Mumbai: In a shocking incident, a prominent Shiv Sena (UBT) leader, Abhishek Ghosalkar, was shot repeatedly during a Facebook Live interaction by Morris Noronha, a local goon and gambler, who later committed suicide by shooting self, here on Thursday evening. Ghosalkar was rushed to the Karuna Hospital in the LIC Colony, barely a kilometre away, … Read more
After the Sharad Pawar faction of NCP gave three names to the Election Commission on Wednesday, the poll body alloted the Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar as the party name. A day after EC allocated the NCP name and ‘clock’ symbol to the Ajit Pawar faction, the Sharad Pawar group had given three names – Nationalist … Read more
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday asked why no probe agency swung into action after BJP MLA Ganpat Gaikad claimed that Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde owes him crores of rupees. Speaking at a public rally in Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district, Thackeray said he does not support the action of Ganpat Gaikwad, … Read more
The Congress should take the lead in resolving differences of opinion within the INDIA bloc and show “large-heartedness” in seat sharing to emerge as a viable alternative to the BJP in upcoming elections, according to some opposition leaders. They also said that the opposition should take this election “very seriously” and present a united face … Read more
The Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena on Monday moved the Supreme Court challenging Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar’s order declaring the Sena bloc led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as the “real political party” after its split in June 2022. The speaker had also also rejected the Thackeray faction’s plea to disqualify … Read more
The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Thursday accused Maharashtra assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar of acting like Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s lawyer while giving his ruling on disqualification petitions filed by the warring Sena factions. The people of the state will not forgive those who were behind this outcome, an editorial in the Sena (UBT) mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ … Read more
After Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Wednesday declared the Eknath Shinde faction as the real Shiv Sena, the chief minister took a swipe at the Uddhav Sena and its MVA partner Congress, saying that the ruling came as a ‘shock’ to “people who run political parties through dynasties”. Speaking to reporters after the Speaker’s … 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
Shiv Sena founder late Bal Thackeray, had he been alive, would have patted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s back for the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and scrapping of Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, said Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday. He was addressing a rally in Rajapur … Read more
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said his detractors see him in their dreams despite stealing the party’s name and symbol and also know the people of Maharashtra are with him. The former chief minister was addressing supporters at his residence ‘Matoshree’ in Bandra in the western part of the metropolis. “Despite stealing … Read more
