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“Expiry date of MVA is near, alliance will break on seat sharing”: Mumbai BJP Chief

August 25, 2024 admin

Maharashtra BJP leader Ashish Shelar said the expiry date of Maha Vikas Aghadi is near. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Targeting the Opposition alliance in Maharashtra, Mumbai BJP President Ashish Shelar said that the expiry date of Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is near and it will break on the issue of seat sharing in…

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Ajit Pawar Says Might Stay Out Of Assembly Polls, Son May Take Over

August 15, 2024 admin

Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar is again making headlines with comments on Baramati — the bastion of his undivided family. Months after his party lost the parliamentary constituency to his cousin Supriya Sule, Mr Pawar has now conceded it was a mistake to field his wife — a comment that has seen multiple…

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NCP To Fight Maharashtra Local, Civic Body Polls Independently: Ajit Pawar

July 21, 2024 admin

Ajit Pawar has dropped sufficient hints that the MahaYuti will remain till the Assembly election (File) Pune: In a surprise announcement, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) National President and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday said that the party will contest the local and civic body elections in Maharashtra independently. “NCP fought the Lok…

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Maharashtra Parties Move MLAs To 5-Star Hotels

July 11, 2024 admin

The ruling coalition has put up nine candidates. Mumbai: Resort politics has made a comeback in Maharashtra, as has the possibility of cross-voting and horsetrading, as the state gears up to hold elections for 11 Legislative Council seats on Friday. Riding high after its unexpectedly good performance in the Lok Sabha polls, in which it…

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Pawar vs Pawar In Maharashtra As Supriya Sule Takes On Rebel Cousin’s Wife

March 31, 2024 admin

Sunetra Pawar is the second member of Ajit Pawar’s family to contest Lok Sabha elections. Mumbai: In Maharashtra’s Baramati, a historic showdown awaits as the splintered National Congress Party (NCP) gears up for a unique ‘Pawar vs Pawar’ contest in Supriya Sule, daughter of the party’s patriarch Sharad Pawar, going up against Sunetra Pawar, wife…

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Supreme Court In Pawar versus Pawar Hearing

March 19, 2024 admin

New Delhi: The current trend of defection in political parties that end up with the defecting faction being recognised as the “real” party, was slammed by the Supreme Court today, which called it a “mockery of voters”. Hearing a petition of the Sharad Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party, the court made it clear…

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Amit Shah Holds Late-Night Meet On Maharashtra Seat Tangle, Talks Positive: Sources

March 5, 2024 admin

Of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in the state, the BJP wants 30, said sources. Mumbai: Finalising seat-sharing in Maharashtra, which sends the second-highest number of MPs to the Lok Sabha, has proven to be tricky for the National Democratic Alliance, with all three key partners – the BJP, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and Ajit…

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Ajit Pawar Quits as Director Of Cooperative Bank

October 10, 2023 admin

Mr Pawar cited increased responsibility in the party as one of the reasons for resigning. Pune: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has resigned as a director of the Pune District Central Cooperative (PDCC) Bank, said a statement released by the bank on Tuesday. Mr Pawar decided to step down as a director citing increase…

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Morning Digest | FIR links NewsClick case to legal aid for Chinese companies; Canada moves diplomats out of India to Singapore, Malaysia, and more

October 7, 2023 admin

The FIR filed by the Delhi Police cites tax evasion cases being faced by companies such as Xiaomi and Vivo in India. File | Photo Credit: Reuters FIR links NewsClick case to legal aid for Chinese companies The Delhi police have levelled a wide range of charges in their First Information Report (FIR) against NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, American…

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Ajit Pawar Claims “Overwhelming Support” Of NCP MLAs At Election Commission Hearing

October 6, 2023 admin

Ajit Pawar joined Maharashtra government in July (File) New Delhi: The Election Commission on Friday met the warring factions of the NCP led by Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar over their claims to the party name and poll symbol. Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founder Sharad Pawar was present at the personal hearing of the rival…

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