maharashtra politics

Mumbai, April 11 – The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Saturday highlighted what it described as the rise of a "new breed" of Hindutva proponents in Maharashtra, whose outrage, it alleged, is more driven by political expediency than consistent moral standards.In an editorial published in the party...

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...

Mumbai, April 10 Political circles in Maharashtra were abuzz on Friday with speculation about Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs defecting to the party led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, but both the Sena factions denied such a possibility.The Shiv Sena has secretly launched 'Operation...

Mumbai, April 10 Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut defended stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra on Friday, who has been served a notice for violating parliamentary privilege over his satirical song about Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, saying it was satire, not blasphemy.Raut was...

Mumbai, April 10 – Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena Chief Eknath Shinde categorically denied recent media reports suggesting a secret meeting with Members of Parliament (MPs) from the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction.In a strongly worded statement, Dy CM Shinde said, “The reports...

Mumbai, April 10 Senior opposition leaders in Maharashtra on Friday claimed that there was a "sense of unease" within the Shiv Sena despite being in power, but dismissed as speculative reports that a section of the opposition Shiv Sena (UBT) will split and join the Eknath Shinde-led party.They...

Mumbai, April 10 Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde dismissed reports on Friday that MPs from the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) would join his party, calling them baseless.In a statement, Shinde, who heads the Shiv Sena, said reports about a purported meeting between him...

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

Mumbai/Baramati, April 9 – In a dramatic turn of events, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has personally reached out to the opposition to negotiate the Baramati Assembly by-election. Thursday marks the final day for the withdrawal of nominations, and all eyes are on whether this high-stakes...

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) MLA Rohit Pawar met Maharashtra Congress president Harshvardhan Sapkal on Thursday, urging the party to withdraw its candidate in the Baramati by-election to facilitate the unopposed election of his aunt, NCP president Sunetra Pawar.A day earlier, Sunetra Pawar had...

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...