Preparations underway at Shivaji Park in Mumbai ahead of the “Shiv Shakti” alliance rally of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), and Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Election 2026. The joint rally, which will take place on Sunday, will see cousins Uddhav and Raj Thackeray sharing the stage. PICS/ASHISH RAJE

Polling officials and police personnel cast their postal votes at a designated postal voting centre in Worli for Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Election 2026 on Saturday. The facility ensures that officials on election duty are able to exercise their right to vote. PICS/ASHISH RAJE