Vishwanath Mahadeshwar's election as the 76th mayor of Mumbai comes as the culmination of a fierce battle between Shiv Sena and BJP for the political reins of the city
2 min read8 Mar 2017Conceding BMC to Shiv Sena seen as Devendra Fadnavis's long-term strategy to consolidate BJP's gains across Maharashtra, restrict Shiv Sena to Mumbai
4 min read6 Mar 2017Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis says BJP's municipal corporators will vote for the Shiv Sena nominees in the mayoral and deputy mayoral elections
2 min read4 Mar 2017Maharashtra's revenue minister Chandrakant Patil says a formula which is acceptable to both BJP and Shiv Sena will be worked out ahead of the Mumbai mayoral poll
1 min read3 Mar 2017As the campaign goes into the final leg in Uttar Pradesh, both sides continue to make their sales pitch on development laced with partisan appeals to social identity
4 min read3 Mar 2017Maharashtra NCP president Sunil Tatkare says NCP was clear right from the start of the campaign for the civic polls that it would have an alliance with Shiv Sena or BJP
2 min read2 Mar 2017The BJP wants an honourable compromise with Shiv Sena under which the latter drops its critical posturing on every issue and tones down its anti-Modi rhetoric
3 min read2 Mar 2017After BMC election results threw up a hung mandate, Congress indicated it may support Shiv Sena's mayoral candidate provided it pulls out of Maharashtra govt before 9 March
3 min read28 Feb 2017With no signs of a thaw between the principal actorsShiv Sena that won 84 BMC seats and BJP that followed with 82choosing Mumbai's mayor has become a tough task
3 min read27 Feb 2017Shiv Sena leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut also denies that the party has approached Congress for support
1 min read25 Feb 2017