PUNE: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, at a rally for grandnephew Yugendra, mimicked Ajit Pawar‘s emotional speech by wiping his eyes with a handkerchief, and said Tuesday, “He (Ajit Pawar) was the one who had said in his speeches during the LS polls that Sharad Pawar would play an emotional card and, with tears in…
NEW DELHI: Ajit Pawar-led NCP on Tuesday triggered a massive rift in Maharashtra’s ruling Mahayuti as it fielded Nawab Malik from Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar assembly seat ignoring very strong objections from the BJP which had openly opposed the former state minister’s candidature.The surprise move, which perhaps was strategically delayed to the last day of filing…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister and Nationalist Congress Party chief Ajit Pawar in an emotional outburst hit out at his uncle Sharad Pawar, accusing him of splitting the family and indulging in “low-level politics” by fielding a family member against him on Baramati seat.Ajit Pawar, who filed the nomination on Monday for Maharashtra assembly…
NEW DELHI: Turning down the plea of the Sharad Pawar faction of NCP, Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the breakaway group led by Ajit Pawar to use the ‘clock’ symbol for Maharashtra assembly polls with the caveat that the deputy CM should mention in all print and audio/visual advertisements of the party that litigation over…
PUNE: NCP (SCP) gave tickets to 11 of its 12 sitting MLAs in its first list of 45 candidates for Maharashtra assembly polls released on Thursday.In at least 13 seats, NCP (SCP), led by Sharad Pawar, will take on the NCP faction led by Pawar’s nephew and deputy CM Ajit Pawar. Baramati will witness a…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a notice to Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar‘s faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), asking the party to fully comply with the court’s interim order that allowed the use of ‘clock’ symbol in elections, but with a disclaimer. The notice came in response to a…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra state president of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Sunil Tatkare announced first list of 38 candidates for NCP (AP) on Wednesday. NCP chief and Maharashtra deputy chief minister, Ajit Pawar, will contest from Baramati seat against his nephew Yugendra Pawar from Sharad Pawar faction.Chhagan Bhujbal will contest from Yeola constituency.The Baramati SeatInterestingly,…
NEW DELHI: BJP leader and Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday challenged Sharad Pawar, who remains the fulcrum of opposition in the state, to declare Maha Vikas Aghadi’s CM face for the November 20 assembly elections. On the issue of ruling Mahayuti‘s CM face, Fadnavis hinted at Shiv Sena‘s Eknath Shinde but evaded…
Lilavati Hospital (left); Baba Siddique (right) NEW DELHI: NCP leader Baba Siddique was fatally shot on Saturday evening in Mumbai. He sustained two gunshot wounds to his chest and was taken to Lilavati Hospital for emergency treatment.Dr Niraj Uttamani, chief operating officer of Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre in Mumbai, released a statement regarding the…
NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi on Sunday criticized the Maharashtra government following the death of NCP leader Baba Siddique (Ajit Pawar faction), who was shot by unidentified assailants on Saturday night. In a post on X, Rahul Gandhi expressed his sorrow, saying, “The tragic demise of Baba Siddique ji is shocking and saddening. My thoughts are…
