NEW DELHI: Mahayuti leaders, including Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde, on Wednesday shared videos of their bags being checked by poll body officials in response to Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray‘s criticism of the Election Commission.Sharing a video on X, NCP chief Ajit Pawar wrote: “Today, while on my way for election campaigning, the…
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut accused the Election Commission of partiality in its inspection procedures during election campaigns. Raut claimed that while Shiv Sena leaders face rigorous scrutiny of their luggage, helicopters, and private vehicles, prominent leaders from the ruling alliance seem to bypass similar checks. Raut alleged, “Our luggage, helicopter, private…
Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde (Pic credit: PTI) KOLHAPUR: Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde promised expansions to welfare programmes, including an increase in women-centric Ladki Bahin Yojana‘s monthly allowance from Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,100 per beneficiary if the Mahayuti alliance is re-elected in the Nov 20 assembly elections.In a series of campaign rallies, Shinde outlined…
Sunil Raut, sitting mla, shiv sena (ubt) MUMBAI: In the Vikhroli assembly constituency, the political landscape has become more complex with a three way contest between Shiv Sena factions and MNS. Each candidate brings different strengths: Sunil Raut of Shiv Sena UBT with his two-term experience, Suvarna Karanje of Shiv Sena with her local corporator…
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde criticized Congress President Kharge’s comments about promises. Shinde emphasized his government’s efforts in distributing funds directly to people’s accounts. MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde took a jibe at Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge‘s comments about “fake promises,” claiming the Congress only knows “how to take” from the people. Responding to…
Aditi Tatkare, Sanjay Rathod and Eknath Shinde (Left to Right) MUMBAI: While the financial status of most of the 27 outgoing state cabinet ministers improved moderately over the past five years, there were notable exceptions where the rise was considerable, show affidavits they have filed. Most of the rise in net assets was because these…
NEW DELHI: The Congress in-charge for Maharashtra, Ramesh Chennithala, on Wednesday slammed the Mahayuti alliance — comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction), and Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) — dubbing it “Bhrashtyuti”. He asserted that the coalition had sidelined its partners and failed to address significant governance challenges as the…
NEW DELHI: The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena faction on Sunday announced Milind Deora, former Congress MP and now a Rajya Sabha member, as its candidate to challenge incumbent MLA Aaditya Thackeray of Shiv Sena (UBT) in Mumbai’s Worli constituency. Deora had earlier hinted the same by stating on social media, “Justice for Worli and Worlikars…
MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Saturday released its second list of candidates for the assembly elections. Fifteen candidates were named in the second list, taking the total declared candidates from Sena (UBT) to 80. The list was announced in Saamna, the party mouthpiece. The Sena (UBT) declared former two-term BJP MLA Anil Gote from…
MUMBAI: After hectic daylong negotiations with Congress and NCP (SP), Shiv Sena (UBT) Wednesday announced its first list of 65 candidates for the assembly polls. It has renominated 14 of its 15 sitting MLAs and declared nominees for 13 seats in Mumbai, including Aaditya Thackeray from Worli and Aaditya’s cousin Varun Sardesai from Bandra East….
