In a letter to State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare, Maharashtra Congress chief Harshvardhan Sapkal accused the Narwekar of misusing his constitutional position to influence the municipal corporation election process
02 January,2026 05:54 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Marking a shift from its earlier approach, the BJP has nominated four Muslim candidates in the city. Political observers link this change in strategy partly to the influence of former Congress MLA Kailash Gorantyal, who recently joined the BJP and has been actively working to consolidate Muslim support
02 January,2026 12:44 PM IST | Jalna | mid-day online correspondent
An official said the issue pertains to wards numbered 225, 226, and 227 in the Colaba constituency, where kin of BJP leader and Maharashtra assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar are in the fray for the January 15 civic polls
02 January,2026 09:15 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
According to the list, most of those who filed their nominations were declared valid, including representatives from major parties and several independent candidates
01 January,2026 07:42 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondentADVERTISEMENT
