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39 ministers included in Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra cabinet

Dec 16, 2024, at 11:46 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: The Maharashtra new cabinet headed by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has inducted 39 ministers while dropping 11 key faces from the Mahayuti alliance sparking protests.

Maharashtra: Fadnavis to face setback as crucial finance portfolio likely to go to Ajit Pawar

Jul 14, 2023, at 01:07 am

Mumbai: The alliance between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Shiv Sena, and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in Maharashtra could face internal conflicts as recent developments indicate that the finance ministry might slip out of the hands of Devendra Fadnavis to Ajit Pawar, India Today reported.

NCP to show their places to party breakers: Party chief Sharad Pawar

Jul 03, 2023, at 10:53 pm

Satara: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Monday warned rebel MLAs that the party would show them their places.

Maha political crisis: NCP files disqualification petition against 9 MLAs

Jul 03, 2023, at 08:03 pm

Mumbai/UNI: NCP state president and former water resources minister Jayant Patil late on Sunday night said that a disqualification petition was filed with the assembly speaker by mail against 9 MLAs, including Ajit Pawar after they acted against the party interest and joined the Shinde-Fadnavis government.

Ajit Pawar takes oath as Maharashtra Deputy CM

Jul 02, 2023, at 08:22 pm

Mumbai: The Maharashtrian political scenario witnessed yet another major change on Sunday when NCP leader Ajit Pawar took oath as the Deputy CM of the state.

MVA's mega rally to oppose 'insults of great men' and Maharashtra under Shinde-Fadnavis govt

Dec 18, 2022, at 03:21 am

Mumbai/IBNS: The Mahavikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance held a mega rally to protest “borderism” and the “insults of great men” under the Eknath Shinde-led government

Maharashtra: Uddhav Thackeray's nephew meets Eknath Shinde, offers support

Jul 30, 2022, at 03:10 am

Mumbai: Uddhav Thackeray, who was forced to step down as the chief minister of Maharashtra after a coup by Shiv Sena MLAs and is struggling to hold on to the legacy of the party founded by his father Bal Thackeray, suffered another setback as his nephew Nihar Thackeray met Eknath Shinde and pledged his support.

Maharashtra politics: Shiv Sena MLAs may move to Goa ahead of floor test

Jun 29, 2022, at 07:08 pm

Panaji: Ahead of the floor test to be held in the Maharashtra assembly on Thursday, Shiv Sena MLAs may come to this coastal state on Wednesday.

Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde with 40 MLAs reach Assam

Jun 22, 2022, at 03:10 pm

Guwahati: Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde along with other party MLAs arrived in Guwahati in BJP-ruled Assam early this morning. 

Nawab Malik promises to make explosive revelations after Fadnavis links him to underworld

Nov 10, 2021, at 12:27 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik promised to drop a truth bomb loaded with explosive revelations and expose Devendra Fadnavis's alleged links with the underworld soon after the former chief minister alleged in a press conference that Malik and his family had strong links with the underworld and 1993 Mumbai bombing accused.

Uddhav Thackeray to take oath as Maharashtra CM today

Nov 28, 2019, at 08:38 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Ending a long political crisis in the state of Maharashtra, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray is all set to take oath as the Chief Minister on Thursday.  

Maharashtra political tussle: 283 MLAs take oaths; Uddhav Thackeray to be sworn-in as CM tomorrow

Nov 27, 2019, at 05:30 pm

Mumbai/UNI/IBNS: Amid camaraderie and cheerful faces all around, 283, out of the total 288 newly-elected legislators of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, took their oath of office at the Vidhan Bhavan here on Wednesday.

Maharashtra political tussle: SC to give its verdict on Sena-NCP-Congress plea today

Nov 26, 2019, at 08:37 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court is likely to 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 on Tuesday.

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.

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.

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.

Anything can happen in cricket and politics, says Nitin Gadkari

Nov 23, 2019, at 06:25 pm

Nagpur/UNI: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said that anything could happen in cricket and politics.

Congress slams BJP over Maharashtra government formation

Nov 23, 2019, at 05:50 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the early morning swearing-in of Devendra Fadnavis as Chief Minister and Ajit Pawar as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, the Congress on Saturday said that 'November 23, 2019 shall go down in the history of India as a black chapter'.

We will provide a stable government: Devendra Fadnavis 

Nov 23, 2019, at 04:32 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Returning as the Maharashtra CM for the second term following days of changes in the political scenario in the state, Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday assured people that he will provide a 'stable government' to them.

Rajnath Singh defends governor in Maharastra government formation

Nov 23, 2019, at 04:26 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh defended the act of the state governor in inviting BJP-NCP to form the Maharashtra government on Saturday.

Maharashtra political tussle: Meet of Sena-NCP-Cong legislature delegation postponed

Nov 16, 2019, at 06:18 pm

Mumbai/UNI: Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party and Congress legislature delegation on Saturday postponed their meet with Governor B S Koshyari citing logistical reasons.

Maharashtra tussle: Governor recommends President's rule

Nov 12, 2019, at 04:26 pm

New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Amid the uncertainty prevailing over the formation of government in Maharashtra, the Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Tuesday submitted a report to recommend President's rule in the state.

Maharashtra political tussle: Shiv Sena likely to approach SC against Guv's decision

Nov 12, 2019, at 04:24 pm

Mumbai/UNI/IBNS: Shiv Sena may approach the Supreme Court against the decision of the Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, who has not given 'more time' to form the government.

Maharashtra: Governor invites Shiv Sena to form government

Nov 10, 2019, at 09:55 pm

Mumbai/IBNS/UNI: Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Sunday invited leaders of the second largest party, the Shiv Sena, to form government, following the refusal of BJP to do so.

Maharashtra political crisis: Shiv Sena supremo Uddhav Thackeray counters Devendra Fadnavis

Nov 08, 2019, at 07:23 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Barely an hour after Devendra Fadnavis addressed a press conference after resigning as the chief minister of Maharashtra, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray came out to counter him and said they had spoken to Home Minister Amit Shah about the 50:50 formula ahead of the state polls.

Devendra Fadnavis resigns as Maharashtra CM

Nov 08, 2019, at 04:51 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: In a major development, Devendra Fadnavis on Friday resigned from his position of the Maharashtra Chief Minister.

A new Govt will be soon installed in Maharashtra: Dvendra Fadnavis

Nov 04, 2019, at 04:15 pm

New Delhi, Nov 4 (UNI) Amid continued stalemate in government formation in Maharashtra, the state Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met BJP chief and Union Home Minister Amit Shah here on Monday and later exuded confidence that he is "assured" that a government will be installed in the western state soon.

BJP holds meeting of elected MLA

Oct 30, 2019, at 03:50 pm

Mumbai, Oct 30 (UNI) Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday said the party is not holding the meet of its' legislature and called the future political happenings as fate of Maharashtra.