Politics

Nabin has served as a five-time member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly.

Nitin Nabin was officially declared BJP national president, succeeding J P Nadda, becoming the youngest leader to head the party since its founding in 1980.

Nabin, 45, emerged as the sole candidate for the post with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior BJP leaders filing nomination papers in his support.

The White House also announced the creation of the Gaza Executive Board, which will supervise the day-to-day activities of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza.

The final tally tells a compelling story: Mahayuti (BJP and Shiv Sena) captured 118 seats, while the opposition alliance of Shiv Sena (UBT), MNS, and NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) managed 72 seats. Congress won 24 seats, NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) secured 3, and others claimed 10 seats.

Fadnavis led the campaign, shaped the strategy, and finalised candidates with a small group of trusted aides, a move that proved crucial to the landslide win.

The civic body polls in Mumbai happened after a long gap of nine years and saw one of the most charged campaigning in the days leading up to voting.

Maharashtra Municipal Election | BMC Election 2026 Live Updates: All 28 municipal corporations, except Mumbai, feature multi-member wards. These polls are being conducted after a gap of more than six years, as the terms of these civic bodies expired between 2020 and 2023.

The ink has raised concerns around foul play in voting and whether this snag will allow one person to cast multiple votes.

Many voters complained of difficulties in downloading voter slips and locating their names at polling booths despite being registered voters.

Bollywood stars, sports icons, and business leaders turned out early to vote in Mumbais high-stakes BMC elections, urging citizens to exercise their franchise. Akshay Kumar, Sachin Tendulkar, and Tata Chairperson N Chandrasekaran emphasised the importance of civic polls for local governance.

The spotlight is firmly on Mumbai, where the BJP-led Mahayuti is facing a tough challenge from a united Thackeray front in the battle to control the BMC, the countrys richest civic body.

With unemployment, law & order, and corruption forming the top three voter priorities, parties will need to recalibrate their strategies to address these bread-and-butter issues head-on.

Venezuela's Supreme Court has directed Vice President Delcy Rodriguez to take charge as the Interim President.

Oil is Venezuela's main source of external revenue, with it funding over half of the country's governmental budget.

The efforts to weaken, isolate, and ultimately remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro unfolded through a rapid escalation of US pressure.

Under the arrangement, UBT will be contesting for 163 seats, MNS has been allocated 53 seats and NCP has a total of 11 seats to contest for the local body elections.

As per the schedule announced by the Maharashtra State Election Commission, the filing of nomination papers began on December 23 and will continue till December 30.

The two allies have reached a consensus on 200 of the 227 wards in India’s wealthiest civic body.

Elections to 29 municipal corporations in the state, including in Mumbai, will be held on January 15 and counting of votes will be taken up the next day.