Efforts are on to bring back Ajit Pawar, says NCP
Nov 25, 2019, at 05:24 pm
Mumbai, Nov 25 (UNI) In it's last-ditch effort to 'bring back' Ajit Pawar, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders Chagan Bhujbal, Dilip Walse Patil and Sunil Tatkare on Monday met the rebel NCP leader and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar in Vidhan Bhavan here.
Watch our 162 MLAs together for the first time at 7 pm: Sanjay Raut Â
Nov 25, 2019, at 05:17 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: In what seems to be a show of strength, Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut on Monday said all 162 MLAs of Sena-NCP-Congress will appear together at 7 pm.
Devendra Fadnavis gets back to work as CM of Maharashtra, signs cheque
Nov 25, 2019, at 05:06 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Even as the future of the new Maharashtra government remains uncertain, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday signed a cheque for the Chief Minister's Relief Fund.
Nov 25, 2019, at 01:52 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: With both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)-Congress camps claiming to have the majority, the Supreme Court decided to deliver its judgement on the Maharashtra coup at 10:30 am on Tuesday.
Supreme Court to pass verdict on Sena-NCP-Congress plea tomorrow
Nov 25, 2019, at 11:57 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court will on Tuesday pass the judgement on the plea filed the Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Congress against the Centre's move to revoke Presidential rule in Maharashtra and Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's step to invite Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis to form the government.
Congress stages protest over Maharashtra coup outside Parliament
Nov 25, 2019, at 11:30 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress on Monday took the Maharashtra coup to the national capital protesting against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s seizure of power outside the parliament.
Supreme Court begins hearing on plea filed by Shiv Sena, NCP, Congress
Nov 25, 2019, at 10:48 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court began its hearing on the plea filed by the Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party and Congress against the Centre's move to revoke Presidential rule in Maharashtra and Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's step to invite Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis to form the government.
Nov 24, 2019, at 11:20 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Sunday told the Centre and Maharashtra government to produce two letters, invite of Maharashtra Governor to the BJP to form government and letter of support to CM Devendra Fadnavis, by Monday morning.
Ajit Pawar's statement is misleading: Sharad Pawar
Nov 24, 2019, at 09:36 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Negating his nephew Ajit Pawar's statement that BJP-NCP alliance would give a stable government, Nationalist Congress Party supremo Sharad Pawar on Sunday said that there was no question of forming an alliance with the BJP in Maharashtra.
I will always be in NCP: Ajit Pawar
Nov 24, 2019, at 06:14 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Rebel Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar, who was yesterday made the Deputy Chief Minister in the BJP-led Maharashtra government, on Sunday said he will always be in the party and consider Sharad Pawar as the leader.
Maharashtra guv should resign on moral grounds: Ashok Gehlot
Nov 24, 2019, at 05:51 pm
Jaipur/IBNS: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has said Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari should resign on moral grounds for being a part of the plot that led to the surprise swearing-in of Devendra Fadnavis as the CM of Maharashtra, an India Today report said.
Ajit Pawar thanks PM Modi, says 'We will ensure a stable govt in Maharashtra'
Nov 24, 2019, at 05:04 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Rebel Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar, who was yesterday made the Deputy Chief Minister in the BJP-led Maharashtra government, on Sunday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and 17 other BJP leaders in a series of tweets.
BJP MP Sanjay Kakade meets Sharad Pawar
Nov 24, 2019, at 04:12 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: BJP MP Sanjay Kakade met NCP chief Sharad Pawar this morning amid turbulent political situation in Maharashtra after Pawar's nephew and political heir called a coup siding with BJP and aborting midway the attempts of BJP-free government formation in Maharashtra.
No floor test for now, SC asks Centre to produce letter of majority
Nov 24, 2019, at 01:13 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Sunday rejected any floor test by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for now to prove its majority in the Maharashtra Assembly and asked the Centre to first produce the letters of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis claiming majority along with the Governor's invitation to form the government.
Sena, NCP, Congress demand floor test for BJP in SC
Nov 24, 2019, at 12:43 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Shiv Sena, Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Sunday demanded in the Supreme Court that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) must take a floor test to prove its majority in Maharashtra Assembly.
Maharashtra twist: Congress, Sena, NCP move MLAs to Mumbai hotels
Nov 24, 2019, at 10:48 am
Mumbai/IBNS: With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stunning all by forming government in Maharashtra on Saturday morning, the Shiv Sena, Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) wing and the Congress have been forced to move their MLAs to different hotels, media reports said on Sunday.
Athawale advises Pawar to join NDA, says he may get plum portfolio at the Centre
Nov 23, 2019, at 10:32 pm
Patna/UNI: Hours after dramatic turn of events in Maharashtra where Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari administered oath to Devendra Fadnavis as Chief Minister this morning with support from a faction of NCP, Union Minister and president of Republican Party of India (RPI) Ramdas Athawale today advised NCP chief Sharad Pawar to join NDA, hinting that he might get plum portfolio in Narendra Modi cabinet.
Maharashtra political drama: Supreme Court to hear petition filed by Sena, NCP, Congress
Nov 23, 2019, at 10:29 pm
New Delhi/Mumbai/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Sunday morning will hear the petition filed by the Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Congress against the Centre's move to revoke Presidential rule and Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's move to invite Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis to form the Maharashtra government.
Congress-NCP-Sena move to Supreme Court against Maharashtra Guv appointing Fadnavis as CM
Nov 23, 2019, at 09:45 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: The Congress, NCP and the Shiv Sena on Saturday filed a petition in the Supreme Court, seeking quashing of Maharashtra Governor BS Koshyari's decision to appoint Devendra Fadnavis as the Chief Minister and requested to order for a Floor Test in the Assembly on Sunday itself.
Nov 23, 2019, at 08:25 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Charging the Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari with constituting an ‘illegitimate government’ in Maharashtra at the instance of Home Minister Amit Shah violating the Constitution, the Congress on Saturday asked the Narendra Modi Government to tell the country when the process of revocation of President’s rule in Maharashtra started.
Sharad Pawar knows BJP more reliable than Congress, says Sushil Modi
Nov 23, 2019, at 05:25 pm
Patna/UNI: Bihar deputy chief minister and senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi today greeted Devendra Fadnavis on the formation of government in Maharashtra under his leadership and asserted that like chief minister Nitish Kumar, NCP chief Sharad Pawan knew that BJP was more reliable than Congress.
BJP had the popular mandate to form govt in Maharashtra: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Nov 23, 2019, at 05:02 pm
New Delhi/UNI The BJP on Saturday shrugged off Congress and NCP's criticism of ridiculing constitutional values, saying it has "electoral and moral" backing to form the government in Maharashtra adding that its alliance with the Ajit Pawar faction of NCP was guided by the evolving circumstances, media reports said.
Nov 23, 2019, at 02:54 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday spared no second thought in criticising his nephew saying Ajit Pawar acted against the party by supporting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to form the next Maharashtra government.
Democracy ridiculed: Congress over Maharashtra coup
Nov 23, 2019, at 01:57 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Slamming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress said democracy has been ridiculed by the saffron party which took the support of a faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) to form the Maharashtra government.
Ajit Pawar's decision to ally with BJP totally against party: NCP chief Sharad Pawar
Nov 23, 2019, at 12:59 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: After the early morning political drama in Maharashtra, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar said his nephew and party leader Ajit's decision to support the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is totally against his own party.
Ajit Pawar surprises NCP by allying with BJP to make Fadnavis CM; Sharad 'clueless'
Nov 23, 2019, at 12:03 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Veteran politician Sharad Pawar apparently looked "clueless" as his nephew and party leader Ajit stunned the Shiv Sena on early Saturday morning by allying with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to form the next state government in Maharashtra.
We don't support Ajit Pawar's decision to support BJP: Sharad Pawar
Nov 23, 2019, at 10:57 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar said his outfit does not support his nephew and party leader Ajit Pawar's decision to support the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to form the next state government in Maharashtra.
Maha political impasse ends with surprise; Fadnavis CM, NCP's Ajit Pawar his deputy
Nov 23, 2019, at 09:57 am
Mumbai/UNI: After a month long political deadlock in the state of Maharashtra, Bhartiya Janata Party's Devendra Fadnavis took oath as the 19th Chief Minister of the state for a second term on Saturday morning while National Conference Party's Ajit Pawar was sworn in as Deputy CM.
Maharashtra political deadlock ends with surprise; Devendra Fadnavis CM, NCP's Ajit Pawar his deputy
Nov 23, 2019, at 09:55 am
Mumbai/UNI/IBNS: After a month long political deadlock in the state of Maharashtra and giving a twist to the crisis, Bhartiya Janata Party's Devendra Fadnavis took oath as the 19th Chief Minister of the state for a second term on Saturday morning while National Conference Party's Ajit Pawar was sworn in as Deputy CM.
Uddhav Thackeray to be the Maharashtra CM: Sharad Pawar after tri-party meet
Nov 22, 2019, at 10:05 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray has been chosen as the Chief Ministerial candidate of Maharashtra with the consent of both the Congress as well as the Nationalist Congress Party after the Sena-NCP-Congress alliance in the state agreed on the common minimum programme.