Congress has formally demanded the removal of Maharashtra’s Director General of Police (DGP), Rashmi Shukla, in a letter penned by the party’s Maharashtra State President, Nana Patole, to the Election Commission of India. The Congress argues that Shukla’s continuation in her role may jeopardize the impartiality of law enforcement actions, particularly during the election period,…
<p>In the Maharashtra Assembly elections, the BJP has reinforced its strategy by fielding megastar leaders to campaign across the state. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, along with several other prominent figures, are set to rally for BJP votes in Maharashtra. The party’s election plan is extensive and…
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday said his government has taken several people-oriented steps, especially in the last few months, and hoped for a grand “Diwali” celebration for the Mahayuti on November 23, when assembly poll results will be out. In an address at the “Diwali Pahat” programme in Thane city, Shinde, while claiming…
The BJP has made it clear that it will not campaign for ally NCP’s candidate Nawab Malik in the assembly polls due to his alleged links with fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim, but has no objection to his daughter’s candidature. Nawab Malik, a former state minister, on Tuesday filed his nomination from the Mankhurd-Shivaji Nagar assembly…
Former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar’s father, Dilip Khedkar’s election affidavit has raised doubts about his marital status as he prepares to contest the upcoming Maharashtra elections. Dilip is contesting the November 20 assembly polls as an Independent from the Ahmednagar South constituency. In his recent nomination papers, he disclosed that he is divorced in contrast…
Amid ongoing deadlock over seat-sharing among Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) parties in poll-bound Maharashtra, Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray on Friday warned that disputes, especially with the Congress, should not be allowed to escalate to a breaking point. Speaking at a press conference, Thackeray mentioned he had not received any reports from his party’s…
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Friday said the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi allies have worked out the sharing formula for 210 of the 288 assembly seats in Maharashtra. The alliance, which comprises the Uddhav Thackeray-led party, Congress, and NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar), will declare these seats soon, he told reporters here. “Meetings are…
Following the historic win of the BJP in the Haryana assembly elections, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday asserted that his ruling alliance, Mahayuti, is prepared for both “flight and fight” in the upcoming state elections. Speaking after witnessing the trial landing of an Indian Air Force aircraft at the upcoming Navi Mumbai International…
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is keen to join hands with the opposition’s Maha Vikas Agahdi (MVA) alliance in Maharashtra with an aim to defeat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming Assembly polls, said former MP Imtiaz Jaleel. The party’s state unit president said that it would be beneficial for the alliance to take…
Congress MLA Zeeshan Siddiqui on Monday joined the Nationalist Congress Party’s (NCP) ‘Jan Sanman Yatra,’ led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, in a move that has sparked reactions within his party. Siddiqui, who represents the Bandra East constituency, took a veiled swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s “Mohabbat ki Dukan” (shop of love)…