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		<title>Maharashtra Local Body Elections Postponed, New Polling Dates Announced</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 05:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mumbai: The State Election Commission of Maharashtra has revised the schedule for upcoming local body elections in the state. Voting for Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis will now be conducted on February 7, while the counting of votes has been rescheduled to February 9. The decision to change the election dates was taken after the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>BMC Elections 2026: Mumbai Voter Turnout Crosses 41% by Afternoon Amid Poll-Day Confusion</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mumbai: Polling for the much-awaited Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections gathered steady momentum on Thursday, January 15, as Mumbai voted to reconstitute its civic body after nearly four years of bureaucratic administration. Voting began at 7:30 am across the city, and by 3:30 pm, the overall voter turnout had climbed to 41.08 per cent, reflecting [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opposition Slams ‘Money Muscle’ and Voter List Chaos During Maharashtra Civic Polls</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 08:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mumbai: As voting continued across 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra, opposition parties launched sharp attacks on the ruling alliance, accusing it of misusing financial power and blaming the State Election Commission (SEC) for widespread administrative lapses, especially related to voter lists. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and former Legislative Council Opposition Leader Ambadas Danve, after casting [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Supreme Court Hears Pleas on Maharashtra ZP Elections, No Decision Yet</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 08:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Delhi: The fate of the long-pending Zilla Parishad (ZP) and Panchayat Samiti elections in Maharashtra once again came under judicial scrutiny on Sunday as the Supreme Court of India heard multiple petitions linked to the scheduling of rural local body polls. The hearing has added fresh uncertainty over whether elections will be conducted within the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Viral Video Row: Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar Accused of Threatening Opposition Leader During Civic Poll Nominations</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 05:09:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mumbai: A fresh political controversy has shaken Maharashtra’s civic election atmosphere after a video allegedly involving Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar surfaced online, triggering strong reactions from opposition parties. The clip, widely circulated on social media, has led to accusations of intimidation, misuse of authority, and violations of election norms during the nomination process. The issue [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Maharashtra SEC Approves Revised Ward Boundaries, Paving Way for BMC Elections 2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 07:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mumbai: The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) on Monday gave its final approval to the revised ward boundaries for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, a major step toward conducting the long-delayed civic polls. The finalized ward structure was officially published in the Maharashtra Government Gazette and made available on the BMC’s official website. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Telangana State Election Commission Announces Schedule for Rural Local Body Elections</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 06:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hyderabad: The Telangana State Election Commission has released the schedule for the second ordinary elections to rural local bodies in the state. The elections will be conducted in multiple phases, covering both MPTC and ZPTC seats as well as gram panchayat elections. MPTC and ZPTC Elections: Phase 1 on October 23, Phase 2 on October [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Karnataka Cabinet Pushes for Ballot Papers in Local Polls, Questions Credibility of EVMs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 07:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bengaluru: In a move that could reignite the national debate over India’s voting system, the Karnataka Congress government has formally recommended to the State Election Commission (SEC) that future local body elections be conducted using ballot papers instead of electronic voting machines (EVMs). The state cabinet has also authorised the SEC to take complete control [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>BJP leader objected to changing map</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2022 08:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[@the_news_21 Mumbai: BJP leader Prabhakar Shinde writes to BMC chief and State Election Commission over the draft map of electoral Ward boundaries regarding upcoming BMC elections. In a two page letter, Shinde writes that the draft map published by BMC has not kept in mind the convenience of the common public. In a letter, Shinde [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>BJP files a PIL against BMC’s ward delimitation ahead of the polls </title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2022 05:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[@the_news_21 Mumbai: Raising objections to the recent notification by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) regarding the revised ward list, BJP leader Rajhans Singh has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in Bombay High Court on Tuesday (check date). He has quoted a past order dated January 27, 2005, that prohibits any change/ modification [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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