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How Municipal Poll Setback Brought Congress Factionalism To Fore In Punjab
- Sunday May 31, 2026
- India News | Reported by Gurpreet Singh Chhina
The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) swept the local body polls, winning 958 wards. The Congress managed to secure only 397 wards, reigniting concerns within the party over leadership, internal unity and electoral strategy.
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www.ndtv.com
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Amit Shah Calls Gujarat Local Body Poll Win "Historic", Slams Rahul Gandhi
- Sunday May 17, 2026
- India News | Reported by Saurabh Vaktania
Speaking at an event in Gandhinagar, Shah launched an attack on the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party over their loss in the polls.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion: Why BJP Win In Gujarat Local Body Polls Has Worried Congress And AAP
- Thursday April 30, 2026
- Opinion | Bharti Mishra Nath
The BJP's performance was sweeping in the truest sense. It won all 15 municipal corporations and 78 out of 84 municipalities - crossing the 50% vote-share mark in each - an indicator not just of victory, but dominance in urban areas.
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www.ndtv.com
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BJP Tightens Grip As AAP, Congress Collapse: Decoding Gujarat Civic Polls
- Wednesday April 29, 2026
- India News | Reported by Aishvarya Jain
Gujarat Civic Polls: Official figures show a sharp rise in the BJP's performance across municipal corporations.
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www.ndtv.com
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BJP Wins All 15 Municipal Corporations In Gujarat, AAP Surat Stronghold Falls
- Tuesday April 28, 2026
- India News | Reported by Saurabh Vaktania
The BJP's success also extended into the taluka and district panchayats, though the Congress and AAP managed to find small pockets of support in rural areas
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www.ndtv.com
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BJP Office Peon To Corporator: Rameshbhai Bhil Wins Big In Gujarat Local Body Polls
- Tuesday April 28, 2026
- India News | Reported by Saurabh Vaktania
His transition from serving tea and managing files for party leaders to becoming an elected Corporator has become a symbol of grassroots political mobility in North Gujarat.
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www.ndtv.com
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Voting Begins For Gujarat Local Body Polls, Amit Shah To Vote In Ahmedabad
- Sunday April 26, 2026
- India News | Indo Asian Service News
Gandhinagar, April 26 (IANS) Voting for Gujarat’s local body elections began on Sunday, with polling underway across municipal corporations, municipalities, district panchayats and taluka panchayats in what is one of the state’s largest grassroots el
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www.ndtv.com
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Rajasthan To Drop 2-Child Norm, But Only For Candidates In Local Bodies Polls
- Wednesday March 11, 2026
- India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
The Rajasthan government has done away with the two-child norm for candidates in panchayat and municipal elections in the state - a law introduced by the Bhairon Singh Shekhawat government in 1995 to control the state's population.
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www.ndtv.com
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Civic Poll Verdict Seen As Acid Test For Revanth Reddy Government
- Wednesday February 18, 2026
- India News | Reported by Tejshree Purandare
The polls were held on February 12, and elections to the posts of chairpersons, mayors and their deputies were completed on February 16, with voting in 11 municipalities postponed by the State Election Commission.
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www.ndtv.com
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Congress Tops Telangana Civic Polls, But BJP's Breakthrough Tempers Victory
- Saturday February 14, 2026
- Telangana News | Reported by Ashish Kumar Pandey
In a decisive shift in Telangana's urban political landscape, the results of the recent urban local body elections covering 2,995 of 2,996 wards have been declared, revealing a dramatic realignment of civic power across the state.
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www.ndtv.com
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Telangana Civic Body Polls To Be Held Today, Counting On Friday
- Wednesday February 11, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
Over 52 lakh voters will decide the fate of about 13,000 candidates in elections to 116 municipalities and seven municipal corporations in Telangana on Wednesday, seen as a test of popularity for the ruling Congress, as well as opposition BJP and BRS
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www.ndtv.com
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Candidate Dies Day Before Telangana Local Polls, BJP Blames Congress
- Tuesday February 10, 2026
- South | Reported by Ashish Kumar Pandey
A BJP candidate contesting a local body election in Telangana's Maktal died Tuesday at 4 am. Erukal Mahadevappa, a tribal member and social activist, was contesting from Ward 6.
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www.ndtv.com
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Educational Qualification Not Mandatory For Panchayat Polls: Rajasthan
- Thursday February 5, 2026
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
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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www.ndtv.com
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KCR To Skip Questioning In Phone Tapping Case Today, Cites Civic Body Polls
- Friday January 30, 2026
- Telangana News | Reported by Uma Sudhir
Former Telangana chief minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) has officially requested a deferment from the special investigation team (SIT) regarding his scheduled appearance for questioning today.
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www.ndtv.com
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Team Shinde Alleges "International Conspiracy" In Maharashtra Civic Body Polls
- Wednesday January 21, 2026
- India News | Reported by Saurabh Vaktania
Sanjay Nirupam, a senior leader of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, has called for a high-level investigation into an alleged "international conspiracy" following the Maharashtra municipal corporation poll results.
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www.ndtv.com
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How Municipal Poll Setback Brought Congress Factionalism To Fore In Punjab
- Sunday May 31, 2026
- India News | Reported by Gurpreet Singh Chhina
The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) swept the local body polls, winning 958 wards. The Congress managed to secure only 397 wards, reigniting concerns within the party over leadership, internal unity and electoral strategy.
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www.ndtv.com
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Amit Shah Calls Gujarat Local Body Poll Win "Historic", Slams Rahul Gandhi
- Sunday May 17, 2026
- India News | Reported by Saurabh Vaktania
Speaking at an event in Gandhinagar, Shah launched an attack on the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party over their loss in the polls.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion: Why BJP Win In Gujarat Local Body Polls Has Worried Congress And AAP
- Thursday April 30, 2026
- Opinion | Bharti Mishra Nath
The BJP's performance was sweeping in the truest sense. It won all 15 municipal corporations and 78 out of 84 municipalities - crossing the 50% vote-share mark in each - an indicator not just of victory, but dominance in urban areas.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
BJP Tightens Grip As AAP, Congress Collapse: Decoding Gujarat Civic Polls
- Wednesday April 29, 2026
- India News | Reported by Aishvarya Jain
Gujarat Civic Polls: Official figures show a sharp rise in the BJP's performance across municipal corporations.
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www.ndtv.com
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BJP Wins All 15 Municipal Corporations In Gujarat, AAP Surat Stronghold Falls
- Tuesday April 28, 2026
- India News | Reported by Saurabh Vaktania
The BJP's success also extended into the taluka and district panchayats, though the Congress and AAP managed to find small pockets of support in rural areas
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www.ndtv.com
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BJP Office Peon To Corporator: Rameshbhai Bhil Wins Big In Gujarat Local Body Polls
- Tuesday April 28, 2026
- India News | Reported by Saurabh Vaktania
His transition from serving tea and managing files for party leaders to becoming an elected Corporator has become a symbol of grassroots political mobility in North Gujarat.
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www.ndtv.com
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Voting Begins For Gujarat Local Body Polls, Amit Shah To Vote In Ahmedabad
- Sunday April 26, 2026
- India News | Indo Asian Service News
Gandhinagar, April 26 (IANS) Voting for Gujarat’s local body elections began on Sunday, with polling underway across municipal corporations, municipalities, district panchayats and taluka panchayats in what is one of the state’s largest grassroots el
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www.ndtv.com
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Rajasthan To Drop 2-Child Norm, But Only For Candidates In Local Bodies Polls
- Wednesday March 11, 2026
- India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
The Rajasthan government has done away with the two-child norm for candidates in panchayat and municipal elections in the state - a law introduced by the Bhairon Singh Shekhawat government in 1995 to control the state's population.
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www.ndtv.com
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Civic Poll Verdict Seen As Acid Test For Revanth Reddy Government
- Wednesday February 18, 2026
- India News | Reported by Tejshree Purandare
The polls were held on February 12, and elections to the posts of chairpersons, mayors and their deputies were completed on February 16, with voting in 11 municipalities postponed by the State Election Commission.
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www.ndtv.com
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Congress Tops Telangana Civic Polls, But BJP's Breakthrough Tempers Victory
- Saturday February 14, 2026
- Telangana News | Reported by Ashish Kumar Pandey
In a decisive shift in Telangana's urban political landscape, the results of the recent urban local body elections covering 2,995 of 2,996 wards have been declared, revealing a dramatic realignment of civic power across the state.
-
www.ndtv.com
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Telangana Civic Body Polls To Be Held Today, Counting On Friday
- Wednesday February 11, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
Over 52 lakh voters will decide the fate of about 13,000 candidates in elections to 116 municipalities and seven municipal corporations in Telangana on Wednesday, seen as a test of popularity for the ruling Congress, as well as opposition BJP and BRS
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www.ndtv.com
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Candidate Dies Day Before Telangana Local Polls, BJP Blames Congress
- Tuesday February 10, 2026
- South | Reported by Ashish Kumar Pandey
A BJP candidate contesting a local body election in Telangana's Maktal died Tuesday at 4 am. Erukal Mahadevappa, a tribal member and social activist, was contesting from Ward 6.
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www.ndtv.com
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Educational Qualification Not Mandatory For Panchayat Polls: Rajasthan
- Thursday February 5, 2026
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
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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www.ndtv.com
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KCR To Skip Questioning In Phone Tapping Case Today, Cites Civic Body Polls
- Friday January 30, 2026
- Telangana News | Reported by Uma Sudhir
Former Telangana chief minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) has officially requested a deferment from the special investigation team (SIT) regarding his scheduled appearance for questioning today.
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www.ndtv.com
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Team Shinde Alleges "International Conspiracy" In Maharashtra Civic Body Polls
- Wednesday January 21, 2026
- India News | Reported by Saurabh Vaktania
Sanjay Nirupam, a senior leader of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, has called for a high-level investigation into an alleged "international conspiracy" following the Maharashtra municipal corporation poll results.
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www.ndtv.com