Archive · 16 Jan 2026
Congress claims victory in Maharashtra civic polls
The Congress party in Maharashtra says they won mayors in five cities and will have around 350 members in the local governments.
They also said the elections weren't fair and that the BJP cheated.
The BJP says the Congress is just making excuses because they think they will lose.
Both parties are arguing about who is telling the truth.
The Congress says they will keep fighting to protect democracy, while the BJP calls them names and says they are looking for someone to blame.
Congress claims to have mayors in five cities and 350 corporators in Maharashtra civic polls.
Congress alleges large-scale irregularities, including bogus voting and misuse of money power by the BJP.
Congress leader Harshwardhan Sapkal accuses the BJP of fixing elections through ward delimitation, EVMs, and indelible ink issues.
BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla accuses Rahul Gandhi of discrediting, distorting, and disinforming, calling him a 'khandani chor'.
BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari claims the Congress is searching for a scapegoat after an imminent defeat in the BMC elections.
- Who
- Harshwardhan Sapkal (Congress), Rahul Gandhi (Congress), Shehzad Poonawalla (BJP), Pradeep Bhandari (BJP)
- What
- Congress claims victory in Maharashtra civic polls, alleges election irregularities; BJP responds with accusations
- When
- January 16
- Where
- Maharashtra, India
- Why
- Congress claims to have won mayors in five cities and 350 corporators, alleging election irregularities; BJP accuses Congress of making false claims
- Person 1
- Harshwardhan Sapkal
- Person 2
- Rahul Gandhi
- Person 3
- Shehzad Poonawalla
- Person 4
- Pradeep Bhandari
- Event
- Maharashtra civic polls
- Date
- January 16
- Congress Claims
- Mayors in 5 cities, 350 corporators
- Congress Accusations
- Bogus voting, misuse of money power, fixing
- BJP Response
- Khandani chor barb, searching for a scapegoat
