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The Opposition fears an "imminent defeat" in the upcoming local body polls, he said, adding that the ruling Mahayuti, comprising the BJP, Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar's NCP, will sweep the elections. Leaders of various Opposition parties, including the Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress, NCP (SP) and MNS, recently met the State Election Commissioner and the Chief Electoral Officer, while claiming that there are duplicate names in the electoral rolls across different addresses and assembly segments. They ur ...Read More >

Mumbai, Oct 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday set at rest speculation about moving to Delhi, asserting that he will continue in the present post till 2029. He also stated that the present composition of the MahaYuti government will not be changed. "I will continue as Maharashtra Chief Minister till 2029. As far as I know, my party, Delhi, is still far away," he noted. Fadnavis, during his interaction with the reporters on the occasion of Diwali at his official ...Read More >

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 22 (ANI): Congress MLC Bhai Jagtap on Wednesday said that the party should contest the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections independently of an alliance. While Congress is part of the Mahavikas Aghadi (MVA) with the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP), Bhai Jagtap expressed his desire for the party to contest the civic polls independently. Also Read | Amit Shah Birthday: Indian Cinema Stars ...Read More >

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 22 (ANI): Congress MLC Bhai Jagtap on Wednesday said that the party should contest the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections independently of an alliance. While Congress is part of the Mahavikas Aghadi (MVA) with the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP), Bhai Jagtap expressed his desire for the party to contest the civic polls independently. He also stated that the final call will be taken by ...Read More >
Mumbai: Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday said while his party supports MNS chief Raj Thackeray's claim of 96 lakh bogus voters in the state's poll rolls, it has never said it won't contest the BMC elections."We only said that the voter list should be corrected first," he said when asked about Raj challenging EC over how it planned to hold the local body polls without cleaning up the voters' list. Raut said Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, Congress leaders an ...Read More >

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 20 (ANI): Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Anand Dubey on Monday backed the allegations made by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray against the Election Commission of India (ECI). Speaking to ANI, Dubey claimed that there is no transparency and alleged that the ECI is exploiting the opposition parties. "Ever since the Haryana elections were held, these allegations have been levelled against the Election Commission... A big leader like Balasaheb Thor ...Read More >

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 20 (ANI): Reacting to allegations made by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray against the Election Commission, BJP leader Kirit Somaiya said on Monday that both Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray are raising questions because the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is slipping out of their hands. This comes after Raj Thackeray claimed that 9.6 million fake voters have been added ahead of the Mumbai civic body polls. Speaking to ANI, S ...Read More >

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 20 (ANI): Samajwadi Party leader Abu Asmi Azmi on Monday backed MNS Chief Raj Thackeray's allegations over 'fake voters', demanding revision of the voter list before holding the local body elections in Maharashtra. "I welcome the statement of MNS chief Raj Thackeray...Those leaders whose vote bank exceeded the number of one lakh have lost the elections here. Many big leaders of the opposition lost the elections, and the BJP won," Azmi said. "There is some ...Read More >

Mumbai, Oct 19: MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday alleged that 96 lakh fake voters have been added to Maharashtra's electoral rolls and challenged the Election Commission, asking how it will hold the local body polls without cleaning up the voters' list. Addressing booth-level agents of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), Thackeray said if polls are held by rigging the voters' list, then it is the biggest insult to electors. He urged his party workers to verify the voters' list to find out fa ...Read More >

MUMBAI: MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday dared the State Election Commission (SEC) to hold local self-government elections before sorting out the mess in the electoral rolls. He claimed there were 9.6 million bogus voters on the rolls, and emphasised that the EC had to first set the rolls right even if it took a year. Thackeray was speaking to booth-level agents and office-bearers of his party at NESCO Ground, Goregaon, where he held a meeting on Sunday afternoon as part of the pre-election pr ...Read More >

MUMBAI: After taking up the issue of alleged voter list fudging directly with the Election Commission (EC), political parties, mainly the opposition, have decided to take the matter to the people. Questioning the integrity of the poll body, they will hit the Mumbai streets on November 1 in a march similar to the one led by Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi in August. All the senior leaders such as Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray, Raj Thackeray and Harshwardhan Sapkal are expected to participate in the m ...Read More >

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 19 (ANI): Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday announced plans for a meeting with election officials in Maharashtra, led by party chief Uddhav Thackeray, to address concerns over discrepancies in the voter list. Raut stated that Thackeray, along with other party leaders, including Raj Thackeray of MNS and Sharad Pawar of NCP-SCP, will meet officials to discuss voter list discrepancies. "Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, MNS chief Raj Thackeray, C ...Read More >

Mumbai: In a significant political development ahead of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) elections, Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) have announced a pre-poll alliance, aiming to secure more than 75 seats in what is widely regarded as Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's stronghold. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut confirmed the alliance on Saturday, describing it as a turning point in Maharashtra's political landscape and a step toward uniting the Ma ...Read More >

Mumbai: Although cousins Uddhav and Raj Thackeray are yet to announce a formal alliance for the BMC polls, UBT MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday said the parties will ally together for the polls to the Thane Municipal Corporation and will win with at least 75 seats.He was responding to the BJP's slogan in Thane, "Abki Baar 70 paar" (this time we will cross 70)."The SS UBT and MNS will contest Thane and we will come to power. Our slogan is that we will cross 75 seats. Two Thackerays will create a storm, ...Read More >

Thane, Oct 19 (PTI) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has said the government is fully committed to compensating flood-affected farmers in the state and will not let their Diwali be dark. On the speculation of an alliance between the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) and his cousin Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) for the upcoming local body polls in the state, Shinde on Saturday said those who don't stand by their principles will be rejected by the people. "So ...Read More >

Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday announced that his party will contest the upcoming Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) elections in alliance with the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS). He raised the slogan "75 seats paar" (crossing 75 seats) as a target out of the total 131 seats in the civic body and also said that any other party that wants to align with his party will also have to join hands with Raj Thackeray. The announcement comes on a day NCP, a const ...Read More >
UBT chief's presence at annual MNS event signifies a clear reunion between Thackery brothers ahead of BMC pollsThe MNS's invitation to Uddhav Thackeray for Deepotsav at Shivaji Park on October 17, marks a direct signal yet of an emerging political realignment in Maharashtra, highlighting the potential revival of a united Marathi political front.The invitation follows several recent public meetings between the Thackeray cousins, signalling a steady thaw in relations and a possible reunion ahead o ...Read More >

Mumbai, Oct 18 (PTI) The Shiv Sena (UBT) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena will contest the Thane civic polls together and win over 75 seats, Sanjay Raut of the Uddhav Thackeray-led party said on Saturday. His remarks came amid a section of BJP leaders wanting the party to go solo in Thane, which is known to be the bastion of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his Shiv Sena. "Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS will contest together and win Thane. Our slogan is 75 paar (more than 75 seats)," ...Read More >

Leaders accuse both the SEC and the ECI of failing to maintain transparency and allowing manipulation of voter dataIn a rare show of unity, Maharashtra's opposition leaders came together on Tuesday to raise serious allegations of large-scale irregularities in the voter lists for the local body elections. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray jointly led the charge, accusing both the State Election Commission (SEC) and the Election Commi ...Read More >

While the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) has batted for the Raj Thackeray-led MNS joining the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance in Maharashtra for the upcoming local body elections, the Congress party, a key MVA ally, does not seem to be in favour of joining hands with the MNS, at least not at this stage with the crucial Bihar Assembly elections scheduled for next month. Significantly, the Sharad Pawar-led NCP(SP), another constituent of the MVA, is also not averse to taking the ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Congress has conveyed to the party leadership that it does not favour an alliance with the Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) Sena for the upcoming local body elections - not just in Mumbai but across the state - arguing that the partnership has become counterproductive. The party is concerned that UBT Sena's outreach to Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) could alienate its north Indian and Muslim voter base, not only in Maharashtra but also in Bihar. UBT Sen ...Read More >
Mumbai: State Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) S Chockalingam has forwarded a joint representation of opposition parties demanding a short Special Summary Revision (SSR) and carrying out de-duplication in electoral rolls before the local body polls to Sanjay Kumar, deputy election commissioner, Election Commission of India (ECI).In his letter, Chockalingam said that since Supreme Court directed the State Election Commission (SEC) of Maharashtra to complete the election process of local bodies befor ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Congress has conveyed to the party leadership that it does not favour an alliance with the Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) Sena for the upcoming local body elections - not just in Mumbai but across the state - arguing that the partnership has become counterproductive. The party is concerned that UBT Sena's outreach to Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) could alienate its north Indian and Muslim voter base, not only in Maharashtra but also in Bihar. UBT Sen ...Read More >

Mumbai, Oct 16 (PTI) Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam on Thursday accused the Congress of double standards and sought to know from the party whether the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) is now a member of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance. Speaking at a press conference, Nirupam said the presence of MNS representatives alongside Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) members in a delegation that met the Election Commission on Tuesday and Wednesday over voter list discrepancies proves Raj Thackeray has ...Read More >

Mumbai, Oct 16 (PTI) The Maharashtra Chief Electoral Office on Thursday conveyed to the Election Commission of India a demand by opposition leaders for a Special Summary Revision (SSR) of electoral rolls before conducting local body polls. An official at the state Chief Electoral Office confirmed that the opposition's demand regarding SSR has been conveyed to the Election Commission of India, which will now take a decision on it. On Wednesday, a delegation comprising Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddh ...Read More >

Mumbai: After opposing the inclusion of Raj Thackeray-led MNS in the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance, Maharashtra Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal has softened his stand, saying the final decision in this regard will be taken by the INDIA bloc parties. "It would not be correct to comment on the issue as no proposal has been received from the MNS on joining the Opposition INDIA bloc," said Sapkal on Thursday. His comments came after Raj Thackeray joined the MVA leaders to meet sta ...Read More >

Buldhana (Maharashtra), Oct 16 (PTI) Echoing the Opposition's allegations of anomalies in electoral rolls, ruling Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad on Thursday demanded that the Election Commission remove 'dual' voters as well as the dead ones from the lists. Talking to reporters, he said every voter should be linked to the Aadhaar card and death certificate, so that the name of a deceased person can be removed from the lists immediately after the death. "Why is the Election Commission not deleting ...Read More >

Mumbai, Oct 16 (PTI) Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal on Thursday clarified that no proposal has been received from the Raj Thackeray-led MNS on joining the Opposition INDIA bloc, a national level front against the ruling BJP. Talking to reporters here, Sapkal asserted the issue of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) joining INDIA bloc doesn't arise as no proposal in this regard has been received yet from the Raj Thackeray-headed outfit. MNS president Raj Thackeray was part ...Read More >

Mumbai, Oct 16 (PTI) Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal on Thursday sought to downplay his absence from an Opposition delegation that met the State Election Commission (SEC) and maintained he was unaware of any complaint against him to the party leadership over the issue. Talking to reporters here, Sapkal noted the Congress was duly represented in the multi-party delegation of Opposition leaders and he could not accompany them due to a pre-scheduled meeting with party leadership ...Read More >

The massive congestion on Tuesday evening left vehicles barely inching forward for hours. Palghar: A massive traffic jam on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway in Maharashtra's Palghar district stranded more than 500 students and commuters for nearly 12 hours, officials said on Wednesday. Twelve buses carrying students from Classes 5 to 10 of different schools, along with some college students from neighbouring Thane and Mumbai, were caught in the gridlock stretching for several kilometres ...Read More >
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