Japan voted in a general election as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sought a mandate to advance economic and security policies. She pledged to resign if her coalition fails to win a majority, amid inflation concerns, defence debates and scrutiny over plans to revise the Constitution.
While Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Sharad Pawar led NCP had allied together to contest in the Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad corporation elections, their combined might not have been effective in consolidating the party's vote base, which was split after Ajit Pawar had bro
The recently concluded Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) recorded a voter turnout of 52.94 per cent, according to the data released by the State Election Commissioner (SEC) today.
Amid the ongoing counting for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged erosion of public trust in the electoral process.
According to the postal ballots counted till now, BJP has a lead in 29 seats, Shiv Sena 12 seats. Whereas the Shiv Sena (UBT) is leading in 20 seats. The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), led by Raj Thackeray, is leading in 5 seats till now.
In the 2017 elections, the undivided Shiv Sena had secured 84 seats out of the total 227. While being in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party at that point, the alliance had secured the halfway mark of 114 seats, with the BJP winning 82 seats.
The elections, which were conducted after a gap of eight years, marked a significant civic exercise for Mumbai. The previous BMC elections were held in 2017, while the term of the last elected mayor, Kishori Pednekar, ended in March 2022. With the completion of the polls, Mumbai is set to
The exit polls released after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls on Thursday predicted a victory for the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance, with the Thackeray brothers finishing second and Congress and its allies not putting up a strong show.
Emphasising the importance of participation, Prakash Javadekar said, "Today, there are municipal elections in Maharashtra, and I cast my vote during my morning walk. This is the primary duty of every citizen; therefore, everyone should vote for their preferred candidate immediately. Under
Voting in Maharashtra's municipal corporation elections recorded a moderate turnout of 29.22 per cent across all 29 municipal corporations till 1:30 pm, according to reports from Maharashtra State Election Commission.
Earlier in day, only 7.12 per cent voter turnout recorded till 9:30 AM in Mumbai. The highest voter turnout was recorded in Ward 18 of Mumbai, at 11.57 per cent. Ward no. 162 recorded the lowest turnout at 1.68 per cent.