Maharashtra Municipal Election 2026 Live: Mahayuti releases BMC manifesto; Raut says Pune a ‘city of goons’

MAharashtra Municipal Election 2026 unrecorded: As Maharashtra gears up for the civic elections on jan 15, the say regime has stated a holiday for the day of voting. Meanwhile, parties continue to release their manifestos and hold rallies as they try to make the most of their last few days of campaigning.The Thackeray cousins, Raj and Uddhav, who reunited for the local elections after 20 years, held their first joint rally in Nashik on Friday and as per PTI, as set to hold another on Monday.Political activity across Maharashtra has also picked up as we approach the final Sunday before polling day. Parties such as the BJP, Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party and the Indian National Congress are finalising their plans while also trading sharp allegations and making quick political moves.Maharashtra civic polls across 29 corporationsFor the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, a total of 1,700 candidates are contesting the 227-wards. The civic elections will be held across 29 municipal corporations on January 15, 2026. For smooth operation and voting, a government holiday has been declared for Thursday.The 29 corporations heading to the polls are - Mumbai Municipal Corporation2. Thane Municipal Corporation3. Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation4. Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation5. Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation6. Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation7. Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation8. Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation9. Panvel Municipal Corporation10. Nashik Municipal Corporation11. Malegaon Municipal Corporation12. Ahilyanagar (Ahmednagar) Municipal Corporation13. Jalgaon Municipal Corporation14. Dhule Municipal Corporation15. Pune Municipal Corporation16. Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation17. Solapur Municipal Corporation18. Kolhapur Municipal Corporation19. Ichalkaranji Municipal Corporation20. Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation21. Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Municipal Corporation22. Nanded-Waghala Municipal Corporation23. Parbhani Municipal Corporation24. Jalna Municipal Corporation25. Latur Municipal Corporation26. Amravati Municipal Corporation27. Akola Municipal Corporation28. Nagpur Municipal Corporation29. Chandrapur Municipal CorporationThe State Election Commission has announced that voting for civic election 2026 will take place on January 15 from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm. The results for the Maharashtra civic elections will be declared on Friday, January 16, 2026.