Exit polls released today have predicted a clear advantage for the Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra, with the BJP, Ajit Pawar’s NCP, and Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena likely to retain power in the state. Pollsters from Matrize, Peoples Pulse, and Chanakya gave the upper hand to the Eknath Shinde-led alliance. Matrize projections show the BJP-led Mahayuti … Read more
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted searches at the Raipur premises of Gaurav Mehta in connection with a bitcoin transactions case, sources said. The investigation is part of a broader money laundering probe under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The case has drawn attention due to allegations by BJP leaders accusing NCP … Read more
PUNE: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday invoked Bal Thackeray while campaigning for the Maharashtra assembly polls, stating the Shiv Sena founder wouldn’t have tolerated Shivaji Maharaj‘s insult. Priyanka’s rare reference to Thackeray, whose aggressive Hindutva was rejected by previous Congress generational leaders, comes at a time when PM Narendra Modi has dared the … Read more
Last Updated:November 15, 2024, 00:03 IST In 2019, when the fight was between BJP-Shiv Sena and Congress-NCP alliances, a total of 3,239 candidates contested the elections This time, the political landscape is more fragmented with the Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party splitting up in the last two years. (PTI file photo) A total of … Read more
Last Updated: November 11, 2024, 23:11 IST With just over a week remaining till the Maharashtra assembly elections on November 20, political parties in the state are intensifying campaigns for their candidates. The campaign for the polls has also gained momentum, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and BJP President JP … Read more
The Maratha-OBC quota issue and trends in onion prices are among the campaign themes likely to impact the poll outcome in Maharashtra’s Yevla assembly constituency from where NCP minister Chhagan Bhujbal is seeking a re-election. Located in Nashik district, Yevla is home to one of the biggest onion wholesale markets in the country. NCP heavyweight … Read more
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday accused Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray of aligning with the Congress party, an organisation Shah claimed has disrespected both Balasaheb Thackeray and Veer Savarkar.Shah was speaking at the launch event of BJP’s “Sankalp Patra,” or manifesto, for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections set for November … Read more
Last Updated: November 10, 2024, 08:11 IST Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024 LIVE Updates: With less than two weeks left for polling in Maharashtra, all major political parties have ramped up their campaigns in Maharashtra. In his two-day visit to the poll-bound state, PM Modi addressed several rallies for the BJP and took a swipe at … Read more
Last Updated:November 05, 2024, 23:02 IST Eknath Shinde announced the poll promises made by the ruling Mahayuti government Mahayuti leaders BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis, Shiv Sena’s Eknath Shinde and NCP’s Ajit Pawar. (File photo) Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday announced poll promises by the ruling Mahayuti alliance for the upcoming state assembly elections on … Read more
Last Updated:November 04, 2024, 10:07 IST Jarange had announced in August this year that he was compelled to enter politics in order to get Maratha reservation. Manoj Jarange (PTI Image) Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange, who had previously announced to enter the poll fray, has declared that he would not contest the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly … Read more
