maharashtra politics

Mumbai, March 21 A day after Rupali Chakankar resigned as the head of the Maharashtra Women's Commission over her alleged links with a rape-accused "spiritual leader," Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar said her resignation alone was not enough and demanded action against the "powerful...

Mumbai, March 21 Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar, who heads the ruling NCP, said on Saturday that she had forwarded the resignation of Rupali Chakankar, who stepped down as the chairperson of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women, to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for...

Satara, March 21 Following the BJP's victory as the president of the Satara Zilla Parishad (ZP) in Maharashtra, despite defeating the Shiv Sena-NCP combine without having a majority, the Shiv Sena criticized the BJP, accusing it of "murdering democracy" and warning of severe consequences in...

Beed, March 20 Nationalist Congress Party leader Dhananjay Munde has claimed that some "top leaders" in Maharashtra tried to end his political career during the recent municipal council elections.While Munde did not name any specific person, sources said he was referring to leaders within his...

Gondia/Mumbai, March 20 NCP Working President Praful Patel clarified the party's stance regarding the shocking allegations against self-proclaimed numerologist Ashok Kharat on Friday.Speaking at a press conference, Patel assured that a thorough investigation is underway, and anyone found...

Mumbai, March 20 NCP (SP) leader Rohit Pawar on Friday demanded a thorough investigation into the alleged incidents of black magic that reportedly took place near the residences of late Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar last year, and sought to identify the individuals who...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, March 18 The BJP won the posts of president and vice-president of the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Zilla Parishad in Maharashtra unopposed here on Wednesday, drawing the ire of ally Shiv Sena, which alleged betrayal.Avinash Galande was elected as the president, and...

Mumbai, March 18 – Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson and party MP, Sanjay Raut, launched a scathing attack on Maharashtra Chief Minister and Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday regarding an acid attack on an 11-year-old schoolgirl in Ahilyanagar. Raut stated that if Devendra Fadnavis has a...

Nashik, March 18 A retired Merchant Navy officer was arrested in Nashik on Wednesday for allegedly raping a woman for over three years, police said.The accused, Ashokkumar Kharat, a self-proclaimed astrologer, had several leaders from Maharashtra politics visit him over the years.A total of...

New Delhi, March 17 – Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief leader Eknath Shinde met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Tuesday, where he accused the Congress and the Shiv Sena-UBT of creating panic by spreading rumors about fuel and gas shortages.He warned that such...

Mumbai, March 17 – Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut launched a sharp attack on the government on Tuesday, accusing it of being out of touch with reality regarding the nationwide LPG shortage and questioning whether the photos of long queues for LPG in Mumbai and Delhi were AI-generated.Raut...

Mumbai, March 16 – NCP (SP) MLA Jitendra Awhad sparked a major controversy in the Legislative Assembly on Monday while speaking on the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill – 2026. During his speech, he cited various historical instances.A heated exchange erupted when he made a specific...

Mumbai, March 16 Members of the BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP created a commotion in the legislative assembly on Monday, demanding an apology from NCP (SP) MLA Jitendra Awahad for "insulting" Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, leading to a brief adjournment of proceedings.MLAs from the Mahayuti parties...

Mumbai, March 16 – The proposed anti-conversion law in Maharashtra is not directed against any particular religion, and it aims only to prevent religious conversions carried out through force, fraud, or inducement, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told the legislative assembly on Monday.The...

Mumbai, March 16 – Congress legislative party leader Vijay Wadettiwar on Monday alleged that the Mahayuti government is biased, claiming that funds allocated in the budget have been given exclusively to MLAs from the ruling alliance while opposition legislators have been left out.Participating...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, March 16 Former leader of the opposition in the Maharashtra legislative council, Ambdas Danve, has received multiple threatening calls in the last four days, leading to the registration of a non-cognisable (NC) offense against an unidentified person at a local police...

Pune, March 16 NCP (SP) working president Supriya Sule said on Monday that her party will not field a candidate against Deputy Chief Minister and NCP leader Sunetra Pawar in the upcoming Baramati assembly bypoll.The Election Commission announced on Sunday that bypolls to Baramati in Pune and...

Mumbai, March 12 – Congress legislative party leader Vijay Wadettiwar launched a scathing attack on the Mahayuti government in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday, demanding immediate clarity on the terms and conditions of the recently announced farm loan waiver scheme, which offers up to Rs 2...

New Delhi, March 11 BJP MP Nishikant Dubey accused Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders on Wednesday of abandoning the Hindutva ideology and the legacy of Balasaheb Thackeray in pursuit of power and opposition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.He asserted that Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde...

New Delhi, March 11 – BJP MP Nishikant Dubey launched a sharp attack on the Shiv Sena (UBT) on Wednesday for aligning with the Congress in the INDIA Bloc, sharing what he described as a 1969 parliamentary document that allegedly referred to a conspiracy to assassinate Shiv Sena founder Bal...