Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi over relief for drought hit farmers in Maharashtra. Pawar’s meeting with PM Modi comes in the backdrop of a logjam in Maharashtra over the formation of a new government. The meeting between Pawar and Modi will take place around […]
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Maharashtra may be moving towards President’s rule: Experts
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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‘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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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 […]
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Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut to meet Maharashtra governor at 5 pm today
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut along with other senior party leaders is scheduled to meet Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Monday at 5 pm. “Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, along with other senior party leaders, is scheduled to meet Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at 5 pm tomorrow,” the office of […]
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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, […]
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‘Unlikely to join govt’: Cong to wait and watch Maharashtra political situation for now
Divided over the option to support the Shiv Sena to form the government in the state, the Congress has decided to wait and gauge the political situation over the next few days. The Congress does not want to take any ‘active role’ in the government, and is instead tapping the […]
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Uddhav Thackeray’s word will be final, says Aaditya on Maharashtra govt formation
Newly-elected Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray said on Thursday party chief and his father Uddhav Thackeray’s word on government formation in Maharashtra will be last. Aaditya Thackeray’s comment came after a delegation of Shiv Sena leaders met Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari amid a discussion between his party and alliance […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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‘If you show arrogance…’: Sena after ally BJP’s vote share dips in Maharashtra
A day after the poll results in Maharashtra, where the BJP got lesser seats compared to 2014 elections, the Shiv Sena on Friday took a dig at its senior ally, saying there was no “maha janadesh” and the outcome was in fact a rap on the knuckles for those high […]
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BJP candidate Pankaja Munde trails in Parli against NCP’sDhananjay Munde
Maharashtra’s rural development minister and the BJP’s OBC face Pankaja Munde was on Thursday trailing against her cousin Dhananjay Munde of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in the state’s Parli constituency. Pankaja Munde is seeking her third term from Parli, a constituency that was once represented by her father and former […]
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BJP-Shiv Sena takes big lead in Maharashtra
After the counting of first few rounds, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena have taken a big lead on more than 175 seats clearly indicating of its coming back to the power. Except rural development minister Pankaja Munde, other BJP bigwigs, including chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, Chandrakant Patil, […]