Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy CM Eknath Shinde, and Union Minister of State Ramdas Athawale of the Mahayuti — comprising the BJP, Shiv Sena, and Republican Party of India (Athawale) — share the stage at Shivaji Park, Mumbai, on Monday, ahead of BMC Election 2026. PICS/ASHISH RAJE

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani addressed a press conference on Monday on the civic body’s poll preparations. The Mumbai civic body, along with 28 municipal corporations, will go to the polls on Thursday, January 15 (PICS/SAYYED SAMEER ABEDI)