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Political Showdown in Maharashtra: Civic Polls and the Power Struggle
More than 3.48 crore voters decide 2,869 seats amid heavy security with 25,000 police deployed in Maharashtra's key civic elections after years of political realignments.
- On Thursday, voting began in Maharashtra's 29 municipal corporations, with 3.48 crore voters deciding on 15,931 candidates amid a contest in Mumbai between the BJP-led Mahayuti and Thackeray cousins.
- The 2022 Shiv Sena split reshaped contests across Maharashtra, as these elections are the first BMC polls since Eknath Shinde allied with the BJP and terms ended between 2020 and 2023.
- Security officials have deployed more than 25,000 police personnel across Mumbai for polling, where 1,700 candidates contest 227 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation seats with a Rs 74,400 crore budget.
- Vote counting is scheduled for January 16, as parties view these local polls as high-stakes battles following recent setbacks, with the Marathi identity politics adding to the stakes.
- The BJP and Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister's Shiv Sena ally in 14 corporations but rivals in 15, while Congress teams with Prakash Ambedkar's Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi in Mumbai and NCP forms local pacts in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad.
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Maharashtra civic polls: All eyes on Mumbai as voting begins
Mumbai: Voting in 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra began on Thursday morning with spotlight on Mumbai, where the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance is locked in an intense battle with the reunited Thackeray cousins for control of India’s largest and richest civic body. Polling for 2,869 seats spread across 893 wards in these municipal corporations began amid tight security at 7.30 am and will conclude at 5.30 pm. A total of 3.48 crore voters …
Maharashtra Votes In Civic Body Polls, High-Stakes Battle In Mumbai, Pune: 10 Points
29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra are voting today, with the spotlight on Mumbai, where the BJP and Shiv Sena are locked in an intense battle with the Thackeray brothers and the NCP.
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right6Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution55% Right
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