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Mumbai, Oct 23 (PTI) Mumbai BJP vice-president and former corporator Ravi Raja on Thursday asserted the party-led Mahayuti coalition will win the city civic polls due to its focus on development and claimed the Congress clout has considerably diminished and it has become a regional player. Raja, a former Leader of Opposition in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) who joined the BJP in 2024 after spending over 40 years in the Congress, noted development is clearly visible in Mumbai and ...Read More >
Speaking to the media during a Diwali interaction at his official residence 'Varsha' in Mumbai, CM Fadnavis also took aim at the Opposition over concerns regarding the electoral rolls. "As far as I know my party... Delhi is still far away. I will continue as Maharashtra CM till 2029," CM Fadnavis said, brushing off speculation about a possible move to national politics, the PTI reported. CM Fadnavis stated that the existing coalition of the BJP, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, and Ajit Pawar's NC ...Read More >
Mumbai: A row has broken out within the ruling Mahayuti coalition in Maharashtra, as allies have slammed a BJP MP who held a "purification ceremony" at Shaniwar Wada, after a video showed Muslim women offering namaz at the Pune fortress that was the seat of the Peshwas. The Nationalist Congress Party and the Shiv Sena criticised Megha Kulkarni for her action and asked the BJP to restrain their Rajya Sabha MP from Pune. "We are asking the BJP to rein in her. We are also asking the police that s ...Read More >
Raj Thackeray, MNS chief, claims 96 lakh fake voters are on Maharashtra's electoral rolls. He challenges the Election Commission to clean the lists before local body polls. Thackeray alleges this is an attempt to finish regional parties and fix election outcomes. He urges party workers to verify voter lists. The State Election Commission states voter lists are managed securely. MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday alleged that 96 lakh fake voters have been added to Maharashtra's electoral rolls an ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 22 (PTI) Amid buzz over a possible alliance, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday visited the residence of his cousin and MNS president Raj Thackeray in their fourth meeting this month. A Sena (UBT) functionary said Uddhav visited 'Shivtirth' to greet his aunt and Raj's mother Kunda Thackeray on her birthday. This was the eighth interaction between the Thackeray cousins, once bitter rivals, since they came together in July to oppose the Maharashtra government's decis ...Read More >
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 >
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis (IANS) NEW DELHI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday announced he will continue in his current post until 2029, downplaying any immediate role in national politics."As far as I know my party....Delhi is still far away. I will continue as Maharashtra CM till 2029," Fadnavis said when asked about his role in national politics.He made it clear that the current ruling dispensation -- comprising the BJP, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, ...Read More >
Mumbai: Former MLA Bachchu Kadu has ignited a controversy with his provocative remarks urging farmers to kill MLAs instead of resorting to suicide. The statement has drawn strong criticism with Maharashtra minister Sanjay Shirsat urging Kadu to stop inciting farmers. Kadu's remarks came during a farmers' conference in Paturda village in the Buldhana district, where he 'advised' them to target legislators instead of committing suicide, including targeting legislators. Kadu, who heads the Prahar ...Read More >
Pune: A 'purification' ritual carried out by BJP Rajya Sabha MP Medha Kulkarni at the historic Shaniwarwada monument after a video showing three Muslim women offering namaz inside the monument went viral on social media and draws criticism. The incident took place around 1:45 PM on Saturday, when three unidentified women were seen offering namaz within the premises of the protected heritage site. The video has sparked widespread debate online and a formal complaint filed by an officer of the A ...Read More >
Pune: A group of people under Sakal Jain Samaj on Friday carried out a long march to oppose the sale of Seth Hirachand Nemchand Smarak Trust's property, located in Model Colony. Akshay Jain, one of the agitators, said the hostel's land, which also has a temple, was disposed of by the trustees without following due process. "Options such as reaching out to the community for fundraising were available, but trustees sold the land," he added. Raju Shetty, a farmer leader and a former member of Parli ...Read More >
PUNE: BJP's alliance partners NCP and Shiv Sena on Monday came down heavily on its Rajya Sabha MP Medha Kulkarni for leading a protest and 'purifying' the site at Shaniwarwada where a group of Muslim women recently offered namaz. The NCP, which is led by deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, demanded that a police case be filed against her for trying to disturb communal harmony.Members of NCP's Pune city unit held a protest against Kulkarni outside Shaniwarwada on Monday. NCP spokesperson Rupali Tho ...Read More >
Thane: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Monday criticised the Opposition for its "dual role", saying while it initially demanded local body polls be held on priority, it is now seeking their postponement over alleged discrepancies. The Opposition fears an "imminent defeat" in the upcoming 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 ...Read More >
Mumbai: A row has broken out within the ruling Mahayuti coalition in Maharashtra, as allies have slammed a BJP MP who held a "purification ceremony" at Shaniwar Wada, after a video showed Muslim women offering namaz at the Pune fortress that was the seat of the Peshwas. The Nationalist Congress Party and the Shiv Sena criticised Megha Kulkarni for her action and asked the BJP to restrain their Rajya Sabha MP from Pune. "We are asking the BJP to rein in her. We are also asking the police that 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 >
Thane, Oct 20 (PTI) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday criticised the Opposition for its "dual role", saying while it initially demanded local body polls be held on priority, it is now seeking their postponement over alleged discrepancies. 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, ...Read More >
This is not the first time Dhangekar, who joined the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena after quitting the Congress, has targeted BJP leaders despite the Sena-BJP alliance Former Kasba Peth MLA and Shiv Sena leader Ravindra Dhangekar has levelled serious allegations against BJP MP and Union minister Murlidhar Mohol, claiming his involvement in a controversial land deal linked to a Jain educational trust. This is not the first time Dhangekar, who joined the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena after quitting t ...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 >
NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar demonstrated how fake Aadhaar cards can be generated using unauthorised websites. Continuing the opposition's charge of fake and dubious entries in the voters' list, Nationalist Congress Party (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Thursday demonstrated how fake Aadhaar cards can be created using unauthorised websites. "We have been voicing our concerns about how fake voters are getting added to the list. There are websites where a fake Aadhaar card with totally wrong details can be ...Read More >
Pune: Union minister of state for civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol, who has been targeted by the opposition for his alleged links to the deal of a Rs 230-crore prime property on three acres in Model Colony in Pune between a Jain trust and a realty firm, on Sunday said that he had long ago severed ties with the company and had no connection to the transaction. Seth Hirachand Nemchand Smarak Trust's deal with Gokhale Landmarks LLP has stirred up controversy over Mohol's past association with the rea ...Read More >
Mumbai: Opposition parties in Maharashtra have announced a protest march in Mumbai on November 1 against the Election Commission of India (ECI), alleging large-scale irregularities in the state's electoral rolls. The announcement comes days after a delegation comprising senior leaders from the Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), NCP (Sharad Pawar faction), and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) met with Chief Electoral Officer S. Chokalingam and State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare. The leaders exp ...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: Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant on Saturday launched a blistering attack on the Mahayuti government comprising BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP, accusing it of "insulting gods, deities and great icons" by allowing corporate brands to prefix the names of metro stations dedicated to them. "When did Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj become 'Kotak'? Has Siddhivinayak now been sold to 'Lombard'?" Sawant asked at a press conference, taking aim at what he called the BJP's new form of "corporate Hindutva". ...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 >
Hyderabad: The BC bandh going on across Telangana was monitored by Panchayat Raj & Women and Child Welfare Minister Dr Danasari Anasuya Seethakka at Praja Bhavan. Along with her, ministers Ponnam Prabhakar, Vakiti Srihari, MP Anil Kumar Yadav, and SATS Chairman Shivsena Reddy also participated. Later, Ministers Seethakka, Ponnam Prabhakar, Vakiti Srihari, PCC Chief Mahesh Kumar Goud, Rajya Sabha member Anil Kumar Yadav, MLC Nellikanti Satyam, SATS chairman Shivsena Reddy, and other leaders rea ...Read More >
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