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Aam Aadmi Party releases first list of 134 candidates for Delhi civic polls

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday released the first list of 134 candidates for the high-stakes Delhi civic polls. The names were announced following a long meeting of the Political Affairs Committee of the party. The list has more than 60 women candidates. Ninety per cent of the tickets have been awarded to AAP workers working at grassroots level, the party said in a statement. More than 20,000 workers had applied to get a ticket to contest the MCD polls, it said. Earlier in the day, the party had released its list of 30 star campaigners while it's national convener Arvind Kejriwal also released the party's 10 guarantees for the polls, that included clearing the three landfill sites, corruption-free MCD, among other points. The 250-ward Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) goes to polls on December 4 and the counting of votes will take place on December 7. The BJP has been in power in the MCD -- trifurcated in 2012 into north, south and east corporations and then unified this

RBI prods Indian civic bodies to issue municipal bonds for funding

India's local city governments must consider issuing municipal bonds to meet their funding requirements as the demand to ramp-up infrastructure in the Asia's third-largest economy grows

Voting for 1st phase of Madhya Pradesh civic body elections on July 6

A total of 10.4 million voters are expected to exercise their franchise in the first phase of MP urban body elections

Guwahati civic polls underway, around 30% ballots cast till 1 p.m.

Besides the ruling BJP and the main opposition Congress, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has fielded 40 candidates, giving added importance to the polls

Razing structures in Jahangirpuri bid to win civic polls by BJP: Akhilesh

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav alleged that the razing of structures in New Delhi's Jahangirpuri is an attempt by the BJP to create circumstances that help it win the civic body polls there.

Avoidable delay

MCD merger should have been done in time

Play of power, money behind the issues surrounding Delhi civic bodies

Last week, the Union Cabinet approved the reunification of the three municipal corporations of Delhi

MCD Bill: Delhi civic polls not likely before 5-6 months, say experts

The Union Cabinet had on Tuesday approved the bill to merge the three municipal corporations of Delhi

Let Delhi civic polls be held: Deputy CM Manish Sisodia dares BJP

He asserted that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is not scared of the Union government's move to merge the three corporations

Stop making childish excuses, face Delhi civic polls: Sisodia to BJP

Senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia hit back and dared the saffron party to face the election instead of making "childish excuses".

TMC decimates oppn in Bengal civic polls, wins 93 of 107 municipalities

Ten months after its landslide victory in the West Bengal assembly polls, the ruling Trinamool Congress steamrolled the entire opposition in the civic elections, bagging 93 of 107 municipalities

Bengal civic poll: As TMC wins, BJP says it does not accept the result

The BJP, decimated in the just-concluded civic poll in West Bengal by the ruling TMC, said that it does not accept the result claiming the election was a "farce".

West Bengal civic polls: TMC, BJP workers clash in North 24 Parganas

A clash between Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers broke out during civic polls in the state on Sunday.

Polling underway in 108 civic bodies across West Bengal amid tight security

Polling was underway for 108 civic bodies across West Bengal on Sunday morning amid tight security, officials said.

TN: Urban poll rout may lead to call for leadership change in AIADMK

In the 2011 Urban local body polls, the AIADMK had won almost 50 per cent of the seats but in the elections held after a gap of 11 years, it could muster only 15 per cent.

DMK maintains lead in urban polls, makes inroads into western Tamil Nadu

The ruling DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance is heading for a landslide victory in the elections to the urban local bodies in Tamil Nadu held on February 19

DMK takes massive lead in Tamil Nadu urban local body elections

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is leading with 281 wards in town panchayats while the party is ahead on 98 wards in municipalities.In town panchayats, All India Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) is leading at 30 wards, indicating that it is a clean sweep for the DMK, according to data from the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (TNSEC) website.A DMK transgender candidate Ganga has won from ward 37 of Vellore Municipal Corporation (VMC).In VMC, DMK has won 14 wards, AIADMK and Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) 4 wards each, Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam (AMMK) 1 and independent candidates have won three wards.The urban local body elections in Tamil Nadu were held on Saturday for 12,607 posts in 21 corporations, 138 municipalities, and 490 town panchayats.There are 57,778 candidates contesting for 12,607 posts.

Urban civic polls: TN registers 60.70% poll percentage, Chennai lowest

The single-phase election was held to fill up 12,838 posts in 21 corporations, 138 municipalities, 490 town panchayats and 649 urban local bodies in the state

Campaign ends for Tamil Nadu urban civic polls, voting on February 19

The high-decibel campaign by the ruling DMK and main opposition AIADMK besides others for the urban civic polls witnessed in the past 10 days in Tamil Nadu ended on Thursday

Time to recalibrate Bengal rhetoric: BJP faces next test in civic polls

The BJP won 77 of the 291 seats it fought on and secured a vote share of 38.13 per cent, a drop from the 44 leads it gained in the Assembly segments through the 18 it won of the 42 Lok Sabha seats in