Mumbai: The strategic reunion of the Thackeray cousins marks a pivotal shift in Mumbai’s political landscape, forcing the BJP-led Mahayuti to reconsider its path toward controlling the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). At the heart of the BJP’s concern is the emergence of a Marathi-Muslim voting bloc, a demographic alliance that mirrors the potent ‘Muslim-Yadav’ formula famously utilised by Lalu Prasad Yadav in Bihar. Internal assessments suggest that this cross-commu

Shiv Sena (UBT)-MNS to announce tie-up today Mumbai : In a significant development ending six months of speculation and weeks of negotiations, the Thackeray cousins - Uddhav and Raj - are all set to announce their first formal electoral alliance on Wednesday noon, ahead of the upcoming civic elections across Maharashtra.   The Shiv Sena (UBT), led by former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), headed by Raj Thackeray, are expected to form

Congress vows to go alone in BMC polls Mumbai:  Rubbishing soothsayers’ predictions of political irrelevance in the just concluded polls to 288 municipal councils and Nagar Panchayats in the state, the Maharashtra Congress claimed it has made a strong comeback with a notable performance. The party independently secured 41 posts of Municipal Presidents and 1,006 Councillor seats, plus 7 Municipal Presidents and 154 Councillors from Congress-supported local alliance, said state

Marathi Abhyas Kendra members hold a protest against the closure of Marathi medium schools of the Municipal Corporation in Mumbai on Thursday. | Pic PTI Mumbai : As the state hurtles towards the second and more critical round of civic bodies polls, the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) appears rattled though projecting a smiling face in public as internal differences spill out.   The prime reason for this is the Congress’ decision - to go solo in Mumbai and to leave alliance-ma

Asia’s richest ci vic body remains a critical pillar for the administration of Mumbai and its financial powerhouse A man arranges scarves of political parties ahead of BMC elections, at a shop in Lalbaug, Mumbai, on Monday. | Pic: Bhushan Koyande Mumbai : After a historic 45-month long tenure under an Administrator, Asia’s richest and India’s biggest civic body, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is slated to return to democratic governance from January 2026.   This