Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Nov 4 (PTI) Twenty-five candidates were left in the fray in Bhokar assembly seat in Nanded after the deadline for withdrawal of nominations for the November 20 Maharashtra assembly polls ended on Monday. While 140 candidates had submitted nomination papers for the seat, 115 have now opted out, a poll official said. The…
Maharashtra Assembly Election: The Opposition’s Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), which is facing a rebellion on several seats, has as issued a one-hour ultimatum to rebel candidates to withdraw their nominations for the Maharashtra Assembly election, saying it was not in favour of “friendly fights”. Addressing a joint press conference in Mumbai, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP…
Palghar’s incumbent MLA Shrinivas Vanga, who was denied a ticket for the 2024 Maharastra assembly elections by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led faction of Shiv Sena, has been missing from his Talasari home since Monday evening. A heavy police deployment was seen outside Vanga’s house and the police launched a search operation to find him. The…
Mumbai, Oct 28 (PTI) Two-time Mumbai North Lok Sabha MP Gopal Shetty on Monday said he will file his nomination papers from Borivali assembly seat after his name did not figure in the fourth list of candidates announced by the BJP. Shetty, who won the Mumbai North Lok Sabha seat by margins of more than…
The Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (SP) on Monday announced its latest list of seven candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections, prominently featuring Salil Deshmukh, the son of former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, who will contest from the Katol constituency. The full list of candidates includes: 1. Prabhakar Gharge from Man (Constituency No….
The Congress on Saturday released its third list of 16 candidates for Maharashtra Assembly elections fielding Sachin Sawant from Andheri West. Earlier in the day, the Congress party revealed its second list of candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections scheduled for November 20. The announcements follow a meeting of the party’s Central Election Committee,…
Shiv Sena leader Milind Deora confirmed on Friday that he will contest the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections from the Worli constituency, challenging Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray. “Chief Minister @mieknathshinde ji believes that justice for Worli and Worlikars is long overdue. Together, we’re paving the way forward and will share our vision soon. It’s…
Mumbai, Sep 28 (PTI) Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar on Saturday ordered a crackdown on fake news on social media in Maharashtra, where assembly elections are due later this year, sources said. Reviewing the poll preparedness in Maharashtra along with fellow Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and S S Sandhu, Kumar also directed state police…