NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar admitted on Sunday that dissatisfaction among some members was inevitable, a day after chief minister Devendra Fadnavis allocated portfolios in the newly sworn-in government.“As the number of ministers is high, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis had to give each minister a portfolio. Obviously, some are happy and some…
Ramdas Athawale (File photo/ PTI) NEW DELHI: Republican Party of India (Athawale) chief Ramdas Athawale claimed Maharastra CM Devendra Fadnavis had promised him that his party would get a berth in his state cabinet, expansion of which took place at Raj Bhavan in Nagpur on Sunday. Awathle also expressed displeasure that he wasn’t invited to…
(From left) Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackery, NCP-SP chief Sharad Pawar and Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat / PTI photo NEW DELHI: The opposition INDIA bloc in Maharashtra will move the Supreme Court over the alleged manipulation of EVMs in the recent assembly elections. The decision to approach the Supreme…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday claimed that, in a mandatory count, there was no mismatch found in the Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trial (VVPAT) slips and the votes polled in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during the recently concluded Maharashtra assembly elections.The commission said as per the guidelines it is required…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party to quit opposition MVA over Shiv Sena (UBT)’s stand on Babri mosque demolition, Maharashtra SP chief Abu Azmi said on Saturday, according to news agency PTI.“An advertisement was given by Shiv Sena (UBT) in a newspaper congratulating those who demolished Babri masjid. His (Uddhav Thackeray) aide has also posted on X…
BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis’ wife Amruta Fadnavis during her husband’s swearing-in ceremony as Maharashtra Chief Minister, in Mumbai. (PTI) NEW DELHI: Amruta Fadnavis, wife of Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, credited her husband’s political success to his patience and perseverance as he assumed office as CM for the third time following the BJP’s landslide victory…
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena MLA Gulabrao Patil claimed on Sunday that the Eknath Shinde-led party would have secured 90-100 seats in the Maharashtra Assembly elections if Ajit Pawar’s NCP had not been part of the Mahayuti alliance. The Mahayuti includes the BJP, Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde, and NCP led by Ajit Pawar. Ajit…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekar Bawankule on Saturday said the new Mahayuti government would be sworn in on December 5, even as the suspense over the CM’s face remains largely intact.“The oath-taking ceremony of the Mahayuti Government in Maharashtra will be held in the presence of Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji on Thursday,…
NEW DELHI: Eknath Shinde tendered his resignation as chief minister to governor CP Radhakrishnan as the term of the Maharashtra assembly ended on Tuesday. The governor, however, asked Shinde to remain as caretaker CM until new government is sworn-in.NCP chief Ajit Pawar and Devendra Fadnavis also reached the governor’s office to tender their resignation.The Mahayuti…
KOLHAPUR: In at least nine assembly constituencies, NCP (SP) candidates suffered because independent candidates with the trumpet symbol cut into their votes.These NCP (SP) candidates lost by slender margins, ranging from 377 to 4,516 votes. At the same time, independent candidates with the trumpet symbol bagged between 2,860 and 7,430 votes in these constituencies.With a…
