maharashtra politics

Mumbai, March 30 Two months after the tragic death of then deputy chief minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar in a plane crash in Baramati, two NCP leaders have expressed support for the merger of the party, now headed by Sunetra Pawar, with the Sharad Pawar-led NCP...

Mumbai, March 29 Maharashtra NCP minister Aditi Tatkare apologized on Sunday for the conspicuous absence of photographs of former Deputy CM Ajit Pawar from a banner at a party event in Raigad recently.A felicitation ceremony for the newly-elected members of the Zilla Parishad and Panchayat...

Mumbai, March 27 NCP leader Rupali Chakankar, who was embroiled in the controversy surrounding self-proclaimed godman Captain Ashok Kharat, finally resigned from her position as the President of the Maharashtra NCP women's wing on Friday.She has forwarded her resignation to the NCP national...

Mumbai, March 27 NCP leader Rupali Chakankar resigned as the chief of the party's Maharashtra women's wing on Friday, following criticism over her association with rape-accused "spiritual leader" Ashok Kharat."Following a phone discussion with (NCP president and Deputy Chief Minister) Sunetra...

Mumbai, March 27 – Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis warned on Friday of appropriate action if a video allegedly showing Food and Drug Administration Minister and Nationalist Congress Party leader Narhari Zirwal with a transgender woman is found to be authentic.The Chief Minister's...

Mumbai, March 27 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has assured the Republican Party of India (Athawale) of an MLC seat in the upcoming legislative council elections, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale said on Friday.Addressing a press conference, Athawale also said the party has also...

Mumbai, March 27 Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC said on Friday that Maharashtra minister Narhari Zirwal, whose video with a transgender person has landed him in a controversy, should resign on moral grounds.However, she maintained that it was her personal opinion.Her statement comes amid the...

Mumbai, March 26 Maharashtra minister Narhari Zirwal has landed in a controversy after a video showing him with a transgender person surfaced on social media, leading to calls for his removal.The minister, who belongs to the Nationalist Congress Party, claimed on Thursday that it was a...

Mumbai, March 26 – NCP tribal leader and Maharashtra Minister for Food and Drug Administration, Narhari Zirwal, is in a difficult position after an allegedly obscene video of him with a transgender person has gone viral on social media. It is not just Zirwal, but the NCP led by Sunetra Pawar...

Mumbai, March 26 Maharashtra minister Narhari Zirwal has landed in a controversy after a video of him with a transgender person surfaced on social media, with the opposition Congress demanding the NCP leader's sacking over his "obscene and unethical behavior".The Congress alleged that the...

Mumbai, March 25 Maharashtra Minister Narhari Zirwal has landed in a controversy after a video of him with a transgender woman surfaced on social media, with the opposition Congress demanding the NCP leader's removal over his "obscene and unethical behavior."The Congress alleged that the video...

Chennai, March 26 The ruling DMK on Thursday criticized AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami over his comments on its alliance partners, calling it "unnecessary."Senior party leader and state Transport Minister S S Sivasankar also criticized the AIADMK, stating that the party's...

Mumbai, March 26 The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) said on Thursday that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has sparked a heated debate following his recent remarks in the Legislative Council, where he stated that directives from the Speaker or Chairperson are not "final" or "divine...

Mumbai, March 25 The opposition on Wednesday accused the BJP-led Mahayuti government of displaying "arrogance of the majority" and alleged it failed to respond to their questions and pushed key legislations without adequate discussion in the Maharashtra assembly.Addressing a press conference...

Mumbai, March 25 – In a fierce verbal attack, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Maharashtra state president and MP Sunil Tatkare accused political rivals of attempting to interfere in party affairs, calling them "opportunistic scavengers" driven by a sinister desire to seize control.Tatkare was...

Mumbai, March 25 Maharashtra NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Wednesday alleged a "premeditated" attempt by senior leaders Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare to seize control of the NCP after the sudden death of Ajit Pawar by giving sweeping powers to its working president.Speaking to reporters here...

Mumbai, March 25 NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar alleged on Wednesday that NCP leaders Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare wrote to the ECI falsely claiming changes to the party constitution as part of a "premeditated plan" to vest sweeping powers in its working president Patel.Maharashtra Deputy Chief...

Mumbai, March 25 The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) said on Wednesday that the recent elections for the posts of president and vice president of the Satara Zilla Parishad (ZP) have exposed the internal friction within Maharashtra's ruling Mahayuti, transforming what was meant to be a...

Mumbai, March 24 Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal has criticized Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde over the election of the Satara Zilla Parishad president, saying that the BJP no longer needs him or his party, the Shiv Sena.In a Facebook post on Monday, Sapkal said that...

Mumbai, March 24 – Congress Legislative Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar launched a fierce attack on the MahaYuti government during last week's motion debate, citing the breakdown of law and order, rising violence against women, the drug menace, and the spread of superstition.He expressed his...