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: 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…
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra greets the gathering during a public meeting for the Maharashtra Assembly elctions (ANI photo) NASHIK/KOLHAPUR: AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said PM Modi speaks of late Balasaheb Thackeray during his rallies, but he “backstabbed his son (Uddhav).” She also challenged Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah to conduct the caste…
NCP leader Nawab Malik (Photo: PTI) Nawab Malik‘s candidature in the forthcoming Maharashtra assembly elections is unacceptable to BJP. “The candidature of any person linked to Dawood Ibrahim is unacceptable to BJP,” the party’s city chief Ashish Shelar said during a press conference.Malik is Nationalist Congress Party MLA from Anushakti Nagar. He was in jail…
NEW DELHI: The countdown for the high-stakes assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand has begun with the Election Commission on Tuesday announcing dates for voting in the two states. While Maharashtra will vote on November 20, Jharkhand will see two-phase polling on November 13 and 20. The results for both the states will be out…
NEW DELHI: Has Haryana election results neutralised the “psychological advantage” which the Congress-led opposition had claimed to gain after Lok Sabha polls? Rahul Gandhi had in his recent speeches claimed that the opposition had broken PM Modi “psychologically”, citing the fact that his government was dependent on the support of allies in Lok Sabha for…
