The delay in Nagaland civic body polls | Explained Nagaland prepares for long-awaited ULB polls with 33% reservation for women after 20 years of opposition and unrest. The Hindu · May 8, 2024
T.N. begins ‘exploratory process’ for potential merger of village panchayats with urban local bodies The Tamil Nadu government is undertaking an “exploratory process” to ascertain the possibility of merging village panchayats with nearby urban local bodies (ULBs). The Hindu · Jan 12, 2024
‘Kochi has failed to recognise waste treatment as a business opportunity’ Kochi Corporation has failed to recognise waste treatment as a business opportunity. Indore has shown how to manage waste effectively. Keralites have high levels of education and civic engagement, yet lack effective urban governance. ULBs need to tap into alternative sources of revenue and digitise local-level data. Political formations in… The Hindu · Dec 9, 2023
Cabinet approves 33% quota for OBCs in ULB elections; rejects 30-month tenure for Mayor, Dy. Mayor in BBMP, reclassification of backward classes The State Cabinet on Thursday accepted three recommendations, including providing reservation of 33% of the total seats in favour of OBCs in urban local body (ULB) elections, made by a commission headed by former judge K. Bhakthavatsala to study suitable political representation for other backward classes (OBCs) in ULB elections. The Hindu · Oct 5, 2023
NOTA option to be made available to voters during urban local bodies’ polls in T.N. TN govt introduces NOTA option for ULB polls, fulfilling long-standing demand of activists. Notification issued in April mentions NOTA on proforma ballot paper & in forms 26 & 27. SEC had pressed govt to introduce NOTA for 9 yrs; other States already implementing it. The Hindu · Jul 17, 2023
U.P. Assembly byelections | BJP ally wrests Suar from SP, keeps Chhanbey Uttar Pradesh bypolls: BJP ally Apna Dal (Sonelal) wrests the Suar seat in Rampur from the Samajwadi Party, keeps the Chhanbey seat The Hindu · May 13, 2023
BJP to carry out week long drive to refurbish its organisational network in Uttar Pradesh LUCKNOW: The BJP will refurbish its organisational network and hold regional and district level meetings between December 12 (Monday) and December 18 as part of a crucial exercise ahead of the upcoming urban local bodies (ULB) elections. The Times of India · Dec 11, 2022
Unfazed by MCD defeat, BJP ‘battle ready’ for Uttar Pradesh civic polls LUCKNOW: It may have lost the MCD polls in Delhi to Aam Aadmi Party but the BJP is in no mood to press the panic button in UP where urban local bodies (ULB) elections are due in the coming weeks. The Times of India · Dec 7, 2022
Uttar Pradesh: BJP to devise poll strategies on a seat to seat basis LUCKNOW: Unwilling to take its political opponents for granted, the BJP plans to devise poll strategies on a seat to seat basis for the upcoming Urban Local Bodies (ULB) elections due later this year. The Times of India · Oct 17, 2022
16 ULBs in Telangana bag Swachh Sarvekshan awards To receive awards at a function in New Delhi on Oct. 1 The Hindu · Sep 24, 2022
Bhakthavatsala Commission recommends 33% quota for OBCs in ULB polls in Karnataka Report says cap on reservation should stay at 50% The Hindu · Jul 21, 2022
A splintered ‘nerve centre’ Services of urban local bodies have to be integrated with the ICCC for improving amenities for people The Hindu · Apr 26, 2022