The Mahayuti alliance of BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP swept the elections to 288 municipal councils and nagar panchayats by winning 207 posts of presidents of local bodies on Sunday. The Opposition's Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance won 44 posts. BJP emerged as the single-largest winner with 117 municipal president posts. "Maharashtra stands firmly with development!" PM Modi said.

Bengaluru residents will face a power cut on December 22 from 10 am to 5 pm due to quarterly maintenance at the 66/11KV Kambipura station. Key areas including Kambipura, Varahasandra, Swamijinagar, and Aprameyanagar will be affected. Authorities have urged residents to plan ahead and complete power-dependent tasks, assuring safety measures.

BJP MLA Parag Shah, whose video went viral for slapping an auto rickshaw driver, said, "I acted out of anger; it shouldn't have happened. He was adamant despite driving on the wrong side." Shah added that the media is repeatedly showing the wrong video, claiming he slapped the driver 10-15 times, while he said he only slapped once.

BJP emerged as the largest party in Maharashtra’s local elections, but Sudhir Mungantiwar criticised poor performance in Chandrapur, citing internal factionalism, lack of ministerial representation, and indiscriminate inductions. Congress won 7 of 11 municipal councils there. Mungantiwar warned leadership issues and ideological compromises could demoralise grassroots workers.

Newly appointed BJP National Working President Nitin Nabin thanked the people of Maharashtra for supporting the BJP-led Mahayuti in the recently concluded Municipal Council and Nagar Panchayat polls. He said, "The support reflects the trust and blessings of the people towards the NDA government." BJP emerged as the single-largest party, with official results yet to be announced.

A gang of thieves who used Google Maps to rob six homes across Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal has been arrested. They selected their targets randomly using Google Maps and moved from one city to another after committing the crime, officials said. The police have recovered a firearm, two cartridges and stolen gold ornaments from them.

A 77-year-old man, Ram Reddy, was killed on a Bengaluru road after a stray bull charged at him and threw him into the air. The shocking incident, captured on CCTV, alarmed local residents. Authorities are investigating, while citizens demanded urgent action to curb the menace of stray cattle in urban and semi-urban areas.

PM Narendra Modi thanked the people of Maharashtra for backing the BJP-led Mahayuti in the recently concluded Municipal Council and Nagar Panchayat elections. "Maharashtra stands firmly behind development! This is a reflection of the trust the people have shown in our people-centric development approach," he said. BJP emerged as the single-largest party with results yet to be officially announced.

Amid the controversy surrounding the replacement of MGNREGA with the VB-G RAM G Act, BJP shared a video of Rahul Gandhi's 2016 Lok Sabha speech in which he referred to the scheme simply as "NREGA", omitting the 'Mahatma Gandhi' prefix. He later calls it "Mahatma Gandhi yojana". "Rahul, first remember the name of the scheme...then raise your cries!" BJP wrote.

Two men were injured after a kitchen fire caused by a cylinder blast at Colaba Social in south Mumbai on Sunday afternoon. The blaze was reported around 4.30 pm and declared Level 1. Sunil Singh with 5% burns and Subrat Barai with 15% burns were taken to St George Hospital and are stable. The fire was extinguished within 20 minutes.