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Mumbai/Pune, Apr 9 (PTI) The Opposition Congress on Thursday opted out of the bypoll to the Baramati assembly seat in Maharashtra at the last moment, giving a virtual walkover to ruling NCP candidate and Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar though a contest will still take place as 22 other nominees remain in the fray. After initially appearing firm to contest the April 23 bypoll, necessitated due to the death of former Deputy Chief Minister and sitting Baramati MLA Ajit Pawar, the husband of Sunetra, the C ...Read More >
Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Monday declared that he will not take part in deputy chief minister and NCP president Sunetra Pawar's campaign for the Baramati assembly by-elections. During a media interaction in New Delhi, the veteran leader said there was no need for him to campaign as his party has not fielded a candidate for the bypolls. He added that he took the decision as the head of the Pawar family and not as the NCP (SP) chief. The bypolls for the Ba ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 9 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday said the opposition had an opportunity to get its demand of registration of an FIR in Ajit Pawar plane crash fulfilled in exchange of withdrawal of the Congress candidate from the Baramati assembly bypoll. He said there was a chance before the opposition parties to "unmask" the BJP. Raut was responding to reporters' query about the Congress' withdrawal of its candidate, Akash More, from the bypoll to the Baramati assembly segme ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Senior NCP (SP) leaders, including party chief Sharad Pawar, Supriya Sule, and Rohit Pawar, on Thursday appealed to the Congress to withdraw its candidate against NCP president and Maharashtra deputy CM Sunetra Pawar in the Baramati assembly bypoll.The bypoll was necessitated by the death of then Maharashtra deputy CM and NCP chief Ajit Pawar in a plane crash in January. He had held the Baramati seat -- a Pawar family stronghold since the 1960s -- winning it consecutively since 1991.S ...Read More >
Mumbai: A day before the deadline to withdraw nominations for the Baramati assembly byelection expires on Thursday, deputy chief minister and the NCP's bypoll candidate Sunetra Pawar on Wednesday called up Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal, seeking the grand old party's support for her unopposed victory. Sapkal, however, suggested she get in touch with the top Congress leadership, sources in the NCP and Congress told Hindustan Times. The development came hours after Pawar met c ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 8 (PTI) The Maharashtra Congress on Wednesday said no leader from the BJP has approached it to seek withdrawal of its candidate's nomination for the Baramati assembly bypoll, terming the claims as "false, misleading and baseless". The party said in a statement that reports suggesting any communication between the BJP and the Congress on the issue were "incorrect and devoid of facts". Alleging a deliberate attempt to create confusion, the Congress claimed that such misinformation wa ...Read More >
Mumbai, April 8 (UNI) Following the death of former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar in a plane accident on January 28, the Baramati byelection has become a focal point of statewide interest. Wife of Ajit Pawar, Sunetra Pawar, is the candidate for the NCP faction. Facing her is the main Opposition Congress' Akash More. Karuna Munde (Swarajya Shakti Sena) and Abhijit Bichukle as an independent have added a layer of unpredictability to the contest. There were efforts to keep the election unoppose ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 8 (ANI): Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was busy dropping "verbal bombs" at political opponents in poll-bound states while Pakistan played a role in the ceasefire between the United States, Israel and Iran. Addressing a press conference in Mumbai, Raut demanded that PM Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar resign from their respective positions. Raising concern over the credit of the ceasefire being at ...Read More >
Thane, Apr 7 (PTI) A labourer has been arrested for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl at a construction site in Maharashtra's Thane city, police said on Tuesday, adding that the victim is undergoing treatment at the civil hospital. The incident triggered outrage with political parties demanding verification of migrant labourers employed at the construction sites. The 45-year-old accused was nabbed within hours of the crime, which occurred in the Naupada area on Monday evening, an official ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 7 (PTI) Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal on Tuesday termed as unnecessary the controversy surrounding his party's decision to field a candidate for the Baramati by-election against Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar. Talking to reporters here, he said that there was no need for creating a controversy over candidates or party positions. Sunetra Pawar, who heads the ruling Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), is contesting the April 23 by-election to Baramati, necessi ...Read More >
Pune, Apr 7 (PTI) NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Tuesday termed as "inappropriate" the remarks made by NCP leader Parth Pawar about Congress' "downfall" in Maharashtra, and called for a dialogue to ensure that the Baramati by-election goes unopposed. He stressed the need to remain grounded irrespective of whether one is in power or is part of the Opposition. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP president Sunetra Pawar is contesting the April 23 bypoll to the Baramati assembly seat, which was ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday backed West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's demand for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's resignation, while calling her a "lioness." Addressing a press conference in Mumbai, Raut called CM Mamata's demand "justified" while expressing confidence in TMC's victory in the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections. "Mamata Banerjee has demanded the resignation of the Prime Minister. She is like a lioness. BJP will never be able to win in Bengal. You will see ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 7 (ANI): Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday backed West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's demand for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's resignation, while calling her a "lioness." Addressing a press conference in Mumbai, Raut called CM Mamata's demand "justified" while expressing confidence in TMC's victory in the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections. "Mamata Banerjee has demanded the resignation of the Prime Minister. She is like a lioness. BJP will never b ...Read More >
Shiv Sena (UBT) on Monday slammed the Congress's attitude towards alliance partners in Maharashtra, saying it should keep them together if it wants to return to power at the Centre. An editorial in the party's mouthpiece, Saamana, called the Congress's stance of maintaining distance from the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) partners on certain issues narrow-minded. It took exception to Maharashtra Congress chief Harshvardhan Sapkal expressing reservations about the Nationalist Congress Party - Sh ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Congress's decision to field Akash More against Sunetra Pawar in the Baramati bypoll has exposed fresh cracks within the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA). Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Monday attacked the grand old party saying the Baramati result is a foregone conclusion. However, the Congress slammed Raut saying statements made through party platforms should not create confusion within the alliance. "Baramati is the Pawar family's stronghold and everyone knows what the outcome ther ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Congress on Monday said it may consider withdrawing from the Baramati Assembly by poll if a first information report (FIR) is registered in connection with the plane crash that killed former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. After the NCP (SP) and Shiv Sena (UBT) decided to back Sunetra Pawar's candidature, the Congress has unilaterally announced its own nominee for the by-poll. Ms. Pawar filed her nomination papers on Monday. The by poll was necessitated by the death o ...Read More >
Pune, Apr 6 (PTI) NCP leader Parth Pawar on Monday said the Congress would "suffer" for fielding a candidate against his mother and Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar in the Baramati assembly bypoll, drawing a rare public rebuke from NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar and a sharp reaction from the grand old party. The Pawar senior questioned the "political maturity" of his grandnephew while upholding the Congress's "right" to contest an election as an independent political party. The Congress was unsparing in wo ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 6 (PTI) Under fire from the Opposition, activist Anjali Damania on Monday claimed that she had used AI-based large language model (LLM) Claude to analyse call data records (CDR) of arrested self-styled godman Ashok Kharat. Addressing a news conference here, Damania said she would never do anything illegal and slammed Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for indulging in "politics of convenience". Damania, who claimed to have received the CDR on WhatsApp from a person claiming to be a p ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 6 (PTI) NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Monday said the Congress has every right to contest the Baramati assembly bypoll, questioning the "political maturity" of his grandnephew Parth Pawar, who criticised the Congress for fielding a candidate against his mother and Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar. He said the Pawar family didn't field a candidate for the April 23 byelection as they were saddened by the death of the then Deputy CM and his nephew Ajit Pawar in a plane crash, which necessitate ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Social activist Anjali Damania reinforced self-styled godman Ashok Kharat's links with the rich and powerful on Friday a she presented call records between Kharat and several key political figures in the state, apart from former state women's commission chief Rupali Chakankar, who resigned from the post after her association with Kharat came to light. She claimed deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde received 17 calls from the rape-accused last year and made 7 calls; one of the calls last ...Read More >
PUNE: Deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar on Monday filed nomination for the Baramati bypoll, the traditional seat of the Pawar family, which is left vacant after Ajit Pawar's death in a plane crash on Jan 28 this year.Before filing her nomination in Baramati, Sunetra addressed a rally of NCP supporters wherein, in an emotional message to party workers, she said, "I never thought that a day would arrive where I would have to file nomination for the bypoll. It has been two months since Ajit dada ...Read More >
Pune: The Indian National Congress on Sunday announced Akash More as its candidate for the Baramati Assembly by-election, setting up a direct contest with Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar. The bypoll, scheduled for 23rd April, was necessitated after the death of former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash earlier this year. The Congress decision comes despite efforts by several parties to keep the election unopposed. The Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pa ...Read More >
While regional heavyweights of the MVA - Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP) - agreed to step aside, Congress defiantly fielded state secretary Akash More, sparking an internal crisis The upcoming Baramati bypoll in Maharashtra has exposed cracks in the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi comprising the Shiv Sena (UBT), NCP (SP), and Congress. The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is publicly feuding over the Congress move to field a candidate against Sunetra Pawar, who is the widow of late deputy chief minister Ajit ...Read More >
Pune, Apr 6 (PTI) NCP leader Parth Pawar on Monday said he would not speak to anyone with regards to unopposed Baramati assembly bypoll being contested by his mother and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar, and asserted the Congress, which has fielded a candidate, will "suffer". The ruling Mahayuti had sought for unopposed elections as a mark of respect to Ajit Pawar, whose death in a plane crash on January 28 necessitated the bypoll. While the NCP (SP) and Shiv Sena (UBT), part of ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 6 (ANI): Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday extended his best wishes to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sunetra Pawar ahead of the Baramati Assembly bypoll, stating that the final decision on Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) support would be taken by party chief Uddhav Thackeray. Addressing a press conference here on Monday, Raut said, "There are many political parties in Maharashtra. Best wishes to Sunetra Pawar. As Maha Vikas Aghadi, our party chief Ud ...Read More >
Pune: The Maharashtra Congress on Monday said it 'can consider' withdrawing from the Baramati assembly bypoll if a first information report (FIR) is registered in the plane crash that killed former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. In a video message posted by State Congress spokesperson Atul Londhe, he addressed the criticism of fielding a candidate in Baramati, which has been an Ajit Pawar stronghold. He slammed the BJP for playing politics and questioned, "After the death of Vasantrao Chava ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Congress on Sunday dashed the NCP's hopes to secure an unopposed victory for deputy chief minister and party chief Sunetra Pawar in the Baramati assembly bypoll, announcing Akash More, a prominent Dhangar leader, as its candidate. The announcement was made late in the evening, after state Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal turned down Pawar's plea for support citing a policy decision by the party. "As Baramati has a significant number of Dhangar voters, the Congress wants to unite t ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) A fresh political debate has emerged over the implementation of the Women's Reservation Bill after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the Budget Session of Parliament has been extended to facilitate its rollout. The law, enacted in 2023, provides for 33 per cent reservation for women in legislatures, but is currently linked to delimitation and is expected to come into effect by 2029. Leaders from the Shiv Sena and Shiv Sena(UBT) on Monday welcomed the mov ...Read More >
The Maharashtra Congress on Monday (April 6, 2026) said it will consider withdrawing from the Baramati assembly bypoll if a first information report (FIR) is registered in the plane crash that killed former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. State Congress spokesperson Atul Londhe, in a statement, rejected claims that the April 23 by-election should be held unopposed, and accused the BJP of adopting a "convenient" political stance. The Congress on Sunday (April 5, 2026) fielded its state unit s ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 6 (PTI) The Congress on Monday hit out at the Shiv Sena (UBT) over the latter's accusation that the grand old party was using regional outfits as "crutches", and not treating them as "equal stakeholders" in the Opposition alliance. Maharashtra Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant criticised the editorial in the Sena (UBT) mouthpiece 'Saamana', alleging that the newspaper's executive editor, MP Sanjay Raut, appears confused on several occasions between his roles as a politician and jo ...Read More >
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