The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Monday launched a sharp attack on the ruling Mahayuti alliance, accusing it of undermining democratic principles and functioning with excessive political arrogance. In a strongly worded editorial published in the party’s mouthpiece Saamana, the Thackeray camp likened the conduct of the state leadership to that of Duryod
23 February,2026 11:56 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentMaha Vikas Aghadi allies Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Congress on Wednesday traded sharp barbs over the political developments in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur civic body, after the Thackeray-led party backed the BJP in the mayoral election held a day earlier, according to the news agency PTI. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut blamed the Congre
11 February,2026 10:49 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) corporator Kavita Mule was elected Mayor of Nanded city in central Maharashtra on Tuesday, winning by a margin of 35 votes in a three-way contest, an official said, reported news agency PTI. Another BJP corporator, Deepaksingh Rawat, was chosen as Deputy Mayor of the Nanded Waghala Municipal Corporation (NWMC), w
10 February,2026 10:34 PM IST | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | mid-day online correspondentRiding on Shiv Sena’s strong performance in the Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday said the party’s support in rural areas has grown and public confidence in it has strengthened, reported news agency PTI. Shinde also paid tribute to the late Ajit Pawar, noting
09 February,2026 10:52 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentIn a dramatic conclusion to the Dhoki Panchayat Samiti election in Dharashiv district of Maharashtra, Uddhav-Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate won by a margin of just one vote, officials said on Monday, reported the PTI. The victory came after postal ballots were counted, giving Amar Samudre two additional votes. He secured a total of 3,187
09 February,2026 06:32 PM IST | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | mid-day online correspondentThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its Mahayuti ally, Shiv Sena, were ahead of rivals in early trends of the zilla parishad and panchayat samiti polls in Maharashtra, as counting of votes began on Monday morning, news agency PTI reported. According to TV channels, the BJP has established a lead in 200 out of 731 seats and the Eknath Shinde-led S
09 February,2026 04:24 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentElections to 12 Zilla Parishads and 125 Panchayat Samitis in Maharashtra recorded an overall voter turnout of 68.28 per cent, the State Election Commission (SEC) said on Sunday, according to the PTI. Parbhani district recorded the highest voter participation at 74.89 per cent, while Ratnagiri saw the lowest turnout, with only 55.79 per cent of eli
08 February,2026 11:37 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentTwo Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were found in a car near an eatery in Maharashtra’s Solapur district on Saturday night, officials said on Sunday. The machines were later confirmed to be reserve devices that had not been used in the day’s voting, reported the PTI. The discovery came during elections for 12 Zilla Parishads and 125
08 February,2026 11:20 PM IST | Solapur | mid-day online correspondentThe All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has expelled corporator Meera Kamble after she supported the BJP’s candidate in the mayoral election of the Amravati Municipal Corporation in Maharashtra, reported the PTI. Speaking to PTI, AIMIM leader Imtiaz Jaleel said the party had won 12 seats in the civic body elections and had taken a
08 February,2026 06:15 PM IST | Amravati | mid-day online correspondentAmid the ongoing Maharashtra local body elections, Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Ajit Pawar on Saturday cast her vote in Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections in Baramati. Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar exercised her right at the Zilla Parishad school in Katewadi, Baramati She arrived early in the day to participate in the democratic proce
07 February,2026 12:13 PM IST | Baramati | mid-day online correspondentBJP's newly elected corporator Vandana Magre was elected unopposed as the first mayor of Maharashtra’s Jalna Municipal Corporation (JMC) on Friday, as no rival party nominated a candidate against her. Another BJP corporator, Rajesh Raut, was also elected unopposed as deputy mayor, reported news agency PTI. Both leaders will serve a 15
06 February,2026 07:45 PM IST | Jalna | mid-day online correspondentADVERTISEMENT
