BMC Election

| Source: IMAGO / Hindustan Times : Narrating Political Events Through the Lens of Poetry

Poems As Satire: Narrating Political Events Through The Lens Of Poetry

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BJP Names Ritu Tawade for Mumbai Mayor’s Post

BJP Names Ritu Tawade for Mumbai Mayor’s Post

BY Outlook News Desk

IMAGO / ANI News : Elected candidates from Shiv Sena UBT head towards Konkan Bhavan to register themselves as corporators along with the former Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar.

Mumbai Mayor Post Reserved For Women General Quota Through Lottery

BY Priyanka Tupe

File photo : The battle BMC isn't an easy one as it was shown during exit polls and early trends on January 16, attributing if not clean but a clear majority to Mahayuti. After official declaration of the results for all 227 seats for BMC, BJP won 89, Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena - 29, total 118 for Mahayuti.

Inside Narratives Of The BMC Elections: Batengete Toh Katenge & Existence Of Marathi Manoos

BY Priyanka Tupe

IMAGO / Hindustan Times : Eknath Shinde emerged as king maker for BMC, securing 29 seats with Shiv Sena (Shinde faction). Shinde now bargains for equal stakes in power.

BMC: Fractured Mandate Fuels Mayor Race Drama Amid Mahayuti’s Slim Majority

BY Priyanka Tupe

| Photo: PTI : Congress leaders: Varsha Gaikwad and Priya Dutt

BMC Polls: Congress Leader Seeks Mumbai Cong Chief Varsha Gaikwad’s Resignation

BY Outlook News Desk

Representational : PM Narendra Modi along with Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis.

Modi Hails Mumbai After NDA’s Strong Showing in BMC Polls

BY PTI

File photo : Beyond ward tallies and mayoral math, these elections offer a revealing snapshot of shifting political loyalties, alliance arithmetic, and the growing friction between electoral outcomes and public trust

Maharashtra Polls: Mahayuti Ends Sena Streak In Mumbai As Vote Chori, & Controversies Shadow The Polls

BY Jinit Parmar

Instagram : Vishal Dadlani questions indelible ink fading soon after voting in the BMC election.

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BMC Elections Ink Controversy: Vishal Dadlani Questions ‘Indelible’ Ink After Voting

BY Outlook Entertainment Desk

File photo : BMC Election 2026 Results LIVE Updates: Mahayuti Inches Closer To Victory, Shiv-Sena Alliance Trail At Second

BMC Election 2026 Results: Mahayuti Inches Closer To Victory, Shiv-Sena Alliance Trail At Second

BY Outlook News Desk

Screengrab : BJP party workers celebrate after the Mahayuti alliance victory in Mumbai.

Maharashtra Municipal Polls: BJP-Led Mahayuti On The Way To Win In Mumbai; NCP To Lose Pune Bastion

BY Outlook News Desk

IMAGO; Representative image : Gandhi shared on X a media report titled “opposition, voters cry foul over fading ink markers” and wrote: “Election commission gaslighting citizens is how trust has collapsed in our democracy. Vote Chori is an anti-national act.”

Rahul Gandhi Flags ‘indelible ink’ Row In Maharashtra Civic polls, SEC Orders Probe

BY Outlook News Desk

| Photo: PTI : Police personnel stand guard as people wait in a queue to cast votes during the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) elections, at a polling station at Kopar Khairane, in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Early Trends Favour BJP–Shiv Sena Alliance In Mumbai Civic Polls

BY Outlook News Desk

PTI : People wait in a queue to cast votes at a polling station during the municipal corporation elections in Thane, Maharashtra.

Thane Civic Polls: Clash Between Shiv Sena Supporters, Police Intervene

BY Outlook News Desk

| Photo: PTI : Polling was held across all 227 wards in Mumbai. By 5 pm, voter turnout stood at 50 per cent, with final turnout figures yet to be announced by the State Election Commission. Counting of votes for the BMC is scheduled for January 16.

BMC Polls Conclude Amid Ink Vs Marker Controversy

BY Priyanka Tupe

| Photo: PTI :
The BMC election was widely viewed as a prestige battle, with the reunited Thackeray factions pitching themselves against the BJP–Shiv Sena alliance for control of India’s richest municipal corporation.

BMC Elections: Majority Of Exit Polls Predict BJP–Shiv Sena Clean Sweep

BY Outlook News Desk

Representational : BMC polls: Around 41% Voter Turnout Recorded Till 3PM

BMC Polls: Voting Ends At 5.30 pm, Turnout Touches Nearly 50%, Higher Than 2017

BY Outlook News Desk

PTI : Maharashtra Forest Minister Ganesh Naik shows his ink marked finger after casting vote

BMC Polls 2026: Chaos Ensues As Voter Names Go Missing From Electoral Rolls

BY Pritha Vashisth

| Photo: PTI : A student of the Gurukul School of Art wears an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM)-themed costume made of paper as part of a voter’s awareness campaign ahead of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) election, in Mumbai.

BMC Election 2026: Voters Complain Of Wrong Poll Booth, Names Missing From List

BY Outlook News Desk

| Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil : Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray with party leader and his son Amit Thackeray and other family members, shows his ink-marked finger after casting a vote in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls, in Mumbai.

BMC Polls: Nearly 30% Voter Turnout By 1.30 pm As Leaders, Film Stars Cast Votes

BY PTI

Pen markers are allegedly being used instead of indelible ink in the BMC elections 2026

BMC Elections 2026: Row Erupts Over Use Of Marker Pens Instead Of Indelible Ink

BY Pritha Vashisth

File Photo; Representative image : Gadkari, accompanied by his family, voted at the New English School in the Mahal area of the city.

Nitin Gadkari Votes In Nagpur Civic Polls, Confident Of Record BJP Win

BY Outlook News Desk

File Photo; Representative image : Maharashtra Civic Polls Begin Across 29 Bodies, Mumbai Takes Centre Stage

Mumbai Civic Polls: 6.98% Turnout In The First Two hours, Celebrities Vote Early In Mumbai

BY Outlook News Desk

File photo :
The counting of votes is scheduled for Friday, January 16, and will take place at 23 designated counting centres spread across Mumbai. (representative image)

BMC Elections 2026 Begin: Seat-Sharing, Voting Arrangements And Counting Process Explained

BY Outlook News Desk

Left to right: Samya Korde (Shetakari Kamgar Paksha – Workers & Peasants Party), Pradnya Prabhulkar (RWPI), and Pranali Raut (Aam Aadmi Party).

Three Women, Distinct Voices in Mumbai’s BMC Polls

BY Priyanka Tupe

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