From a humble background and with limited financial resources, Ubale won from Ward 140 — one of Mumbai’s poorest localities in the Mankhurd–eastern Chembur belt — largely on the goodwill he built over the years by teaching children and offering home tuitions in the area.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections were held on January 15 and the results were announced the next day. Mumbai will have a woman mayor from the general category this time.
Mumbai Mayor BMC Election 2026 Live Updates: Meanwhile, Maharashtra secured investment commitments across multiple sectors, including infrastructure and steel, on the opening day of the World Economic Forum 2026 in Davos.
Across the line, several heavyweights and experienced corporators -- who previously served in the opposition -- have now sprung to power, after the decisive win.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and NCP working president Supriya Sule jointly released a common manifesto in Pune ahead of the upcoming Pune Municipal Corporation elections
‘Muslims will vote either for TMC or Congress, depending on winnability index’
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Congress veteran Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, after three decades, has returned to West Bengal politics to contest the upcoming Assembly election. In an interview, he talks about various issues, including the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, the Congress's poll prospects, the Muslim vote, and Mamata Banerjee's rule.
