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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 >
PATNA: Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Saturday thanked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) and the BJP for "showing a big heart" in accommodating smaller NDA partners, including his LJP (Ram Vilas), in the seat-sharing arrangement for the assembly elections. Chirag Paswan met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Patna to discuss strategies for securing key constituencies ahead of the 243-seat Bihar Assembly elections, scheduled for November 6 and 11, with counting on November 14. He asserte ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], October 18 (ANI): As Bihar gears up for Assembly Elections, Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) on Saturday attacked the Mahagathbandhan over reports of Tejashwi Yadav as Bihar's Chief Ministerial candidate, saying even the alliance has not confirmed it. Chirag Paswan met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Patna to discuss strategies for securing key constituencies ahead of the 243-seat Bihar Assembly elections, scheduled for November 6 and 11, with counting o ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Saturday asserted that people of Bihar will bid farewell to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) while accusing the Janata Dal (United) chief of being a "remote-controlled" Chief Minister. Speaking to ANI, Ramesh exuded confidence that the Mahagathbandhan would win a clear majority in the Bihar assembly elections, scheduled to be held in two phases on November 6 and 11. "People of Bihar have realised ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari on Saturday claimed "internal tug of war" within the opposition Mahagathbandhan, saying that Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) workers were fighting against Congress workers on the ground. Speculating on the reports regarding RJD intending to field a candidate against Bihar Congress president Rajesh Ram, who is currently MLA from Kutumba assembly c ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 18 (ANI): Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Saturday said that BCCI and the Union Government can "take tips" on "how to prioritise the nation over sports" after the Afghanistan cricket Board cancelled a cricket tournament involving Pakistan a day after three Afghanistan cricketers were killed in the Pakistan airstrike late on Friday. "Pakistan establishment is made up of a bunch of cowards who thrive on the blood of their innocent victims and get th ...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: With local body elections looming across Maharashtra, deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde, who heads the urban development department, has announced Diwali bonuses for municipal employees in Mumbai, Thane, and Navi Mumbai. Although these ex gratia payments are a routine annual affair, this year Shinde has taken direct ownership of the announcement, a move that's being seen as an attempt to score political points ahead of the polls. The bonus amount will be up to ₹31,000 for employees of ...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: Ahead of the BMC polls in the city, deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde transferred pending rent of nearly Rs 17.7 crore to 883 families of a Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) project in Magathane on Tuesday.The Devipada Cooperative Housing Society redevelopment project, which is coming up on a 30,287 sq m Mhada plot, has been stuck for a long time, and the total rent owed to the affected slumdwellers is around Rs 46 crore, said SRA officials.When the builder deposited Rs 17.7 crore to ...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 >
NEW DELHI: Breaking ranks with the opposition, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) of Sharad Pawar has decided to be part of the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) on the bills for automatic dismissal of jailed chief ministers and ministers.Sources said NCP (SP) has conveyed that it will join the JPC that the India bloc has decided to boycott. A message to this effect has been conveyed to the govt.NCP (SP)'s decision has come as a surprise given that it was expected to be in sync with the Cong ...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 >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 16 (ANI): Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Thursday said that delusions surrounding the US President Donald Trump recent claims related to India-Pakistan relations, air combat figures, and oil imports from Russia should be debunked. She further sought an answer from Prime Minister Narendra Modi by saying that silence is betrayal in such situations. In a post shared on X, Chaturvedi said, These delusions need to be debunked. Silence is betrayal in s ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 16 (ANI): Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Thursday said that "delusions" surrounding the US President Donald Trump's recent claims related to India-Pakistan relations, air combat figures, and oil imports from Russia should be "debunked". She further sought an answer from Prime Minister Narendra Modi by saying that "silence is betrayal in such situations". In a post shared on X, Chaturvedi said, "These delusions need to be debunked. Silence is betr ...Read More >
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], October 16 (ANI): In a heartfelt tribute, both daughters of Haryana-cadre IPS officer Y. Puran Kumar performed the 'mukhagni' to his mortal remains during his last rites at the Sector 25 crematorium. The solemn ceremony was attended by Haryana DGP OP Singh, along with other dignitaries, honouring the legacy of the esteemed officer. Puran Kumar allegedly shot himself at his residence in Chandigarh on October 7. In the 'final note' he left behind, he accused eight ...Read More >
Mumbai: Maharashtra's top opposition leaders, including Uddhav and Raj Thackeray, on Wednesday reiterated their demand that the upcoming elections to local bodies across the state be postponed until the alleged anomalies in the voter list are corrected. Senior opposition leaders, including the Thackeray cousins, Balasaheb Thorat and Vijay Wadettiwar from the Congress, and Jayant Patil from the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar), held a joint meeting with Maharashtra's chief electo ...Read More >
Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said he had not seen in his life more confused politicians than the present opposition members, in a reference to a delegation meeting state election officials for two consecutive days. The opposition is creating a perception of unfair polls, knowing they would face defeat in the electoral battle for civic bodies in Maharashtra, Fadnavis said.A day after meeting chief electoral officer S Chockalingam, the delegation, including Shiv Sena (UBT) p ...Read More >
Raj Thackeray visited his cousin Uddhav Thackeray's home again this week. This meeting fuels speculation about a possible alliance between their parties for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections. Both leaders' parties faced setbacks in recent assembly polls. Leaders confirm an alliance is being considered for the civic polls. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray on Sunday visited 'Matoshri', the residence of his cousin and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray ...Read More >
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