Constitutional experts feel Maharashtra is moving towards President’s rule after two parties, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena, have failed to prove their ability to form the next government. While BJP, which is the single-largest party with 105 seats, did not stake claim to form the government on Sunday, […]
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Congress, NCP go into huddle over support for Shiv Sena in Maharashtra
The top leadership of the Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) are holding separate meetings on Monday to discuss the political situation in Maharashtra. The Congress has called a meeting at party president Sonia Gandhi’s residence in Delhi to discuss the way forward for the party in Maharashtra , news agency ANI […]
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Shiv Sena’s Arvind Sawant exits NDA govt as ties with BJP worsen
Shiv Sena’s lone minister at the Centre quit the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government on Monday a day after the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) said that it was open to supporting his party to form the government in Maharashtra if it quit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led coalition. Arvind Sawant, […]
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BJP may be forced to sit in Opposition in Maharashtra
As Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) turned down the Governor’s invite to form the government in Maharashtra on Sunday, an old video clip of its senior leader, the late Gopinath Munde, started doing the rounds. In this clip, recorded ahead of the 2014 state Assembly elections, Munde, then a Union minister, […]
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Cong, JMM, RJD release first lists of candidates for Jharkhand polls
Amidst the pull and push over Bishrampur and Ghatshila assembly seats, the Congress, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) came out with their first lists of candidates for the Jharkhand assembly polls on Sunday. While the Congress cleared the name of Chandrashekhar Dubey from Bishrampur, the RJD […]
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‘It will not be right’: Raut warns against a caretaker govt in Maharashtra
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Friday warned that any attempt by the Fadnavis government to retain power under the garb of a caretaker government in Maharashtra will not be right. The statement came amid reports that the Bharatiya Janata Party was exploring the possibility of the governor asking Devendra Fadnavis to […]
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Shiv Sena accuses BJP of creating ‘instability’ as Maharashtra deadline looms
The Shiv Sena once again used its mouthpiece Saamana to launch a tirade against ally Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday accusing it of creating ‘instability’ in Maharashtra, which remains without a government even after 15 days of the assembly results being announced as the two allies continue to spar. The two […]
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Jharkhand Assembly Election 2019:JMM to fight at least 42 seats
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) working president on Wednesday announced that the party will contest at least 42 assembly seats in the upcoming assembly elections. It can also go up, said Hemant, adding, the final contour of the alliance will be clear on Thursday, at least for those seats that would […]
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Amit Shah meets BJP leaders in Jharkhand to finalise candidates for assembly election
BJP President Amit Shah on Thursday met the party’s core committee members at his residence to finalise the list of candidates for forthcoming Assembly elections in Jharkhand. The meeting, which concluded at 10 pm, was attended by Chief Minister Raghbar das, Union Minister Arjun Munda, Assembly polls in-charge Om Mathur, […]
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Women voters hold key on 10 of 28 tribal seats in Jharkhand
Political parties are eying on women voters in tribal constituencies where their numbers are more than male voters in the state electoral roll or their participation was higher than their counterparts at polling stations during the parliamentary polls held in summer. Women voters may call the shots in deciding fate […]
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No nominations filed for Jharkhand assembly polls on day one
No nomination was filed on the very first day of the nomination process for the first phase of assembly polls on 13 seats, which will go to polls on November 30, officials said. “No nomination was filed, as per the information we received till evening. However, few aspiring candidates have […]
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Join govt now, will discuss CM post later: BJP to Sena in back-channel talks
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) made its first concrete move on Wednesday to end the deadlock with ally Shiv Sena over government formation, with the tenure of the outgoing Maharashtra government ending on Saturday. BJP announced that its leaders would meet Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Thursday. The party is hoping […]
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Jharkhand Assembly Election 2019: CM Raghubar Das has a ‘challenger’ on his seat Jamshedpur (East)
The BJP’s Jharkhand election committee was on Wednesday taken aback when it received an application from one of its own worker seeking ticket to contest from chief minister Raghubar Das’ assembly constituency Jamshedpur (East). No one, however, sought a ticket for Khunti assembly segment, which is currently represented by rural […]
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At meeting with Shiv Sena, Sharad Pawar explains his stand on government formation
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut drove down to Nationalist Congress Party boss Sharad Pawar’s South Mumbai residence for a meeting on Wednesday morning. This is Raut’s second meeting with Sharad Pawar after the Maharashtra election results were declared last month. The first one had triggered speculation, much of it fuelled […]
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In Shiv Sena’s latest statement, a clear and firm message for BJP
It’s day 13 since Maharashtra assembly election results were announced and the state is no closer to getting a government. As the November 9 deadline to have a government in place looms, Shiv Sena on Wednesday made it clear that ‘no new proposals will be discussed’ indicating that there was […]