States » West15 Jan 2026 | 5:50 PMPune, Jan 15 (UNI) Maharashtra senior minister and BJP leader Chandrakant Patil on Thursday asserted that the party would decisively come to power in six key municipal corporations across Maharashtra, including Mumbai, Thane, and Pune, even as polling was underway.
see more.. 15 Jan 2026 | 4:28 PMMumbai, Jan 15 (UNI) India’s primary capital markets are poised for a sharp acceleration in capital formation, with the country’s IPO ecosystem entering a phase marked by scale, liquidity depth and structural maturity. Industry estimates suggest that if current trends continue, capital formation through public issues could reach between ₹3.5 lakh crore and ₹4 lakh crore in the coming year, nearly double the level recorded last year.
see more.. 15 Jan 2026 | 2:57 PMPune, Jan 15 ( UNI) Concerns over the integrity of the voting process have emerged in Pune following allegations that indelible ink applied to voters’ fingers is being deliberately removed to enable bogus voting. Against this backdrop, Maharashtra State Women’s Commission Chairperson Rupali Chakankar has filed a formal complaint with the Election Commission regarding the Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Elections 2026.
see more.. 15 Jan 2026 | 2:54 PMMumbai, Jan 15 (UNI) Polling for the elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) began at 7.30 AM on Thursday, January 15, 2026, marking the end of nearly four years without an elected civic body in Mumbai. Early morning queues were reported across the city’s 227 wards as voters turned out to cast their ballots in the high-stakes civic polls, which are being contested by around 1,700 candidates.
see more.. 15 Jan 2026 | 2:47 PMMumbai, Jan 15 (UNI) Polling for the elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation began on an enthusiastic note on Thursday morning, with senior citizens turning out in large numbers at polling stations across Mumbai.
see more.. 15 Jan 2026 | 2:38 PMMumbai, Jan 15 (UNI) Confusion over polling centre allocation delayed voting by Maharashtra Forest Minister Ganesh Naik and his family for nearly an hour on Thursday morning during the civic polls in Navi Mumbai, raising questions on the whole election management by the election commission. .
see more.. 15 Jan 2026 | 2:28 PMChandrapur, Jan 15 (UNI) Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of employing authoritarian tactics to secure victory in the ongoing Mumbai municipal elections.
see more.. 15 Jan 2026 | 2:27 PMMumbai, Jan 15 (UNI) Central Minister Piyush Goyal, accompanied by his wife, cast his vote on Thursday morning at a polling booth in Mumbai’s Malabar Hill area during the Maharashtra local body elections.
see more.. 15 Jan 2026 | 2:23 PMPune, Jan 15 (UNI) union Minister of State Murlidhar Mohol said that the people of Pune have personally witnessed the development work carried out by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the city over the past years, and that would make Pune voters to think in favour of the party in the elections to the urban body. Mohol was speaking to the media after casting his vote along with his family in the city on Thursday.
see more.. 15 Jan 2026 | 2:11 PMMumbai, Jan 15 ( UNI) A serious incident of voting machine malfunction was reported during the Vasai–Virar Municipal Corporation elections, causing major disruption at several polling stations.
see more.. 15 Jan 2026 | 2:10 PMMumbai, Jan 15 (UNI) Confusion over voter records and the absence of voting slips disrupted polling at several booths in Mumbai on Thursday during the elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, with some voters leaving polling stations without casting their vote.
see more.. 15 Jan 2026 | 2:07 PMNagpur, Jan 15 (UNI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday cast his vote in Nagpur and urged citizens to participate in large numbers in the ongoing civic elections, emphasising that active voter participation is essential for building better cities.
see more.. 15 Jan 2026 | 2:03 PMNagpur, Jan 15(UNI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday appealed to citizens to exercise their right to vote responsibly, emphasising that public interest should take precedence over personal preferences.
see more.. 15 Jan 2026 | 2:02 PMMumbai, Jan 15 (UNI) Polling is underway in Mumbai and across Maharashtra on Thursday for elections to 29 municipal corporations, with the contest for control of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) significantly raising the political temperature in the state. The BMC, regarded as India’s richest civic body, is seen as the most prestigious prize in the civic polls.
see more.. 15 Jan 2026 | 2:02 PMMumbai, Jan 15 (UNI) Polling is underway for elections to 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra, an exercise widely viewed as a “mini Assembly election” due to its potential impact on state politics. Cities including Pune, Kalyan-Dombivli, Kolhapur, Nashik, and Nagpur are voting, but the contest for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has emerged as the most closely watched and politically significant.
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