Bmc2012

'Inconsequential' Sena pips Chavan's Congress in civic polls

Shiv Sena-BJP set for new term in BMC, with 104 leads in the 227 member body.

Results a slap on Cong-NCP's face: Shiv Sena

The Shiv Sena today said the verdict in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation polls was a slap on the face of Congress-NCP.

Is our disappointment with low voter turnout in south Mumbai valid?

Why do the ‘tony’ neighbourhoods not vote while citizens in areas like Vikhroli and Bhandup show such great enthusiasm? This writer argues that they don't need to.

Priorities for BMC poll winners: Slums, roads, water

These three areas are responsible for the major unhappiness of the city. If the incumbent Shiv Sena-BJP- RPI alliance is voted out today, it will be because it failed miserably to deliver on these.

Polling gets underway in Mumbai, nine civic bodies in Maha

The elections that will decide the fate of 1,244 candidates began this morning amid tight security.

Municipal polls: Low voter turnout in Mumbai

Marked by a poor turnout, polling is in progress today in 10 municipal corporations across Maharashtra, including the cash-rich Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.

Images: SRK, Bollywood celebs step out to vote for Mumbai

Shah Rukh Khan, Arbaaz Khan, scriptwriter Saleem Khan and filmmakers Rakesh Omprakash Mehra and Madhur Bhandarkar were among the Bollywood celebs who got their fingers inked.

Counting for Maharashtra municipal, ZP polls begins

Counting of votes for the 10 municipal corporations, including Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, and 27 zilla parishads in Maharashtra, began this morning.

What Shiv Sena’s logic will do to our 'constitution'

The copywriters who worked on the Shiv Sena ad campaign didn’t factor in what other clever advertising professionals could do, with the same argument.

Hum saath saath hain: With family in tow, Bal Thackeray casts his vote

Bal Thackeray was accompanied to the polling booth by his entire family, where elections to the city's municipal corporation is underway.