Pune: Maharashtra minister and BJP candidate Chandrakant Patil is locked in a triangular contest in Pune city’s Kothrud constituency where he faces a challenge from the Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS for a second term from the seat. Kothrud, an upmarket and a Brahmin-dominated suburb, is one of the most sought after residential areas in…
Palghar: Shiv Sena MLA Shrinivas Vanga, who represents Maharashtra’s Palghar constituency, has returned home two days after remaining unreachable. Earlier, his family members had said that the legislator was upset after being denied a ticket by the Eknath Shinde-led party for the upcoming state polls. He had apparently been incommunicado since Monday evening. His family…
Mumbai: The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) will hold a joint rally in Mumbai on November 6, where it will release its guarantees for the state assembly elections, a senior Congress leader said on Wednesday. Addressing reporters, Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole said the event will be held at the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) in the…
Pune: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP head Ajit Pawar on Monday filed his nomination from Baramati seat here for the November 20 state assembly polls. He reached the tehsil office in Pune district to file the nomination while being accompanied by a large number of supporters who took out a rally as a mark…
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…
Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections 2024 will be held before November 26, 2024, the day when the term of the current Vidhan Sabha will end, according to Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar. After reviewing the poll preparedness in Maharashtra along with fellow Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and S S Sandhu, Kumar…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday renewed his attack on the Congress party over comments by Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi during his recent trip to the US. Gandhi’s comments on RSS, BJP, and Sikhs drew huge ire from the saffron party. Addressing a public gathering during the ‘PM Vishwakarma’ programme in Wardha, Maharashtra, Modi…
Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024: With the Maharashtra elections due in a couple of months, the state’s alliances are at play. The ruling Mahayuti alliance, after a battering in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections is looking for a way to bounce back. It will, thus, have to strike a delicate balance among the members to keep…
Maharashtra Election 2024: The rift in the ‘Mahayuti’, the ruling alliance in Maharashtra, is now out in the open. With the Ajit Pawar-led NCP protesting against the Eknath Shinde government, and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena issuing statements against NCP ministers, the “strategic alliance” seems to be nearing an end. If all goes well for…