REPORTS, ANALYSES, AND OPINIONS FROM THE STUDENT DESK AT SIMC, PUNE
Maharashtra Municipal Corporation election took place on Thursday, 15th January 2026, which was marked by clashes, cash distribution claims, allegations of bogus voting, and technical malfunctions in Electronic Voting Machines.
By Ria Jain Ahead of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporation election results, leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi tweeted that Election Commission gaslights citizens leading to collapse of trust in democracy. In…
By Tasneem Bandukwala Current trends from the Pune Municipal Corporation elections show the BJP pulling far ahead of its rivals. With leads in 50 of the 165 wards, the party…
Ahead of the PMC election results, minister Chandrakant Patil states, “People are seeing what we have done, not relying on election speeches…. People are trusting us based on our past…
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…
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…
Despite a nine-year gap, the Pune Municipal Commission (PMC) did not record an increase in voter turnout from elections held in 2017. The polling percentage on Thursday was 54.50 per…
The civic administration has decided to spend Rs.2.5 crore on clearing water hyacinth which has resulted in the increase in mosquito breeding. Citizens have raised concerns over this, they are…
Abhay Yojana 2025-26 is a special tax relief initiative launched by the Pune Municipality Corporation (PMC). It will be implemented from 15th November 2025 to 15th January 2025.
Following the Indore model, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) introduced a new trash collection procedure in the city on September 1. Bypassing garbage collectors and doing away with the necessity…