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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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Not 1 Vote Cast, BJP, Shiv Sena Win 66 Seats In Maharashtra Civic Polls
Before even one vote has been cast in the long-overdue municipal corporation elections in Maharashtra, the BJP-Shiv Sena coalition has won 66 wards and Ajit Pawar's NCP two.
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BJP Drops Pune Candidate After Old Clips Show Her Slamming Devendra Fadnavis
The BJP withdrew the candidature of Pooja More-Jadhav in the Pune civic polls after a backlash from party workers.
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Mumbai Civic Body Polls: Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena Distributes AB Forms
The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Monday began distributing AB forms to party candidates for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls, even as it did not release the official list, fearing a rebellion.
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ICAI Reschedules Chartered Accountant Intermediate Auditing And Ethics Exam
All other CA Intermediate January 2026 exams remain as scheduled, while candidates should check www.icai.org for updates following the rescheduling of one paper due to local elections.
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AAP Announces Debut In Bhiwandi, Navi Mumbai Civic Polls
The AAP announced its maiden foray into the upcoming civic elections in Bhiwandi and Navi Mumbai, unveiling plans to field candidates on the maximum number of seats in both municipal corporations.
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'Vote For Me, Win SUV, Thailand Trip, Gold': Pune Poll Candidates To Voters
The Pune municipal election is three weeks away and aspiring councillors jostling and shoving for the power the seats bring have begun courting voters with a bewildering list of freebies and gifts from foreign trips to expensive cars.
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Kerala Local Body Poll Results: Tales Of Irony, Comedy And Humanity
A candidate who bagged only a single vote to a family holding the balance of power in an entire municipality, the Kerala local body election results brought with them tales that were emotional, ironic, and mildly hilarious.
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Firing Outside BJP Candidate's Thane Office, Days Before Local Body Polls
A security guard was injured after unidentified assailants allegedly opened fire at the office of a BJP candidate contesting the upcoming local body polls in Maharashtra's Thane district around midnight on Wednesday, police said.
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Who Is 'Raid Sreelekha', Frontrunner For Thiruvananthapuram Mayor's Post
Retired police officer and BJP candidate RSreelekhahas scripted a historic victory in the Thiruvananthapuram local body elections, defeating her Left rival by a margin of 700 votes.
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BJP Vs NCP And A 'Royal Enfield' Bet In Maharashtra Local Body Polls
While Machhindra Karanawar is supporting the NCP(SP) candidate Reshma Adgale, Dada Tarange is betting on the BJP's Pooja Kothmire.
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2 BRS Local-Body Poll Candidates Die By Suicide In Telangana
In two separate incidents reported from Telangana, the two BRS Party candidates contesting in the upcoming local-body elections were found dead by hanging in Nirmal and Nalgonda districts, police said on Thursday.
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Video: Men Kneel, Plead With Woman To Contest Sarpanch Poll In Telangana
A video from Telangana's Mahabubabad district has gone viral after capturing an unusual scene: several men requesting a woman to contest the local body elections as sarpanch, with one of them even dropping to his knees and clutching her feet
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"How Is It A Threat?" Ajit Pawar On 'You Have Votes, I Have Funds' Remark
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, while campaigning for local elections, told voters that he would release funds he had promised only if all of his party's candidates were elected.
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Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Dissolves All Organisational Units After Bihar Poll Drubbing
The Jan Suraaj Party failed to open its account in the Bihar assembly polls, with most of its candidates losing their deposits.
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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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Not 1 Vote Cast, BJP, Shiv Sena Win 66 Seats In Maharashtra Civic Polls
Before even one vote has been cast in the long-overdue municipal corporation elections in Maharashtra, the BJP-Shiv Sena coalition has won 66 wards and Ajit Pawar's NCP two.
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BJP Drops Pune Candidate After Old Clips Show Her Slamming Devendra Fadnavis
The BJP withdrew the candidature of Pooja More-Jadhav in the Pune civic polls after a backlash from party workers.
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Mumbai Civic Body Polls: Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena Distributes AB Forms
The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Monday began distributing AB forms to party candidates for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls, even as it did not release the official list, fearing a rebellion.
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ICAI Reschedules Chartered Accountant Intermediate Auditing And Ethics Exam
All other CA Intermediate January 2026 exams remain as scheduled, while candidates should check www.icai.org for updates following the rescheduling of one paper due to local elections.
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AAP Announces Debut In Bhiwandi, Navi Mumbai Civic Polls
The AAP announced its maiden foray into the upcoming civic elections in Bhiwandi and Navi Mumbai, unveiling plans to field candidates on the maximum number of seats in both municipal corporations.
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'Vote For Me, Win SUV, Thailand Trip, Gold': Pune Poll Candidates To Voters
The Pune municipal election is three weeks away and aspiring councillors jostling and shoving for the power the seats bring have begun courting voters with a bewildering list of freebies and gifts from foreign trips to expensive cars.
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Kerala Local Body Poll Results: Tales Of Irony, Comedy And Humanity
A candidate who bagged only a single vote to a family holding the balance of power in an entire municipality, the Kerala local body election results brought with them tales that were emotional, ironic, and mildly hilarious.
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Firing Outside BJP Candidate's Thane Office, Days Before Local Body Polls
A security guard was injured after unidentified assailants allegedly opened fire at the office of a BJP candidate contesting the upcoming local body polls in Maharashtra's Thane district around midnight on Wednesday, police said.
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Who Is 'Raid Sreelekha', Frontrunner For Thiruvananthapuram Mayor's Post
Retired police officer and BJP candidate RSreelekhahas scripted a historic victory in the Thiruvananthapuram local body elections, defeating her Left rival by a margin of 700 votes.
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BJP Vs NCP And A 'Royal Enfield' Bet In Maharashtra Local Body Polls
While Machhindra Karanawar is supporting the NCP(SP) candidate Reshma Adgale, Dada Tarange is betting on the BJP's Pooja Kothmire.
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2 BRS Local-Body Poll Candidates Die By Suicide In Telangana
In two separate incidents reported from Telangana, the two BRS Party candidates contesting in the upcoming local-body elections were found dead by hanging in Nirmal and Nalgonda districts, police said on Thursday.
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Video: Men Kneel, Plead With Woman To Contest Sarpanch Poll In Telangana
A video from Telangana's Mahabubabad district has gone viral after capturing an unusual scene: several men requesting a woman to contest the local body elections as sarpanch, with one of them even dropping to his knees and clutching her feet
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"How Is It A Threat?" Ajit Pawar On 'You Have Votes, I Have Funds' Remark
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, while campaigning for local elections, told voters that he would release funds he had promised only if all of his party's candidates were elected.
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Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Dissolves All Organisational Units After Bihar Poll Drubbing
The Jan Suraaj Party failed to open its account in the Bihar assembly polls, with most of its candidates losing their deposits.
