Maharashtra CM to be from BJP, says alliance partner Ajit Pawar
Dec 01, 2024, at 07:50 am
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister will be from the BJP, Ajit Pawar announced today, stating that the two Deputy Chief Ministers will represent the alliance partners in the Mahayuti coalition, media reports said.
Nov 30, 2024, at 03:02 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The crucial meeting with Amit Shah to decide who will become the next chief minister of Maharashtra concluded in New Delhi on Thursday, and if reports are to be believed, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis will most certainly head the state.
Maharashtra Elections: Mahayuti's newly-elected MLAs to select CM in key meeting on Monday
Nov 24, 2024, at 09:30 pm
Mumbai: A day after sweeping victory in the Maharashtra Assembly elections and amidst deliberations over the Chief Minister's position, Mahayuti alliance partners—BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP—are holding key meetings with their newly elected MLAs on Sunday to elect their respective legislative party leaders, media reports said.
Maharashtra Assembly polls: After husband Fahad Ahmad’s loss, Swara Bhasker questions EVMs
Nov 24, 2024, at 07:36 am
Mumbai: Fahad Ahmad, a leader of the NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) and husband of actor Swara Bhasker, faced defeat in Maharashtra’s Anushakti Nagar Assembly constituency.
Exit polls predict advantage for Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra, close fight in Jharkhand
Nov 21, 2024, at 03:03 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The ruling Mahayuti alliance, comprising Bharatiya Janata Party, Shiv Sena-Eknath Shinde faction and Nationalist Congress Party led by Ajit Pawar, will taste victory in the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly Elections, five out of nine exit polls predicted on Wednesday evening, as voting concluded in one of the most politically crucial states.
Nov 20, 2024, at 06:47 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Ahead of the crucial Maharashtra polls, a retired police officer, Ravindranath Patil, has accused Sharad Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule and state Congress chief Nana Patole of being involved in a 2018 fraud case related to cryptocurrency. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was quick to pick up the issue and said the opposition has been "exposed".
Maharashtra ex-minister Anil Deshmukh receives injuries after stones hurled at his car
Nov 19, 2024, at 05:21 am
Nagpur/IBNS: Former home minister of Maharashtra Anil Deshmukh received grave injuries after stones were hurled at his car in Nagpur district on Monday.
Ahead of high-stakes Maharashtra elections, NCP chief Sharad Pawar hints at his retirement
Nov 06, 2024, at 06:11 am
Baramati (Maharashtra): NCP chief Sharad Pawar, who has been a key figure in Indian politics for over sixty years, hinted at his retirement on Tuesday, stating that he would not participate in any election in the future and would focus on mentoring younger leaders.
Maharashtra polls' nomination deadline ends but uncertainty looms over 15 seats
Oct 30, 2024, at 06:01 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Even as the last date to file nominations for the Maharashtra Assembly Election is over, there is uncertainty over 15 seats where candidates' names have not been announced by either the ruling alliance or the opposition.
Oct 30, 2024, at 01:45 am
Mumbai/IBNS: In a spate of endless drama ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly polls, former state Minister and NCP Ajit Pawar-faction leader Nawab Malik filed two nomination forms for Mumbai's Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar Assembly seat on Tuesday, setting off a political controversy and raising doubts about whether he was planning to throw a pre-poll shocker.
'Unfortunate': Sharad Pawar's grandnephew Yugendra on contesting against uncle Ajit Pawar
Oct 27, 2024, at 02:15 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: After Ajit Pawar was pitted against Sharad Pawar's grandnephew Yugendra Pawar for the Baramati seat in the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections, the latter called it "unfortunate" that the family was up for a public feud.
Baba Siddique's son Zeeshan joins Ajit Pawar's NCP ahead of Maharashtra polls
Oct 25, 2024, at 05:51 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Zeeshan Siddique, the son of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddique who was murdered by gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's group earlier this month, on Friday joined the party faction led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.
Congress announces first list of 48 candidates for Maharashtra assembly polls
Oct 25, 2024, at 06:00 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The Congress Thursday announced its first list of 48 candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra election, a day after the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi announced an 85-85-85 seat sharing formula between the three key ally partners.
Oct 24, 2024, at 05:14 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The Shiv Sena faction of Uddhav Thackeray released a list of 65 candidates on Wednesday evening, revealing the seat-sharing arrangement for Maharashtra.
'Not all that is hidden sleeps...': Baba Siddique's son Zeeshan Siddique shares cryptic post online
Oct 19, 2024, at 09:13 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Nationalist Congress Party leader Baba Siddique's son Zeeshan Siddique has shared a cryptic post on social media, a week after his father was shot dead by gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's team members, media reports said.
Lawrence Bishnoi gang claims responsibility for NCP leader Baba Siddique's murder
Oct 13, 2024, at 09:46 pm
Mumbai: The Lawrence Bishnoi gang has taken responsibility for the killing of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, media reports said.
Ahead of assembly polls, Maharashtra cabinet attempts to appease SC, OBCs with key decisions
Oct 11, 2024, at 05:55 am
Mumbai/IBNS Eyening a repeat of the Bharatiya Janata Party's success in Haryana, the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP coalition in Maharashtra has reached out to two key groups - the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in an attempt to appease them ahead of the Assembly polls to be held later this year.
Maharashtra Deputy Speaker, 3 MLAs jump off secretariat building in protest, land on net safely
Oct 05, 2024, at 06:02 am
Mumbai/IBNS: In an unprecedented event, Maharashtra Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal and three other legislators jumped off from the third floor of the state secretariat building in Mumbai to protest the inclusion of a community in the Scheduled Tribes category
Maharashtra: Poster mocking Uddhav Thackeray put up in Eknath Shinde's stronghold Thane
Aug 10, 2024, at 05:23 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The poster showing a mockery of Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray was put up in Maharashtra's Thane, which is a stronghold of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, media reports said.
Maharashtra: Jolt to Ajit Pawar's NCP as four leaders crossover to Sharad Pawar's faction
Jul 17, 2024, at 05:40 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: After a massive setback in the Lok Sabha elections, Ajit Pawar's faction of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) suffered a fresh jolt as four of its leaders quit and joined the party's camp led by former Maharashtra Chief Minister Sharad Pawar.
BJP, allies sweep Maharashtra Legislative Council Poll winning 9 of 11 seats
Jul 13, 2024, at 02:20 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra, comprising Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena and the NCP of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, in addition to the saffron party registered a big win in Maharashtra Legislative Council Polls.
Maharashtra MLAs ferried to hotels to avoid cross-voting in biennial council elections
Jul 11, 2024, at 07:31 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra MLAs across all parties have been ferried to disparate hotels to avoid cross-voting in the biennial council elections, which are scheduled to be held on July 12.
Ajit Pawar camp's 18-19 MLAs ready for crossover: Sharad Pawar's grand-nephew Rohit Pawar
Jun 18, 2024, at 05:16 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Sharad Pawar's grand-nephew Rohit Pawar has reiterated his claims that 18-19 MLAs from the Ajit Pawar camp of Nationalist Congress Party will crossover to their faction, media reports said.
Ajit Pawar's wife Sunetra Pawar files nomination for Rajya Sabha seat
Jun 13, 2024, at 08:25 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's wife Sunetra Pawar filed her nomination for a Rajya Sabha seat from Maharashtra as a candidate of Nationalist Congress Party or NCP.
Jun 10, 2024, at 05:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Nationalist Congress Party chief Ajit Pawar has rejected the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s offer of the Minister of State with Independent Charge portfolio for his colleague Praful Patel considering the post was not appropriate, media reports said.
Team Uddhav Thackeray rubbishes rumours of him going back to NDA
Jun 07, 2024, at 04:57 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Refuting rumours, the Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena has said that it is going to remain with the INDIA alliance and will not switch back to the NDA which is forming the government at the Centre.
Jun 06, 2024, at 09:07 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: In what could be a crack in the ruling coalition of Maharashtra, NCP (SCP) head Sharad Pawar's grandson Rohit Pawar has claimed 18-19 MLAs from the Ajit Pawar-led faction are aiming to return to the original fold.
BJP suffers major setback in Maharashtra, OGs Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar stand firm
Jun 05, 2024, at 06:10 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Even after their parties were split, symbols were taken away, and forced to change the names of their factions, Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray and Sharadchandra Pawar have proven their relevance that they still lead the real Shiv Sena and the real Nationalist Congress Party.
Maha Vikas Aghadi strikes seat-sharing deal, Uddhav's Shiv Sena to contest on 21 seats
Apr 09, 2024, at 07:07 pm
Mumbai/UNI: The Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance on Tuesday announced the seat sharing details for the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra.
Mar 31, 2024, at 03:52 am
Bramati (Maharashtra): Putting all speculations to rest, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), led by Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, nominated Sunetra Pawar as a contender for the highly contested Baramati Lok Sabha constituency, setting the stage for a battle within the Pawar clan.