Gopal Shetty

Maharashtra's voter turnout shows slight improvement from 2014: 57% polling in 4th phase; 55.11 pc in Mumbai

India's richest man, Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani and richest banker Uday Kotak recently endorsed Deora as their choice from Mumbai South. A large number of first-time voters came out to cast their ballots in Mumbai, marking their formal participation in choosing the next government in the world's largest democracy.

Maharashtra records 52.07% polling in fourth phase; dismal 51.11 percent turnout in Mumbai

Billionaires and Bollywood stars lined up outside polling stations along with the common folks on Monday in Mumbai.

Urmila Matondkar gets police protection after clash at her Congress rally in Mumbai's Borivali

Urmila Matondkar was granted police protection after a group of "BJP supporters" clashed with Congress workers during her poll campaign in north Mumbai

BJP MP Gopal Shetty stirs controversy, claims Christians did not participate in freedom struggle

This prompted the Congress to seek an apology from the BJP for the "condemnable" comment made by its parliamentarian, while the NCP saw the remark as a "deliberate attempt to polarise people"

Gopal Shetty's remarks on farmers: BJP MP apologises, says he was 'misquoted'

In controversial remarks, BJP MP Gopal Shetty has attributed farmers' suicides to a "fashion" and "trend" to end lives.

Mumbai North: Cong's Sanjay Nirupam could face tough contest

Anti-incumbency and a three-cornered battle with a popular BJP candidate, an AAP candidate could make this a tough election for Sanjay Nirupam. The MNS has not fielded a candidate yet.