Mumbai: Exit polls for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections held on Thursday indicate a decisive victory for the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance, dealing a major political setback to the reunited Thackeray cousins. With Mumbai’s powerful civic body going to polls after a four-year delay, most survey agencies project a clear…
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CEC Gyanesh Kumar to Head International IDEA
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Nitish Kumar sworn in as Bihar Chief Minister
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