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Educational Qualification Not Mandatory For Panchayat Polls: Rajasthan
The Rajasthan government has clarified in the Legislative Assembly that there is no proposal under consideration to make educational qualifications mandatory for candidates contesting urban local body elections.
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Will NCP Merge With Sharad Pawar Faction? Senior Leader Refutes Claim
NCP Maharashtra state president Sunil Tatkare clarified that the January 17 meeting was regarding the local body election and no discussion on merger happened.
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Karnataka Considering Holding Local All Body Polls At One Go: DK Shivakumar
The Karnataka government has said it is considering conducting all local body elections, including the civic polls in Bengaluru, at one go.
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"India's Gen Z Believes In BJP": PM Modi Cites Big BMC Victory In Bengal
India's Gen Z believes in the BJP's development mode, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Bengal today, citing the party's landslide victory in the recent local body elections in Mumbai.
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BJP Repeats 2017 Performance On RSS Turf Nagpur, Deja Vu For Congress
The Bharatiya Janata Party is set for another sweeping victory in Nagpur, the turf of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) - the BJP's ideological mentor.
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Zerodha CEO's Stinging Post As Markets Remain Shut For BMC Polls
Zerodha founder and CEO Nithin Kamath has questioned the shutting of the Indian stock exchanges for the local body elections in Mumbai. Flagging the global links of the Indian markets, he called out "poor planning" behind such closures.
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BMC, Other Maharashtra Civic Body Polls Tomorrow: 10 Questions Answered
The campaigning for local body elections in Maharashtra's metropolitan cities has ended. Voting will be held tomorrow, on January 15, in 29 municipal corporations in the state.
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In Maharashtra Civic Body, Another Twist Puts Eknath Shinde In Driver's Seat
When local body elections are spoken about in Maharashtra, the BMC hogs most of the limelight by virtue of being one of the richest civic bodies in Asia. This time, the relatively unknown Ambernath Municipal Corporation is giving it a tough fight.
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Telangana Legislative Assembly Scraps 2-Child Policy For Local Polls
The Telangana Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2026, has been unanimously passed by the state legislative assembly, officially abolishing the three-decade-old "two-child norm" for candidates contesting local body elections.
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PM Modi Congratulates BJP's New Thiruvananthapuram Mayor After Historic Win
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated the newly elected Thiruvananthapuram Corporation Mayor VV Rajesh and his deputy GS Asha Nath after the BJP's historic win in the local body elections.
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Educational Qualification Not Mandatory For Panchayat Polls: Rajasthan
The Rajasthan government has clarified in the Legislative Assembly that there is no proposal under consideration to make educational qualifications mandatory for candidates contesting urban local body elections.
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Will NCP Merge With Sharad Pawar Faction? Senior Leader Refutes Claim
NCP Maharashtra state president Sunil Tatkare clarified that the January 17 meeting was regarding the local body election and no discussion on merger happened.
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Karnataka Considering Holding Local All Body Polls At One Go: DK Shivakumar
The Karnataka government has said it is considering conducting all local body elections, including the civic polls in Bengaluru, at one go.
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"India's Gen Z Believes In BJP": PM Modi Cites Big BMC Victory In Bengal
India's Gen Z believes in the BJP's development mode, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Bengal today, citing the party's landslide victory in the recent local body elections in Mumbai.
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BJP Repeats 2017 Performance On RSS Turf Nagpur, Deja Vu For Congress
The Bharatiya Janata Party is set for another sweeping victory in Nagpur, the turf of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) - the BJP's ideological mentor.
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Zerodha CEO's Stinging Post As Markets Remain Shut For BMC Polls
Zerodha founder and CEO Nithin Kamath has questioned the shutting of the Indian stock exchanges for the local body elections in Mumbai. Flagging the global links of the Indian markets, he called out "poor planning" behind such closures.
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BMC, Other Maharashtra Civic Body Polls Tomorrow: 10 Questions Answered
The campaigning for local body elections in Maharashtra's metropolitan cities has ended. Voting will be held tomorrow, on January 15, in 29 municipal corporations in the state.
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In Maharashtra Civic Body, Another Twist Puts Eknath Shinde In Driver's Seat
When local body elections are spoken about in Maharashtra, the BMC hogs most of the limelight by virtue of being one of the richest civic bodies in Asia. This time, the relatively unknown Ambernath Municipal Corporation is giving it a tough fight.
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Telangana Legislative Assembly Scraps 2-Child Policy For Local Polls
The Telangana Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2026, has been unanimously passed by the state legislative assembly, officially abolishing the three-decade-old "two-child norm" for candidates contesting local body elections.
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PM Modi Congratulates BJP's New Thiruvananthapuram Mayor After Historic Win
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated the newly elected Thiruvananthapuram Corporation Mayor VV Rajesh and his deputy GS Asha Nath after the BJP's historic win in the local body elections.
