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    NCP Leaders Weigh Merger After Ajit Pawar's Death

    Pune, February 13 Senior NCP leader Hasan Mushrif admitted on Friday that the late party president, Ajit Pawar, was in talks with NCP (SP) leaders about the merger of the two factions.Speaking to reporters in Kolhapur, Mushrif, a cabinet minister in Maharashtra, said the situation has changed...
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    Raut Signals Consequences for Sena Leaders Supporting BJP in Chandrapur

    Mumbai, February 13 Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said on Friday that action will be taken against local leaders in Chandrapur who supported the bitter rival BJP in the mayoral elections.Speaking to reporters here, Raut said whatever happened in Chandrapur was not the position of party...
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    NCP Focus Shifts to Strengthening Organization After Leadership Change

    Mumbai, February 13 Senior NCP leader Praful Patel said on Friday that the immediate priority was to strengthen the party's organization and that Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar, who is set to take over as the outfit's national president in the next fortnight following the death...
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    NCP Split: Shinde Claims Ajit Pawar's Intentions and Unfulfilled Merger Plans

    Mumbai, February 13 NCP (SP) Maharashtra president Shashikant Shinde has claimed that "manoeuvres by invisible forces, threats, and a web of false allegations" created a situation that compelled the late Ajit Pawar to step out of the parent organization, leading to the split in the Sharad...
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    Sena Accuses BJP of 'Aurangzeb' Jibe Over Parbhani Mayor Election

    Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, February 13 Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Jadhav responded to the BJP's "Aurangzeb" remarks regarding the Parbhani mayoral election on Thursday, stating that the saffron party should not give lessons about Hindutva, given that it had allied with the AIMIM in two municipal...
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    Maharashtra Mayor Race Sees Shiv Sena UBT Secure Victory in Parbhani

    Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, February 12 Shiv Sena (UBT) corporator Syed Iqbal was elected as the new Mayor of Parbhani city in central Maharashtra, with the support of the Congress, defeating his BJP rival Tirumala Khillare by a comfortable margin of 13 votes.Iqbal, whose party contested the...
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    Eknath Shinde Attends Ceremony as New Thane Mayor Takes Office

    Thane, February 11 New Thane Mayor Sharmila Pimpalolkar formally took office at the civic body headquarters on Wednesday, in the presence of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, eight days after being unopposed elected to the post. A Shiv Sena corporator, Pimpalolkar was elected to...
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    Sena-Congress Clash Over Chandrapur Mayor Election

    Mumbai, February 11 MVA allies Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress engaged in a heated exchange of words on Wednesday over the events in Maharashtra's Chandrapur municipal body, in which the former supported the rival BJP in the mayoral elections a day earlier. While Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut...
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    MVA Alliance Fractures: Raut Criticizes Congress Strategy

    Mumbai, February 11 Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut, whose party surprised everyone by supporting the rival BJP in the mayoral elections in Maharashtra's Chandrapur municipal body, squarely blamed his MVA ally, the Congress, for the "mess" on Wednesday. He said the Congress should be...
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    Ritu Tawde Elected Mumbai Mayor: End of Thackeray Dominance

    Mumbai, February 11 Ritu Tawde was elected as the 78th Mayor of Mumbai on Wednesday, becoming the second BJP corporator to hold the prestigious post in 44 years, while Sanjay Ghadi of the Shiv Sena was elected as deputy mayor.Tawde (53) and Ghadi (57) were elected unopposed at a special...
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    Shiv Sena (UBT) Supports BJP in Surprise Chandrapur Mayor Result

    In Chandrapur, the Congress party, which was divided into factions, faced a major embarrassment when its ally, the Shiv Sena (UBT), and the ruling BJP formed an unexpected alliance. This led to the election of a BJP mayor in the Chandrapur Municipal Corporation, despite the Congress being in a...
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    BJP Secures Majority in Nanded Municipal Elections

    Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, February 10 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) corporator Kavita Mule was elected as the new Mayor of Nanded city in central Maharashtra on Tuesday after defeating her nearest rival by 35 votes in a three-way contest, an official said. Deepaksingh Rawat, another BJP...
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    Chandrapur Mayor Election: Congress Accuses BJP of Horse-Trading

    Chandrapur, February 10 The Congress, which was on track to win the mayoral seat in the Chandrapur Municipal Corporation, faced a setback on Tuesday after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) corporator Sangeeta Khandekar was elected to the post with the support of Shiv Sena (UBT).Shiv Sena (UBT)...
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    Maharashtra Politics: Fractured Alliances Shape Chandrapur Mayor Election

    Mumbai, February 10 The Congress, shaken by the election of a BJP mayor in the Chandrapur municipal body, supported by its rival Shiv Sena (UBT), on Tuesday, has alleged horse-trading and blamed the Uddhav Thackeray-led party, AIMIM, and the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi for the development.He hinted...
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    Transition in Maharashtra Leadership Following Deputy CM's Death

    Mumbai, February 10 Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar took over her ministerial duties at the state secretariat, Mantralaya, on Tuesday, 13 days after the death of her husband and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar.She was accompanied by senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders and her...
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    Maharashtra Election Results: Key Party Gains and Regional Trends

    Mumbai, February 9 The BJP-led Mahayuti swept the Zilla Parishad elections in Maharashtra, with results announced on Monday, winning 552 of the 731 seats, the State Election Commission said. In the ruling Mahayuti, the BJP led with 225 seats, followed by 165 for the Nationalist Congress Party...
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    BJP, Congress, and Shiv Sena Contestants Compete in Parbhani ZP Election Results

    Chhatrapati Sambhajingar, February 9 Four out of five family members of former Maharashtra minister Suresh Warpudkar lost in the Zilla Parishad elections in Parbhani, the results of which were announced on Monday, an official said. Warpudkar, who was a three-term Congress MLA, joined the BJP in...
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    Congress Strategy: Independent Campaigns and Local Alliances in Maharashtra

    Mumbai, February 9 The Congress has won power in two Zilla Parishads in Maharashtra and is expected to be part of the ruling coalition in two others, according to the party's state chief, Harshwardhan Sapkal, on Monday.Voting counts for the elections to 12 Zilla Parishads and 125 Panchayat...
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    Maharashtra Zilla Parishad Results Reflect Support for Ajit Pawar

    Mumbai, February 9 NCP Maharashtra president Sunil Tatkare said on Monday that the results of the Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections were a tribute paid by the people to the work and tireless efforts of the late Ajit Pawar. Pawar died in a plane crash on January 28 in Baramati. "Ajit...
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    Fadnavis Reports BJP's Strong Lead in Zilla Parishad Results

    Mumbai, February 9 Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stated on Monday that the BJP has emerged as the leading party in urban, semi-urban, and rural Maharashtra, amidst the counting of votes for the Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections.He said the BJP has surpassed its 2017 record by...
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