In June, after the Maharashtra Lok Sabha polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party was down and out as allies Shiv Sena and the NCP were making tough demands on seat-sharing for the state polls. In November, when the BJP returned with its highest-ever tally in the state elections, it significantly changed equations within the state.For starters, … Read more
Last Updated:November 15, 2024, 08:18 IST Former CM Devendra Fadnavis envisioned the project, while it was named after Balasaheb Thackeray by the MVA government and its first stretch was built when Eknath Shinde was PWD minister The Samruddhi Mahamarg is one of the longest expressways in India at 701 km, connecting the eastern end of … Read more
Last Updated:October 26, 2024, 17:28 IST The Maharashtra Assembly has 288 seats and the BJP is contesting 151 of them. The BJP central election committee has released its 2nd list of candidates for the Maharashtra polls. (IMAGE: PTI) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday released its second list of 22 candidates for the upcoming … Read more
Last Updated: August 10, 2024, 10:55 IST Shinde announced that he would soon visit some ashram schools in the state for inspection. (PTI/File) Months before the elections, Shinde government announced ‘Mukhymantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana’, which literally means ‘Chief Minister’s My Beloved Sister Scheme’, under which eligible women will be given a financial assistance of … Read more
Mumbai: The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in Maharashtra said on Wednesday that the MahaYuti allies Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party have become a ‘liability’ for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and has prompted Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ offer to quit his post. The MVA allies, Congress’ Atul Londhe, Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Sushma Andhare and … Read more
Mumbai: Deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday pinned the blame for the split of NCP and Shiv Sena on the efforts of their respective party chiefs to promote their own children. In an interview to ET, he said it was Uddhav Thackeray’s ‘insecurity’ over Eknath Shinde (at the cost of his son Aaditya Thackeray) … Read more
Indians are alive today because Prime Minister Narendra Modi facilitated the manufacture and administration of COVID vaccine during the pandemic, said Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday. The BJP leader said nearly 100 countries today credit Modi for providing vaccine doses to them and protecting their citizens from the onslaught of the coronavirus, … Read more
Mumbai, The political temperature rose in Maharashtra on Tuesday ahead of the crucial verdict by the assembly speaker on the cross-petitions by Shiv Sena factions seeking disqualification of each other’s MLAs following a split in the party, an outcome which will decide the way forward for the Eknath Shinde government and also the regional outfit’s … Read more
Mumbai: The Ajit Pawar faction of the NCP has expressed its displeasure over how the BJP has handled the Nawab Malik issue while publicly trying to claim that he has not yet been inducted in the party. The Ajit camp is not particularly miffed with deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis for writing a letter to … Read more
