A day after the Bharatiya Janata Party secured a decisive victory in the 2026 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis addressed the party’s winning candidates in Mumbai. The BJP–Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena alliance won 118 of the 227 seats in the civic polls. PIC/SAYYED SAMEER ABEDI
17 January,2026 09:16 PM IST | Divya Nair
Victorious MNS candidates from the Kalyan–Dombivali Municipal Corporation elections called on party chief Raj Thackeray at his residence 'Shivtirth' in Mumbai following the Maharashtra civic polls 2026. The party secured five seats in the 122-ward corporation (PICS/ASHISH RAJE)
17 January,2026 07:42 PM IST | Divya Nair
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray addressed the media a day after the BMC 2026 results, accusing the BJP of “mortgaging” Mumbai and vowing that his party will continue the political fight, saying it remains his dream to install a Shiv Sena (UBT) mayor in the city. PICS/SAYYED SAMEER ABEDI
17 January,2026 06:01 PM IST | Divya Nair
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday blamed the government's negligence for the fatalities linked to contaminated drinking water in the country's cleanest city, Indore, raising questions over the so-called urban model. (Pics/PTI)
17 January,2026 03:39 PM IST | ronak mastakarADVERTISEMENT
