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Pune, April 11 A helicopter carrying Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal landed at a location about 1,300 metres away from the designated helipad in Pune district on Saturday, though he downplayed the incident by insisting it was "a smooth landing" and not an accident scare.Additional...

Mumbai, Apr 11 The long-standing political convention in Maharashtra of facilitating unopposed by-elections in constituencies following the death of sitting legislators is steadily losing relevance, with electoral considerations increasingly taking precedence over sentiment and legacy.An...

Pune, April 10 Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal said on Friday that the party's decision to withdraw its candidate from the Baramati by-election was in deference to the sentiments following the death of former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, whose wife Sunetra is contesting...

New Delhi, April 9 Following the withdrawal of the Congress candidate, Akash More, from the Baramati by-election, the Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction) State President, Sunil Tatkare, expressed his appreciation for the move, describing it as an act of "political magnanimity."...

Mumbai/Pune, April 9 – The opposition Congress on Thursday decided not to participate in the by-election to the Baramati assembly seat in Maharashtra at the last minute, effectively handing a victory to the ruling NCP candidate and Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar, although a contest will still take...

Mumbai, April 9 Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said on Thursday that the opposition had an opportunity to get its demand for the registration of an FIR in the Ajit Pawar plane crash fulfilled in exchange for the withdrawal of the Congress candidate from the Baramati assembly bypoll.He said...

Mumbai, April 9 In a significant political development, the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) has officially announced its withdrawal from the upcoming Baramati Assembly by-election.State President Harshwardhan Sapkal confirmed the decision during a press conference on Thursday...

Mumbai/Pune, April 9 The Congress withdrew its candidate from the by-election to the Baramati assembly seat, where Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar is contesting, on Thursday, with the party saying the decision was taken to maintain Maharashtra's political culture and decorum.Party...

Mumbai, April 9 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis spoke to state Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal on Thursday and requested him to withdraw the party's candidate from the Baramati by-election.Deputy Chief Minister and NCP president Sunetra Pawar is contesting the Baramati...

Mumbai, April 9 Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala said on Thursday that his party will not contest the by-election to the Baramati assembly seat, from which Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar is seeking re-election following the death of her husband, Ajit Pawar.Speaking to

New Delhi, April 9 – Rajya Sabha Chairman C. P. Radhakrishnan administered the oath to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Parth Pawar as a newly elected Member of Parliament (MP) from Maharashtra at Parliament House on Thursday.35-year-old Parth Pawar took the oath in English in the...

Nagpur, April 9 The Congress will face consequences if it does not allow NCP president and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar to win the Baramati assembly by-election unopposed, said minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Thursday.The party’s “downfall” will begin from Baramati, he...

Mumbai, April 9 – Maharashtra Congress Legislature Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar said on Thursday that the party candidate, Akash More, is expected to withdraw his nomination from the Baramati by-election.He told reporters, "Following discussions between the state president and key leaders...

Pune, Apr 9 Top NCP (SP) leaders, including Sharad Pawar, Supriya Sule, and Rohit Pawar, appealed to the Congress on Thursday to withdraw its candidate against NCP president Sunetra Pawar in the Baramati assembly by-election.Sharad Pawar said that since the by-election is being held in the...

Mumbai, April 9 – NCP(SP) legislator Rohit Pawar met Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Harshwardhan Sapkal on Thursday, urging him to withdraw the party's nominee, Akash More, to ensure a unopposed election for NCP candidate and state Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar in the...

Mumbai, April 8 Maharashtra Deputy CM and NCP president Sunetra Pawar spoke to state Congress head Harshwardhan Sapkal on Wednesday and requested him to ensure that his party's candidate withdraws his nomination against her in the Baramati assembly bypoll, sources said.The phone conversation...

Mumbai, April 8 Police have arrested a man for creating an AI-generated video linked to the plane crash that killed former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, allegedly with the aim of defaming Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, an official said on Wednesday.The accused, Uddhav...

Mumbai, April 8 Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP president Sunetra Pawar met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday to discuss the strategy and campaign for the April 23 Baramati assembly by-election she is contesting.Sources said Fadnavis assured Sunetra Pawar of full support...

Mumbai, April 8 The Maharashtra Congress said on Wednesday that no leader from the BJP has approached it to seek the withdrawal of its candidate's nomination for the Baramati assembly by-election, calling the claims "false, misleading, and baseless."The party said in a statement that reports...

Mumbai, April 8 – A young man from the Jalna district of Maharashtra has been arrested for allegedly creating and circulating a defamatory video on social media that targeted Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and spread misleading information about a plane crash involving former Deputy Chief...