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Thackerays vs BJP-Sena vs NCP As Mumbai Votes In 1st Civic Polls Since 2017
The high-stakes battle for the Brihanmumbai Corporation and 28 other civic bodies in Maharashtra, pending since 2017, will be held today. The power and prestige of controlling the BMC, Asia's richest, have ensured a politically charged atmosphere.
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D Fadnavis Could Have Installed BJP Mayor In Mumbai In 2017: Eknath Shinde
Devendra Fadnavis gave up the opportunity to install a BJP mayor in Mumbai after the 2017 civic polls for the sake of the Shiv Sena at his request, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Saturday.
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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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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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BMC Election 2017 Live: Devendra Fadnavis Credits PM Modi's 'Transparent Politics' For Big Win
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is emerging as the clear winner of the day as the BJP is narrowing Shiv Shena's lead in the Brihanmumbai Municial Corporation or BMC elections setting it up for a nail-biting finish. The BJP is now ahead in 81 of the 227 seats, marginally behind the Shiv Sena's 84 (till 5 pm), which has ruled the cash ri...
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BMC Election Result 2017: Now, Mumbai's Turn To Spurn Congress, Wipe-Out In City Election
The Congress today was unable to cut short its trend of losing important elections - it downsized its share considerably in the municipal corporation that runs Mumbai, accruing 31 seats (according to leads at 6 pm), down from 52. Sanjay Nirupam, the head of the party in Mumbai, offered to resign, accepting responsibility for the skimpy result.
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BMC Election Result 2017 - Shiv Sena 84, BJP 82. That's How Close It Is In Mumbai: 10 Points
Shiv Sena 84, BJP 82. In the nail-biting finish that a T20 cricket match delivers, the BJP is now just two seats behind the Shiv Sena in Mumbai's Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC, dominated by the latter for 20 years. The BJP is also set to win eight out of the nine other major Maharashtra municipalities where elections were held this week...
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55 Per Cent Polling In Mumbai Civic Poll; Focus On Sena-BJP Contest
About 56 per cent voters today exercised franchise across ten municipal corporations in Maharashtra, including the all-important Mumbai civic body BMC which recorded a 55 per cent turn-out.
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BMC Elections 2017: My Name's Missing, Say Many Celebs As Mumbai Votes
Mumbai votes today in civic polls and political parties have urged the megacity to do better than before - it has averaged 44 per cent in voter turnout for BMC elections since 1997. But among those who did turn up to vote, several complained that their names were not on voting lists. This isnt the first time. In 2014, the Election Commission that ...
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BMC Election 2017 - 55% Voting, Highest In 25 Years: 10 Points
A record 55 per cent voting, the highest in 25 years, was recorded yesterday as Mumbai voted to decide who will control the country's richest civic body -- the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC. The contest was seen as one mainly between the Shiv Sena and the BJP. The turn-out for 11 Zilla Parishads and 118 Panchayat Samiti polls in the sta...
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Thackerays vs BJP-Sena vs NCP As Mumbai Votes In 1st Civic Polls Since 2017
The high-stakes battle for the Brihanmumbai Corporation and 28 other civic bodies in Maharashtra, pending since 2017, will be held today. The power and prestige of controlling the BMC, Asia's richest, have ensured a politically charged atmosphere.
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D Fadnavis Could Have Installed BJP Mayor In Mumbai In 2017: Eknath Shinde
Devendra Fadnavis gave up the opportunity to install a BJP mayor in Mumbai after the 2017 civic polls for the sake of the Shiv Sena at his request, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Saturday.
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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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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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BMC Election 2017 Live: Devendra Fadnavis Credits PM Modi's 'Transparent Politics' For Big Win
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is emerging as the clear winner of the day as the BJP is narrowing Shiv Shena's lead in the Brihanmumbai Municial Corporation or BMC elections setting it up for a nail-biting finish. The BJP is now ahead in 81 of the 227 seats, marginally behind the Shiv Sena's 84 (till 5 pm), which has ruled the cash ri...
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BMC Election Result 2017: Now, Mumbai's Turn To Spurn Congress, Wipe-Out In City Election
The Congress today was unable to cut short its trend of losing important elections - it downsized its share considerably in the municipal corporation that runs Mumbai, accruing 31 seats (according to leads at 6 pm), down from 52. Sanjay Nirupam, the head of the party in Mumbai, offered to resign, accepting responsibility for the skimpy result.
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BMC Election Result 2017 - Shiv Sena 84, BJP 82. That's How Close It Is In Mumbai: 10 Points
Shiv Sena 84, BJP 82. In the nail-biting finish that a T20 cricket match delivers, the BJP is now just two seats behind the Shiv Sena in Mumbai's Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC, dominated by the latter for 20 years. The BJP is also set to win eight out of the nine other major Maharashtra municipalities where elections were held this week...
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55 Per Cent Polling In Mumbai Civic Poll; Focus On Sena-BJP Contest
About 56 per cent voters today exercised franchise across ten municipal corporations in Maharashtra, including the all-important Mumbai civic body BMC which recorded a 55 per cent turn-out.
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BMC Elections 2017: My Name's Missing, Say Many Celebs As Mumbai Votes
Mumbai votes today in civic polls and political parties have urged the megacity to do better than before - it has averaged 44 per cent in voter turnout for BMC elections since 1997. But among those who did turn up to vote, several complained that their names were not on voting lists. This isnt the first time. In 2014, the Election Commission that ...
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BMC Election 2017 - 55% Voting, Highest In 25 Years: 10 Points
A record 55 per cent voting, the highest in 25 years, was recorded yesterday as Mumbai voted to decide who will control the country's richest civic body -- the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC. The contest was seen as one mainly between the Shiv Sena and the BJP. The turn-out for 11 Zilla Parishads and 118 Panchayat Samiti polls in the sta...
