MUMBAI: While Ajit Pawar was on Sunday unanimously elected group leader of the NCP legislature party, sources said that on the question of the chief minister’s post, the party has taken the view that in view of the assembly poll results, it would be appropriate if Devendra Fadnavis is placed at the helm of affairs…
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…
NEW DELHI: The situation was tricky for two Indias on Saturday and the prestige was at stake. No, we are not talking about the two Indias comedian Vir Das spoke about. Today’s headlines were dominated by two sides – the opposition INDIA bloc which was fighting a battle of existence in Maharashtra and Team India…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Amit Deshmukh defeated BJP’s Dr Arhchana Patil Chakurkar by a margin of 7,398 votes. Deshmukh secured 1,14,110 votes while the BJP candidate Chakurkar has secured 1,06,712 votes.Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi’s Vinod Somprakash Khatke is currently at the third place with 17,752 votes.Latur City is one of Maharashtra’s 288 Assembly constituencies, located in…
NAGPUR/CHANDRAPUR: With five-star hotels booked, travel itinerary chalked out, aircraft on standby to fly out MLAs to deflect poachers, and post-poll strategies in place, both Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and Mahayuti are ready to ringfence their winning legislators due to fears of a hung assembly. If neither alliance gets a majority, then support of every…
NEW DELHI: Two more exit poll agencies released their projections on Thursday giving boost to Eknath-Shinde led Mahayuti in Maharashtra assembly elections.According to Today’s Chanakya exit poll predictions, Mahayuti is projected to secure 175 ± 11 seats, while the Congress-led Maha Vikas Agadi (MVA) is expected to win 100 ± 11 seats. The agency has…
NEW DELHI: The exit poll results released on Thursday has predicted advantage to Mahayuti in the Maharashtra assembly elections. The alliance between BJP, Ajit Pawar’s NCP, and Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena is likely to retain power in the state, according to pollsters.Exit polls released by Matrize, Peoples Pulse, Chanakya gave upper hand to Eknath Shinde-led…
From left (Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis) NEW DELHI: The high-decibel and often bitter campaign for Maharashtra assembly elections has drawn to a close and on November 23 we will know who is the winner of this keenly contested “Maha political yudh”. But the…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday explained his decision to part ways with his uncle and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founder, Sharad Pawar, citing pressure from party MLAs who wanted to join the Eknath Shinde government. The split, which occurred in July last year, saw Ajit Pawar and eight other MLAs…
Milind Deora (left) and Aaditya Thackeray NEW DELHI: Milind Deora, Shiv Sena candidate from Mumbai’s Worli seat took a potshot at Aaditya Thackeray for “avoiding” his challenge to debate on the future of the assembly constituency.Ahead of the polling in Maharashtra, Deora had invited Thackeray, who is Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate and incumbent Worli MLA,…
