maharashtra politics

Mumbai, February 23 – In a moving yet resolute address following her unanimous election as the NCP's national president, Sunetra Pawar declared on Thursday that the welfare of Maharashtra and the expansion of the party are now her primary priorities.Speaking to party workers at the national...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Maharashtra), February 26 Union Minister of State for Social Justice Ramdas Athawale said on Thursday that he did not believe there was a conspiracy behind the Baramati plane crash that claimed the life of then Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, but the CBI...

Mumbai, February 26 – The newly elected Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President, Sunetra Pawar, faces multifaceted challenges, ranging from personal electoral battles to the very survival of the party faction.Her immediate focus is expected to be on further strengthening the party...

Mumbai, February 26 – In a significant political transition, Sunetra Pawar was officially elected as the National President of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) at the party's national executive meeting held here.Party Working President Praful Patel proposed Sunetra Pawar's name and...

Mumbai, February 26 The sole winnable Rajya Sabha seat for the Maha Vikas Aghadi in Maharashtra is witnessing a dispute among the alliance constituents, with the Congress staking its claim on the seat on Thursday, citing its status as a national party, days after the Shiv Sena (UBT) said it had...

The Election Commission has issued notifications for biennial elections for 37 Rajya Sabha seats in 10 states. Nominations can be filed from today until March 5th. Voting will take place on the 16th of the following month.Seven seats in Maharashtra, six seats in Tamil Nadu, five seats each in...

Pune, February 25 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) are likely to form the governing body in the Raigad Zilla Parishad, while the third Mahayuti ally, Shiv Sena, may sit in the opposition despite emerging as the single largest party in the recent elections...

Mumbai, February 24 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) held a meeting of its core committee on Tuesday to formulate its strategy for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections for seven seats in Maharashtra, scheduled for next month.The meeting was held at 'Varsha', the official residence of Chief...

Mumbai, February 24 – In a scathing attack on administrative inefficiency, BJP legislator Sudhir Mungantiwar expressed strong displeasure in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday over excessive delays in responding to suggestions made by members through various parliamentary mechanisms...

Mumbai, February 24 Opposition legislators in Maharashtra staged a protest at the Vidhan Bhavan on Tuesday, demanding the resignation of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Minister Narhari Zirwal over recent bribery allegations involving his office staff at Mantralaya.Protesting MLAs from the...

Mumbai, February 23 Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Monday that he developed a very close friendship with the late Ajit Pawar, which eventually extended beyond politics.At a condolence meeting organized by the NCP, Gadkari stated, "I never imagined that a time would come when I would pay...

Mumbai, February 23 – NCP legislator Rohit Pawar, leading a group, stated on Monday that if a thorough investigation is conducted into the death of the late Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, the people of Maharashtra will demonstrate their strength.He questioned the progress made in the...

Mumbai, February 23 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said that Ajit Pawar, who died in a plane crash last month, was "the best chief minister the state never had".Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde described the late NCP leader as an "elder brother" and said that he...

Mumbai, February 23 – Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde delivered a heartfelt tribute to the late Ajit Pawar in the Legislative Council on Monday, describing his passing as a loss that has left millions of citizens "orphaned."Moving a condolence motion during the budget session...

Mumbai, February 23 Days after a bribery case surfaced in the office of a Maharashtra minister, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday claimed that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis initiates action against ministers and then gives them a clean chit to maintain control.Speaking to reporters...

Mumbai, February 23 – Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday that Ajit Pawar could have been the best Chief Minister that Maharashtra never had, and that his passing has created a huge void.In an emotional tribute, the Chief Minister said that the true meaning of the word "void" is...

Mumbai, February 22 Leaders of the NCP (SP) remained absent from a meeting of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) aimed at projecting opposition unity ahead of the Maharashtra legislature's budget session, with the Shiv Sena (UBT) attributing it to a "communication gap".The MVA comprises the Congress...

New Delhi, February 22 – The surprising exit of former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah due to "humiliation" within the party has once again brought attention to Congress's perennial decline and its failures, particularly those of the party's leadership, in preventing veteran leaders from...

Mumbai, February 22 Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday backed party leader Aaditya Thackeray's remarks regarding the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, asserting that as the largest constituent in the Opposition MVA, his faction has the "first right" to the alliance's lone winnable seat...

Pune, February 21 Only NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar can decide on his Rajya Sabha tenure, his party leader Ankush Kakade said on Saturday."We have not received any reports about Pawar saheb retiring from active politics. There has been no discussion on this in party meetings. The decision...