Non-Marathi representation highest in BMC history, up from 72 in 2017 to 80 in 2026; this year too, the BJP leads with 38 non-Marathi corporators, the highest among all parties
19 January,2026 04:26 PM IST | Mumbai | Sanjeev Shivadekar
Activists of the Konark Vikas Aghadi (KVA), a local political outfit, allegedly hurled stones and ransacked the Bharatiya Janata Party office during the violence late Sunday night, forcing police to resort to a lathicharge to restore order
19 January,2026 11:26 AM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
From sweeping victories and political consolidation to razor-thin margins and hung houses, outcomes in Thane, Bhiwandi, Kalyan–Dombivli and Mira-Bhayandar underline a region voting not as a single bloc but ward by ward
17 January,2026 01:13 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
BJP-Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) take BMC’s top post, but election maths show the city remains politically split; the undivided Shiv Sena had ruled the country’s richest municipal corporation for over two decades, seating 12 mayors across five terms between 1996 and 2022
17 January,2026 08:54 AM IST | Mumbai | Eshanpriya MSADVERTISEMENT
