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Mumbai’s Azad Maidan has been transformed into a fortified zone for the event. Mumbai: BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis will take oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for the third time today. The event in Mumbai will also see Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde and NCP’s Ajit Pawar as Deputy Chief Ministers in the newly…
No MVA parties may not be able to claim the post of Leader of Opposition. (FILE) The opposition alliance suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the BJP-led ruling alliance in Maharashtra. But what could add insult to this injury is if the figures remain more or less the same till the last round…
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde On a tense night in 1989 in Mumbai, a mother and a child had to visit a hospital. There were restrictions on the roads due to violence in the area. With no transport available, a young auto-rickshaw driver, who lived in a chawl, drove the duo to the hospital. It’s…
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The Maharashtra assembly elections on November 20 will decide the fate of 288 seats. Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar admitted that it was a mistake to field his wife Sunetra Pawar against his cousin Supriya Sule in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Ms Sule, daughter of NCP patriarch Sharad Pawar, had defeated Sunetra…
Maharashtra Assembly Election: Uddhav Thackeray’s bag was checked by a poll officer. New Delhi: A routine check of Uddhav Thackeray’s luggage in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal Monday afternoon – shortly after the ex-Chief Minister arrived to address a rally before next week’s Assembly election – has triggered a row Tuesday between his Shiva Sena faction and the…
Mumbai: Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray had stopped the party’s expansion outside Maharashtra on a request by Atal Bihari Vajpayee — former Prime Minister and one of the BJP’s tallest leaders — Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut has told NDTV in an exclusive interview, recalling a phase of mutual respect between the party and…
he Maharashtra Assembly election is set to take place on November 20. Thane: Days ahead of the upcoming assembly polls, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde accused Uddhav Thackeray of being the reason behind the split in Shiv Sena and said that the Mahavikas Aghadi government was against Balasaheb Thackeray’s ideals while the Shiv Sena and…
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The Congress, though, has denied reports of rift The rift between the Congress and ally Uddhav Thackeray’s faction of Shiv Sena has widened over the seats in Vidarbha. Altogether, the Sena (UBT) wants 17 seats from the Congress, which is apparently reluctant to hand over any. In Vidarbha, the Congress is confident of victory in…
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A final decision on seat-sharing is likely to be taken this week. Mumbai: With the Maharashtra Assembly elections just over a month away, the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi has firmed up seat sharing on 263 of the state’s 288 Assembly constituencies, sources have told NDTV. A meeting of alliance partners Congress, the Sharad Pawar faction…
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With polling dates announced for November 20, all eyes are on the grand battle in Maharashtra. The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), comprising the Congress, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), is anticipating a victory after delivering a shocking defeat to the Mahayuti coalition—consisting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),…