Senior leader of the NCP and party chief Sharad Pawar’s daughter, Supriya Sule, put out a message on WhatsApp clearing the air on the twist in the political scene in Maharashtra. Supriya Sule’s comments came on the back of a massive twist in the state after the BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis took […]
BJP alone will win more than 65 seats in assembly election: Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das
Jharkhand chief minister Raghubar Das said on Thursday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would achieve its target of 65-plus seat in the House of 81 on its own workers even as its alliance with the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) Party stares at an uncertain future. Speaking to reporters […]
Snubbed by BJP, LJP says it will contest 50 seats in Jharkhand polls
The National Democratic Alliance broke up in Jharkhand before the assembly polls as the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) decided to walk separately and contest the assembly polls independently, after a cold response from the BJP leaderships over their request to grant six seats to the Chirag Paswan-led party. The state […]
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, […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
In Shiv Sena’s latest dart at BJP, Devendra Fadnavis is ‘outgoing’ CM
The Shiv Sena took a swipe at Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday and called him the “outgoing chief minister”. The Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ said that Fadnavis seemed to be at a “loss for words” after his meeting with BJP president Amit Shah in Delhi on Monday. The Sena and the BJP have been […]
Guv can grant extension to BJP for Maharashtra govt formation
Although the new government should be formed by November 9, when the tenure of the incumbent Assembly comes to an end, experts say the governor has the power to give a few more days to the single-largest party to form the government. Experts’ view is contrary to finance minister Sudhir Mungantiwar’s […]
Police begin inquiry into Jharkhand BJP MP’s ‘derogatory’ remarks against disabled
Police in Jharkhand’s Jamtara on Sunday initiated a preliminary inquiry into an alleged derogatory remark made by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) Godda lawmaker Nishikant Dubey following a directive of the Election Commission of India (ECI). Dubey had asked people to vote for the BJP’s candidates even if they were […]
Fadnavis likely to meet Shah in Delhi tomorrow amid Maharashtra stalemate
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis is likely to visit New Delhi on Monday to meet Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on the current stalemate over government formation in the state, a senior BJP leader said. The result of Maharashtra and Haryana assembly elections were declared on October 24, […]
Opposition set to corner government on economic slowdown during the winter session
The Maharashtra and Haryana assembly poll results have re-energised the Congress-led Opposition and armed it with the much-needed ammunition to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in the upcoming winter session of Parliament. In the October 21 elections, its first major electoral test since […]
In Shiv Sena leader’s new dart at BJP, a warning on options before Uddhav Thackeray
Picking up from where Shiv Sena boss Uddhav Thackeray had left it yesterday, his party continued to play hardball over its initial demand for the chief minister’s post on Friday and delivered a sharp warning to the BJP that it could look at other political formations if its demand for […]
BJP leader’s message to Sena over Maharashtra govt formation
Amid a tussle between allies Shiv Sena and BJP over sharing of power in Maharashtra, BJP leader Sudhir Mungantiwar on Tuesday said the Assembly election mandate was for “Mahayuti” or grand alliance and asserted that his party too had various options open before it to form government. Playing hardball, the […]
CM post or key portfolios: Sena’s choices to BJP in Maharashtra
As the informal communication for power-sharing formula between the BJP and Shiv Sena to form the government in the state has begun, the latter has indicated that it would want key portfolios such as home, urban development and revenue in lieu for chief ministership. However, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis is […]