Uddhav Thackeray and CM Ekanth Shinde at Dusshera rallies in Mumbai Dusshera rallies addressed by CM Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday set the tone for the impending Maharashtra assembly elections. The rival factions — Shiv Sena and Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray, or UBT) — hurled piercing jibes at one another, heating up … Read more
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray will not switch to the ruling BJP-led NDA, Maharashtra NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) president Jayant Patil asserted on Thursday, seeking to scotch speculation about a possible crossover by his key ally. The Shiv Sena (UBT) won nine Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra in the just concluded elections, the same as … Read more
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of inciting people and dividing society through his election speeches, claiming that the PM tries to ‘create division’ wherever he goes.“No prime minister before Modi has ever indulged in inciting people like he has been doing. He speaks about democracy repeatedly but … Read more
MUMBAI: MVA top guns took potshots at PM Narendra Modi at INDIA bloc’s rally at BKC’s Pataka Maidan on Friday, with Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray leading the barrage saying the country had seen demonetisation in 2016 and would now see “de-Modination” on June 4. He said BJP was a garbage truck picking up … 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
