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BJP dominates Maharashtra civic polls, wrests control of BMC with Shiv Sena (Shinde)

Mumbai, Jan 16 (UNI) Maharashtra's ruling Mahayuti spearhead Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came up with an awesome show to secure control of 25 of the state's 29 municipal corporations, including the prestigious BMC which it bagged in alliance with the Shiv Sena (Shinde), in the vote count on Friday.
As per the trends, out of the total of 2,869 seats across 29 municipal corporations, the BJP has already won or was leading in 1,064 wards, while Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena had the pole position in 282 wards.
The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) is leading/has won in just 109 wards. The Ajit Pawar faction of the NCP is ahead in 113 wards, whereas the Sharad Pawar-led NCP is leading in only 24 wards.
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Mumbai, Feb 16 (UNI) The Maharashtra government ordered a structural and safety audit on all ongoing projects in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region on Monday following a mishap on Saturday last in which one person was killed and three others injured when a concrete slab from the under-construction Metro Line 4 corridor crashed onto vehicles moving along the busy LBS Marg in suburban Mulund.

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Maha: PM Modi, French Prez Macron to meet in Mumbai on Tuesday

16 Feb 2026 | 10:18 PM

Mumbai, Feb 16 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet French President Emmanuel Macron in tomorrow, according to an official statement issued here today.

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PM Modi and French PM Macron to meet in Mumbai

16 Feb 2026 | 10:05 PM

Mumbai, Feb 16 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet French President Emmanuel Macron in Mumbai on Tuesday, according to an official statement issued here on Monday.

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Three college students killed in early morning accident in Solapur

16 Feb 2026 | 9:54 PM

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AIMIM leader targets former minister over Mahashivratri visit, Purification ritual after temple visit triggers political storm

16 Feb 2026 | 9:49 PM

Mumbai, Feb 16 (UNI) A fresh political controversy has erupted in Maharashtra after AIMIM leader Waris Pathan on Monday questioned former state minister Abdul Sattar over his visit to a Mahadev temple where a purification ritual was allegedly conducted due to his presence, on the occasion of Mahashivratri.

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