairperson positions in the Thorrur and...

MNF releases names of candidates for AMC pollsFrom: Isaac ZoramsangaCopy Editor (RNU), Akashvani News, AizawlDate: 17.02.2026Phone: 8131823773The main opposition party, the Mizo National Front (MNF) in Mizoram, has released the list of its candidates for the upcoming elections to the...

Hyderabad, February 16 – The BJP has significantly increased its presence in urban local bodies (ULBs) in Telangana and emerged as the largest party in more than 15 municipalities, state BJP president N. Ramchander Rao said on Monday.He claimed that the party opened its account in several...