Earlier on Monday, the Congress announced the first list of 87 candidates for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections. This came a day after the party announced its alliance with the Prakash Ambedkar-led Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) for the civic polls

After spending over 17 years in jail, gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli walked out of Nagpur Central Jail on September 3, 2025, following Supreme Court bail in a 2007 murder case. The 76-year-old ex-MLA received a grand welcome at Dagdi Chawl as supporters showered flowers and celebrated his return.