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Ex-Suvendu Adhikari Loyalist Pabitra Kar Rejoins Trinamool Ahead Of Polls
A former BJP panchayat chief, who was known to be close to senior party leader Suvendu Adhikari, on Tuesday rejoined the ruling TMC amid speculations that he may be pitted against the leader of the opposition in Nandigram seat in assembly polls
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Rajasthan To Drop 2-Child Norm, But Only For Candidates In Local Bodies Polls
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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With 225 Seats, BJP The Single Largest Party In Maharashtra Zilla Parishad Polls
The BJP is leading the result for the Maharashtra Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti election. The party has crossed the 200-mark, leading in 218 seats.
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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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Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti Polls Rescheduled To Feb 7 In Maharashtra
Due to the 3-day state mourning declared following the untimely death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, the schedule for the remaining phases of the general elections for 12 Zilla Parishads and 125 Panchayat Samitis has been revised.
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Maharashtra Zila Parishads, Panchayat Samitis Polls On February 5
Elections to 12 Zilla Parishads (ZP) and 125 Panchayat Samitis in Maharashtra will be held on February 5, and counting of votes will be taken up on February 7, a senior official said on Tuesday.
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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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Debate Settled Over Real Shiv Sena: Eknath Shinde After Local Body Poll Win
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena Chief leader Eknath Shinde said on Sunday that the party has maintained a formidable strike rate in the recent nagar parishad and nagar panchayat elections.
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BJP Emerges As Largest Party In Maharashtra Local Polls, Alliance Wins Big
The Mahayuti alliance of the BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP has swept the elections to 288 municipal councils and nagar panchayats by winning 207 posts of presidents of local bodies Sunday.
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BJP Inches Towards Thumping Win In Maharashtra Local Body Polls
The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance has taken a big lead in the elections to 246 municipal councils and 42 nagar panchayats in Maharashtra
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Ex-Suvendu Adhikari Loyalist Pabitra Kar Rejoins Trinamool Ahead Of Polls
A former BJP panchayat chief, who was known to be close to senior party leader Suvendu Adhikari, on Tuesday rejoined the ruling TMC amid speculations that he may be pitted against the leader of the opposition in Nandigram seat in assembly polls
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Rajasthan To Drop 2-Child Norm, But Only For Candidates In Local Bodies Polls
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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With 225 Seats, BJP The Single Largest Party In Maharashtra Zilla Parishad Polls
The BJP is leading the result for the Maharashtra Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti election. The party has crossed the 200-mark, leading in 218 seats.
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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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Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti Polls Rescheduled To Feb 7 In Maharashtra
Due to the 3-day state mourning declared following the untimely death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, the schedule for the remaining phases of the general elections for 12 Zilla Parishads and 125 Panchayat Samitis has been revised.
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Maharashtra Zila Parishads, Panchayat Samitis Polls On February 5
Elections to 12 Zilla Parishads (ZP) and 125 Panchayat Samitis in Maharashtra will be held on February 5, and counting of votes will be taken up on February 7, a senior official said on Tuesday.
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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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Debate Settled Over Real Shiv Sena: Eknath Shinde After Local Body Poll Win
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena Chief leader Eknath Shinde said on Sunday that the party has maintained a formidable strike rate in the recent nagar parishad and nagar panchayat elections.
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BJP Emerges As Largest Party In Maharashtra Local Polls, Alliance Wins Big
The Mahayuti alliance of the BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP has swept the elections to 288 municipal councils and nagar panchayats by winning 207 posts of presidents of local bodies Sunday.
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BJP Inches Towards Thumping Win In Maharashtra Local Body Polls
The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance has taken a big lead in the elections to 246 municipal councils and 42 nagar panchayats in Maharashtra
