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Devendra Fadnavis to lead pro-CAA rally in Mumbai

Dec 27, 2019, at 03:19 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: A pro-Citizenship Amendment Act(CAA) rally is set to take place at 4 pm in Mumbai's August Kranti Maidan under the leadership of opposition leader and former Chief Minsier Devendra Fadnavis.

Ananth Hegde claims Fadnavis took oath as Maharashtra CM to 'protect 40,000 cr'; BJP leader rebuts

Dec 02, 2019, at 01:23 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Embarrassing his own party, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ananth Kumar Hegde said Devendra Fadnavis took oath as the Maharashtra Chief Minister for 80 hours to protect Rs. 40,000 crore in central funds and return it safely, prompting Fadnavis to reject the claim of his party colleague.

Devendra Fadnavis elected Leader of Oppn in Maharashtra Assembly

Dec 01, 2019, at 07:37 pm

Mumbai/UNI: Former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was on Sunday elected unopposed as the Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.

Devendra Fadnavis' 'childish remarks' and haste to grab power led to BJP's fall in Maharashtra: Sanjay Raut

Dec 01, 2019, at 05:33 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut has said former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' "childish remarks" and "haste to grab power" led to BJP's downfall and the BJP leader had to sit in the opposition.

Uddhav Thackeray-led Aghadi government wins floor test easily after BJP walks out of assembly

Nov 30, 2019, at 03:19 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government won the floor test comfortably minutes after the 105 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs walked out of the assembly protesting against the alleged flouting of rules by the ruling party on several occasions.

Maharashtra floor test: Devendra Fadnavis-led BJP MLAs stage walkout

Nov 30, 2019, at 02:41 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Devendra Fadnavis-led BJP MLAs staged a walkout ahead of the floor test in the special session of Maharashtra assembly on Saturday.

Uddhav, other ministers didn't take oath correctly: Devendra Fadnavis

Nov 30, 2019, at 02:27 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Objecting to the oath-taking ceremony, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis said Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his colleagues didn't take oath correctly at the Shivaji Park here on Thursday.

Nagpur cop delivers summons to Devendra Fadnavis for non-disclosure of criminal cases in poll affidavit

Nov 29, 2019, at 10:23 am

Nagpur/UNI: Nagpur Police on Thursday delivered a summons, issued by a local court to former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis in connection with a case where he is accused of hiding information about two criminal matters against him in election affidavit, police said.

Maharashtra government formation: Special Assembly session begins

Nov 27, 2019, at 09:10 am

Mumbai/IBNS: A day after witnessing the dramatic turn of events in the political scenario of Maharashtra, a special session of the state Assembly is taking place on Wednesday when the 288 newly-elected MLAs are being administered the oath of office.  

Uddhav Thackeray set to become Maharashtra CM, Guv calls special assembly session tomorrow morning

Nov 26, 2019, at 06:31 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: After the month-long political drama, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray is all set to become the first in his family to become the Maharashtra Chief Minister.

Maharashtra CM Fadnavis resigns, says Shiv Sena surrendered Hindutva ideology to Sonia

Nov 26, 2019, at 04:59 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Three days after controversially taking oath as the Maharashtra Chief Minister, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday resigned but trained his guns at the Shiv Sena saying his former ally surrendered its Hindutva ideology to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi.

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis announces resignation

Nov 26, 2019, at 03:43 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Ahead of the floor test, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced his resignation on Tuesday.

Ahead of Maharashtra floor test, PM Modi, Amit Shah meet

Nov 26, 2019, at 03:15 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah met inside the Parliament after the Supreme Court ordered a floor test in Maharashtra, media reports said.    

Maharashtra: BJP calls meeting of all MLAs at 9 pm today

Nov 26, 2019, at 01:20 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Ahead of the floor test on Wednesday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called a meeting of its 105 MLAs at 9 pm at Garware Club in Wankhede Stadium here on Tuesday.

Maharashtra: 162 Sena-NCP-Cong MLAs come together to show strength

Nov 25, 2019, at 09:06 pm

:Mumbai/IBNS In a bid to come to power, top leaders and MLAs of Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Congress displayed a show of strength at a five-star hotel in Mumbai on Monday evening.

Devendra Fadnavis running 'minority' govt: Sena

Nov 25, 2019, at 05:19 pm

Mumbai, Nov 25 (UNI) Attacking Bharatiya Janata Party, Shiv Sena on Monday asked Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to tender his resignation claiming that he does not have support and heading a ‘minority government’.

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.

Produce Guv letter inviting BJP to form govt, letter of support to Fadnavis: Supreme Court tells Centre

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.

Akhilesh Yadav slams BJP over govt formation in Maharashtra

Nov 24, 2019, at 08:53 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party and Maharashtra Governor B S Koshyari over the dramatic turn of events that saw Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar taking oath as the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister, respectively.

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.

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.

PM Modi uses special powers to revoke Article 356 in Maharashtra

Nov 24, 2019, at 09:27 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday used special powers conferred on him under rules for the transaction of government business to recommend the end to President's rule in Maharashtra.

Maharashtra political tussle: NCP sacks Ajit Pawar, elects Dilip Walse-Patil as leader

Nov 23, 2019, at 08:49 pm

Mumbai/UNI/IBNS: In a major development in the political crisis of the state,  the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Saturday sacked Ajit Pawar as the NCP Legislative Party leader and chose Dilip Walse-Patil as the new NCP LLP.

Cong alleges Constitutional breach in BJP forming Govt in Mah, asks when Modi govt started process of revoking Prez rule

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.

AAP terms Fadnavis led Maha govt 'undemocratic' and overlooking the mandate of the people

Nov 23, 2019, at 08:10 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Aam Admi Party on Saturday labelled the newly-formed government in Maharashtra "undemocratic" and the mandate of the people of Maharashtra was overlooked in the formation of the government, media reports said.

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.