NEW DELHI: What was common between Maharashtra and Jharkhand? Cash was king when it came to wooing voters. Direct transfers, under whatever name they be, Ladki Bahin in Maharashtra or Mukhyamantri Maiya Samman Yojana in Jharkhand, have helped parties ride back to power.If PM-Kisan, BJP’s belated attempt to counter NYAY, worked in its favour in…
The Manipur govt extended on Saturday the suspension of mobile internet services for two more days in seven districts – West, Imphal East, Kakching, Bishnupur, Thoubal, Churachandpur and Kangpokpi, reports Prabin Kalita.Broadband and mobile internet services were initially suspended on Nov 16 following the violence that erupted after the bodies of six Meitei women and…
MUMBAI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said there is no race for the chief minister’s post in Mahayuti.He told TOI, “We have secured an unprecedented victory. It was a tsunami of a different kind, and the entire opposition has almost been wiped out, but there is no race for the CM’s post….
NEW DELHI: Uddhav Thackeray‘s bold decision to challenge the BJP in 2019 and form an alliance with the Congress and NCP has resulted in a significant electoral setback in the Maharashtra assembly elections, where his Shiv Sena (UBT) secured only 20 out of 95 contested seats. He expressed surprise at the electorate’s dramatic shift in…
NEW DELHI: The result day for the Maharashtra assembly elections brought contrasting outcomes for Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh‘s siblings. His elder brother Amit Deshmukh secured victory, on the other hand, the younger one, Dhiraj, experienced a narrow defeat with a difference of a few thousand votes.The Indian National Congress (INC) candidate Amit Deshmukh emerged victorious…
Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis and Hemant Soren NEW DELHI: Maharashtra and Jharkhand on Saturday witnessed the emergence of a strong alliance- Mahayuti and INDIA bloc- in the 2024 state Assembly elections.In Maharashtra, Mahayuti, the BJP-led NDA group, is set to retain power as it claimed a landslide victory while in Jharkhand, INDIA, the Congress-JMM-RJD-CPI(ML)-group, seems…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed the Maharashtra assembly results a ‘victory of development’ and ‘defeat of lies’, as he addressed party workers at the BJP headquarters after the historic victory for the BJP led Mahayuti alliance. “It is the victory of development, good governance and social justice in Maharashtra, and it…
NEW DELHI: With a clear mandate for the Mahayuti in Maharashtra assembly election results, who will form the next government is settled. Now the question in focus is – who will be the next chief minister? As celebrations began in the Mahayuti camp after the historic victory, an image of two leaders Eknath Shinde and…
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday said that the party will analyse the “unexpected results” after Mahayuti alliance achieved a significant victory, surpassing the required majority threshold.Taking to X, leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said, “The results of Maharashtra are unexpected and we will analyse them in detail. Thanks to all the…
The 2024 assembly election results in Maharashtra and Jharkhand have revealed shifting voter sentiments and strategic party maneuvers. In Maharashtra, the BJP-led Mahayuti coalition has solidified its dominance, largely due to effective outreach to women voters through targeted welfare schemes. As per latest EC data, the Mahayuti alliance is expected to win over 200 seats…
