REPORTS, ANALYSES, AND OPINIONS FROM THE STUDENT DESK AT SIMC, PUNE
By Tasneem Bandukwala Early results from the Pune Municipal Corporation are in for 66 seats. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in 44 of them, pointing to a strong…
The counting of votes for the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections is in progress, along with results from 28 other municipal corporations across Maharashtra.
A line of controversy has erupted amidst the ongoing Maharashtra Municipal Corporation elections about marker pens being used instead of traditional indelible ink for markings, particularly at the Brihanmumbai Municipal…
By- Agrim Agrawal, Nilanjana Sarkar, Mayank Kumar BJP takes an early lead in the Chhatrapati Sambhaji Municipal Corporation (CSMC) election with 4 seats. The total seats for the ward of…
By Rohini Sridharan and Shivani P Menon The Mahayuti alliance consisting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Shiv Sena and National Congress Party (NCP) is leading in the Brihanmumbai Municipal…
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut says, "The voting pattern that has been going on in a city like Mumbai is a serious matter.
By Mahi Jain “In the election campaign across all 29 municipal corporations, the leaders of the Mahayuti have put in everything they had. Especially if we look at Mumbai, the…
By Tasneem Bandukwala Early trends from Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) show the BJP leads with 42 seats, and NCP led by Ajit Pawar follows with 16 seats. Meanwhile, Uddhav Thackeray’s…
By Mahi Jain In a sharp exchange over Marathi identity politics, rival parties traded barbs on Saturday. Shiv Sena spokesperson Shaina NC accused opponents of exploiting the “Marathi manus” narrative…
Tej SH The Pune Municipal Corporation Elections were conducted on the 15th of January 2026. The elections were conducted over the 41 wards in Pune. Each ward had over fifty…