Maharashtra Prepares for Elections With Key Meetings in Mahayuti & MVA to Shape Seat-Sharing Talks

Maharashtra Prepares for Elections With Key Meetings in Mahayuti & MVA to Shape Seat-Sharing Talks

The seat-sharing talks will be critical in determining the alliances’ electoral performance as Maharashtra gears up for another fiercely contested assembly election. (PTI) As the deadline for finalising agreements approaches, the political temperature in the state continues to rise, with both the MVA and Mahayuti strategising to secure the best possible outcome in the upcoming … Read more

BJP slams Opposition for criticising PM Modi’s attendance at Ganesh Puja celebrations at CJI’s residence

BJP slams Opposition for criticising PM Modi’s attendance at Ganesh Puja celebrations at CJI’s residence

New Delhi | Mumbai: BJP slammed Congress and other Opposition parties for criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for attending Ganesh Puja celebrations at the CJI’s residence. Opposition parties are casting “baseless aspersions” on the highest court, it said. Union minister Bhupender Yadav said those who encourage prime ministers’ “presence at iftars find their guts twisting … Read more

‘Fadnavis Can’t Read Sharad Pawar’s Mind Even After 100 Births’, Says Sanjay Raut; BJP Reacts

‘Fadnavis Can’t Read Sharad Pawar’s Mind Even After 100 Births’, Says Sanjay Raut; BJP Reacts

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday said Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis won’t be able to read Sharad Pawar’s mind even after 100 births and targeted Union minister Amit Shah, prompting a counter by BJP’s Ashish Shelar. While Raut made jibes at Shah over his visit to Mumbai’s Lalbaugcha Raja Ganesh idol, … Read more

Will Anil Deshmukh Contest Against Devendra Fadnavis from Nagpur South-West In Maharashtra Assembly Polls?

Will Anil Deshmukh Contest Against Devendra Fadnavis from Nagpur South-West In Maharashtra Assembly Polls?

Anil Deshmukh (left) has been making several allegations against Devendra Fadnavis. (PTI File) Amid the war of words between NCP (SP)’s Anil Deshmukh and BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis, sources indicated that Deshmukh is in talks with the party high command to negotiate for the Nagpur South-West seat, likely vacating his traditional seat of Katole for his … Read more

Third Eye: CEC’s poetic flair, Fadnavis on media bias and Nitish Kumar’s fitness

Third Eye: CEC’s poetic flair, Fadnavis on media bias and Nitish Kumar’s fitness

Punning it Like a Poet CEC Rajiv Kumar was at his poetic best during the press conference announcing the elections in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana. In keeping with his ‘shaayari’ on ‘zamooriyat’ in his Jammu presser last week, the CEC composed another one, this time with full pun intended, referring to how J&K voters … Read more

Manoj Jarange Patil: Maratha quota: Manoj Jarange Patil holds rally in Pune, warns govt of agitation

Manoj Jarange Patil: Maratha quota: Manoj Jarange Patil holds rally in Pune, warns govt of agitation

Pune: A peace rally was organised in Pune, led by Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil, to advocate for the inclusion of the Maratha community in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation category. The rally, organised on Sunday by the Maratha Kranti Morcha, aimed to mobilise local community members in support of this long-standing reservation demand. Manoj … Read more

Shiv Sena leader Anandrao Adsul issues 15-day ultimatum to BJP: ‘Make me governor in 15 days or else …’

Shiv Sena leader Anandrao Adsul issues 15-day ultimatum to BJP: ‘Make me governor in 15 days or else …’

Former Shiv Sena MP Anandrao Adsul has issued a stern ultimatum to the BJP, demanding to be made governor within 15 days or else he will file a curative petition in the Supreme Court challenging the validity of former BJP MP Navneet Rana’s caste certificate, reported The Times of India. Adsul claims that BJP has … Read more

Either you will remain or me: Uddhav Thackeray to Devendra Fadnavis

Either you will remain or me: Uddhav Thackeray to Devendra Fadnavis

Ahead of the assembly elections in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday warned BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis saying, “Either you will remain or me.”Addressing party workers in Mumbai, Thackeray claimed that Fadnavis was trying to implicate him and his son Aaditya Thackeray in false cases. “Devendra Fadnavis conspired in a number of … Read more

‘Either You Will Survive Or I’: Uddhav Thackeray Dares Devendra Fadnavis; BJP Hits Back

‘Either You Will Survive Or I’: Uddhav Thackeray Dares Devendra Fadnavis; BJP Hits Back

Virtually kickstarting the campaign for the upcoming Assembly elections in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) President Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday challenged Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, saying “Either you will survive or I”, triggering a protest from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Speaking at a pre-election preparatory meeting of party workers and leaders from … Read more

‘It’ll Be Either You Or Me’: Uddhav Thackeray Challenges Devendra Fadnavis As Maharashtra Heads Towards Polls

‘It’ll Be Either You Or Me’: Uddhav Thackeray Challenges Devendra Fadnavis As Maharashtra Heads Towards Polls

Uddhav Thackeray at the Rangsharda Auditorium on Wednesday. (X) Uddhav Thackeray’s remark came in the wake of allegations by Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Anil Deshmukh that Devendra Fadnavis had been plotting to send Thackeray and his son Aaditya to jail. BJP, meanwhile, said Maharashtra was firmly behind Fadnavis Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray, … Read more