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Maharashtra cabinet: Devendra Fadnavis keeps Home Ministry, Eknath Shinde gets 3 portfolios

Dec 22, 2024, at 05:25 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Nearly two weeks after the Maharashtra oath ceremony, the cabinet portfolios were announced on Saturday, with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis keeping the Home Ministry.

Devendra Fadnavis meets PM Modi amid suspense over Maharashtra portfolio allocation

Dec 12, 2024, at 09:57 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital Delhi amid suspense over the allocation of portfolios in the Mahayuti government in the state.

Maharashtra: Samajwadi Party quits MVA over Babri Masjid remark by Uddhav aide, citing communal ideology concerns

Dec 07, 2024, at 05:05 pm

Mumbai: In a significant setback to the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance in Maharashtra, the Samajwadi Party has decided to part ways following a controversial remark by Uddhav Thackeray's close aide on the Babri Masjid demolition, media reports said.

Eknath Shinde wants home ministry in Mahayuti govt: Shiv Sena

Dec 07, 2024, at 09:25 am

Mumbai/IBNS: In a twist to the allocation of ministries in Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena has claimed Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde wants to keep home ministry with him going by the same arrangement which prevailed in the previous coalition government, media reports said.

Maharashtra: Eknath Shinde to take oath as Deputy CM in Mahayuti 2.0 govt led by BJP's Devendra Fadnavis

Dec 05, 2024, at 10:21 pm

Mumbai: Eknath Shinde has agreed to take oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra in the Mahayuti government led by Devendra Fadnavis, India Today reported.

Will Eknath Shinde swear in as Maharashtra deputy CM? Suspense still prevails

Dec 05, 2024, at 09:04 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: The suspense over who would become the next Maharashtra chief minister may have subsided but over who wouldtake oath Devendra Fadnavis' deputy prevailed even hours ahead of the oath-taking ceremony, media reports said.

Devendra Fadnavis to swear in as Maharashtra CM today, PM Modi to attend

Dec 05, 2024, at 05:26 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis will on Thursday take oath as the Maharashtra chief minister, more than 10 days after the Mahayuti stormed back to power in the country's richest state.

Maharashtra stalemate ends, Eknath Shinde to take oath as one of the Deputy CMs: Reports

Dec 05, 2024, at 02:21 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Eknath Shinde, who opted out of the race for the Maharashtra top post, will join the Devendra Fadnavis government as his Deputy, NDTV quoting sources reported.

Devendra Fadnavis stakes claim to form government in Maharashtra

Dec 04, 2024, at 09:32 pm

BJP strongman Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday staked a claim to form the new government in Maharashtra.

Devendra Fadnavis picked as BJP legislative party head, set to be Maharashtra CM

Dec 04, 2024, at 06:09 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Devendra Fadnavis was on Wednesday chosen as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s legislative party head at a core committee meeting.

Devendra Fadnavis meets Eknath Shinde in Mumbai as suspense over Maharashtra CM post continues

Dec 04, 2024, at 05:33 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis Tuesday met outgoing Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde amid continuous suspense on who will take over the top post in the politically crucial state.

Mahayuti likely to name Devendra Fadnavis as Maharashtra CM tomorrow

Dec 03, 2024, at 06:57 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: The Mahayuti is likely to formally announce the name of the Maharashtra chief minister on Wednesday, ending the suspense over who would assume the top post in the richest state of the country, media reports said.

BJP appoints observers for meeting to decide next Maharashtra chief minister

Dec 03, 2024, at 05:01 am

Mumbai/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has named Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and ex-Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani as the designated 'observers' for a meeting of its newly elected Maharashtra MLAs on Monday, which was commenced to discuss the next Chief Minister of the state.

'People feel I should be CM': 'Common man' Eknath Shinde's strong pitch for top post in Maharashtra

Dec 02, 2024, at 05:26 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra caretaker Chief Minister and Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde has made a strong pitch for his return to the top post though it is likely for a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader to lead the next government in the richest state of the country.

Eknath Shinde leaves for home after talks in Delhi, Sena says he is not upset amid speculations of rift in Mahayuti

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.

Mahayuti leaders hold 'positive' meeting in Delhi, suspense over Maharashtra CM on

Nov 29, 2024, at 06:57 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The suspense over who would become the next Maharashtra Chief Minister lingered even after the first meeting of the Mahayuti top leaders was held in the national capital Delhi on Thursday night.

Congress's overconfidence cost us: Team Uddhav Thackeray on Maharashtra decimation

Nov 29, 2024, at 01:11 am

Mumbai/IBNS: A senior leader from the Shiv Sena (UBT) faction has blamed the Congress party and its "overconfidence" for the Maha Vikas Aghadi's decimation in Maharashtra.

Amit Shah to meet Mahayuti leaders today to pick next Maharashtra CM amid prevailing suspense

Nov 28, 2024, at 04:14 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will on Thursday meet three Mahayuti leaders- caretaker Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)'s Ajit Pawar- in the national capital Delhi to finalise the name of the next Chief Minister of the western state.

Won't obstruct: Eknath Shinde leaves it to BJP top brass to take a call on Maharashtra CM decision

Nov 28, 2024, at 02:18 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Eknath Shinde, who is in the race for the top post in Maharashtra, has said he has left the decision to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Maharashtra will get a BJP chief minister, 2 deputies from allies: Reports

Nov 28, 2024, at 12:43 am

Mumbai/IBNS: The politically crucial state of Maharashtra will have a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) face as its next chief minister, NDTV reported citing sources.

Eknath Shinde resigns as Maharashtra CM amid suspense over top post

Nov 26, 2024, at 07:09 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday resigned as per norms before the formation of a new government amid the suspense brewing over whether the Shiv Sena leader will continue or will be replaced, media reports said.

'People of Maharashtra rejected false narrative': BRS leader KTR tears into Congress after poll defeat

Nov 25, 2024, at 02:28 am

Hyderabad: Telangana's Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president, KT Rama Rao (KTR), launched a scathing critique of Congress and Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, accusing them of spreading "false propaganda" that was decisively rejected by the people of Maharashtra, 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.

Wiped out in Maharashtra, dismal show in Jharkhand, Congress emerges as the weakest link in I.N.D.I.A.

Nov 24, 2024, at 02:14 am

New Delhi: The emphatic triumph of the ruling Maha Yuti in Maharashtra and the impressive showing of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) in Jharkhand on Saturday seems to vindicate the observation that the Congress is the weakest link in the I.N.D.I.A.

It is a win for development and good governance, says Narendra Modi after landslide victory in Maharashtra

Nov 23, 2024, at 11:07 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday praised his Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA government's landslide victory in Maharashtra and said it was a win for development and good governance.

What is Ladki Bahin Yojana heavily credited for Mahayuti's landslide win in Maharashtra?

Nov 23, 2024, at 08:55 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: In 2023, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had returned to power in Madhya Pradesh defying the exit polls that had predicted a tight race. A much of the credits were given to erstwhile Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's Ladli Behna Yojana, a monthly financial assistance to women.

Mahayuti routs MVA in Maharashtra, INDIA retains Jharkhand; Priyanka's triumphant poll debut

Nov 23, 2024, at 07:26 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Overcoming the jolt it had suffered in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Mahayuti- led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)- routed the Maha Vikas Aghadi in Maharashtra, which went to assembly elections on November 20.

Will Devendra Fadnavis return as Maharashtra CM after BJP emerges as single largest party?

Nov 23, 2024, at 05:49 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Murmurs over Devendra Fadnavis' return as the Maharashtra Chief Minister started after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the single largest party in the state assembly, media reports said.

How can Mahayuti win over 200 seats? Sanjay Raut cries foul over Maharashtra mandate

Nov 23, 2024, at 05:32 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray camp) leader Sanjay Raut has refused to accept the probable defeat of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in the Maharashtra assembly elections expressing a surprise over the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Mahayuti's resounding performance.

Mahayuti set to sweep Maharashtra, JMM-Congress ahead in Jharkhand

Nov 23, 2024, at 04:02 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led coalition Mahayuti is all set for a sweep in Maharashtra, which went to assembly elections on November 20.