Maharashtra govt formation: Fadnavis set to be chief minister as Shinde says PM Modi, Amit Shah’s call final | India News – Times of India

Asked if he was disappointed that he would not get a second term, Shinde said, “There is no such thing. You must remember BJP supported my tenure as CM.” Outgoing Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde on Wednesday said he would not be an obstacle to govt formation and would accept any decision taken by PM Narendra…

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‘Pre-election deal for CM post’: Shinde Sena leader’s remark revives memories of Uddhav’s claim in 2019 | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The BJP in Maharashtra would be feeling a strange sense of deja vu. Five years after Uddhav Thackeray‘s Shiv Sena claimed that there was an agreed “deal” with the BJP over rotational chief minister, now Eknath Shinde‘s Sena says there was a “deal” with the saffron party for the top job if Mahayuti…

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EC seeks BJP, Congress’s reply for charges against Rahul Gandhi, PM Modi, Amit Shah | India News – Times of India

EC acted on BJP and Congress’s allegations against each other NEW DELHI: Acting on BJP and Congress‘s allegations against each other, Election Commission Saturday exchanged the complaints and sought responses of the presidents of the two parties on the charges levelled against their functionaries. Congress had complained against PM Modi and home minister Amit Shah…

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Maharashtra assembly polls: Election Commission inspects Rahul Gandhi’s helicopter amid bag-checking row | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India on Saturday inspected Congress leader Rahul Gandhi‘s bag in Maharashtra’s Amravati.This comes a day after the poll body searched Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Hingoli amid the ongoing controversy over checking Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray‘s bag on the last three occasions.A team of officials was…

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‘Hunt against drug rackets to continue ruthlessly,’ says Amit Shah after NCB’s ‘back-to-back’ breakthroughs | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Narcotics Control Bureau on Friday seized more than 80kg of cocaine worth around Rs 900 crore in Delhi. Taking to X, Union home minister Amit Shah congratulated the central agency on the drug haul and asserted that the government’s hunt against drug rackets will continue “ruthlessly.”“The back-to-back major breakthroughs against illegal drugs…

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Maharashtra assembly polls: Election Commission inspects Amit Shah’s helicopter amid Uddhav Thackeray bag-checking row | India News – Times of India

Election commission inspects Union minister Amit Shah’s bag (Screenshot from video shared by the home minister) NEW DELHI: After Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, the Election Commission of India on Friday checked the helicopter of Union home minister Amit Shah after he arrived at Maharashtra‘s Hingoli for the campaign for the upcoming assembly election….

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Congress seeks EC action against PM, Shah for ‘poll code violations’ – Times of India

Jairam Ramesh (File photo) NEW DELHI: Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah of making divisive and slanderous statements in election rallies, Congress on Thursday petitioned Election Commission seeking action against BJP functionaries for violations of election conduct rules.Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh wrote to EC, giving details of the speeches delivered…

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‘He is a child in front of Indira Gandhi’: Kharge reacts to Amit Shah’s remarks on ex-PM | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge responded on Wednesday to Union home minister Amit Shah‘s remarks about former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, stating that “he is a child in front of Indira Gandhi”.Amit Shah, who addressed several rallies in Maharashtra, affirmed that Article 370, which provided special status to Jammu and Kashmir, would not be…

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‘Even if Indira Gandhi returns from heaven … ‘: What Amit Shah said on Article 370 and Muslim reservation | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Amit Shah on Wednesday left no Gandhi generation untouched as he attacked the Congress party over their stance on Article 370, Muslim reservation and Ram Temple. Strongly reiterating the saffron party’s stance on the restoration of special status to Jammu & Kashmir, the home minister said that even if “Indira Gandhi was to…

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