Polling for 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra including Mumbai's high-stake BMC concluded on Thursday evening and the results to the polls are expected on Friday
15 January,2026 11:00 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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Former councillor and Mumbai Congress Vice President Asif Zakaria also noted that these failures contributed to confusion and frustration among citizens and suggested they were a key reason for the low voter turnout in Mumbai
15 January,2026 07:32 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi chief Prakash Ambedkar on Thursday said the Maharashtra civic polls would mark a turning point and end BJP’s decade-long dominance. He claimed no single party would gain absolute power in any civic body, including the BMC, as voting continued across 29 municipal corporations
15 January,2026 05:17 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Videos went viral on social media showing voters allegedly wiping off the “indelible” ink from their fingers using acetone, nail polish remover, and hand sanitisers. Similar complaints poured in from several other parts of Maharashtra, raising concerns about the integrity
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