NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the Ajit Pawar faction of NCP to continue using the ‘clock’ symbol for the Maharashtra assembly elections after the the deputy chief minister assured the court that he would publish a disclaimer within 36 hours in leading newspapers, including Marathi dailies, stating that the legal fight with…
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…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Thursday wrote to the Election Commission of India seeking removal of the state Director General of Police Rashmi Shukla over alleged “bias” against the opposition in the upcoming assembly elections in the state.“Kindly refer to our previous letters dated 24th September 2024 and 4th October 2024 concerning the removal of Rashmi…
MUMBAI: Former Leader of Opposition in the BMC, Ravi Raja resigned from the Congress party and officially joined the BJP on Thursday, in the presence of Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis and Mumbai BJP president Ashish Shelar.Raja stated that his 44 years of service to the party went unrecognized and despite his request for a ticket…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister and Nationalist Congress Party chief Ajit Pawar in an emotional outburst hit out at his uncle Sharad Pawar, accusing him of splitting the family and indulging in “low-level politics” by fielding a family member against him on Baramati seat.Ajit Pawar, who filed the nomination on Monday for Maharashtra assembly…
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…
Leader of opposition Vijay Wadettiwar MUMBAI: A day after Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut declared that MVA partners Congress, NCP (SP) and UBT Sena would contest 85 seats each, a top Congress politician said that his party would contest 104 seats, while UBT Sena and NCP-SP would fight from 94 and 84 seats respectively.“The…
Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde addresses Shiv Sena (Shinde) ‘Dussehra rally’ on the occasion of the Vijayadashami festival, at the Azad Maidan, in Mumbai. (PTI) NEW DELHI: Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde‘s Shiv Sena on Tuesday released first list of candidates for Maharashtra assembly elections. The list included names of 45 candidates. The list was…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Tuesday released a list of 45 candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections. Raj Thackeray‘s son Amit is set to make electoral debut from Mahim.The party has nominated Sandeep Deshpande to contest from Worli in south-central Mumbai, where he is expected to face off against Shiv Sena (UBT)…
NEW DELHI: It has been six days since the Election Commission announced dates for the Maharashtra assembly elections, but neither the ruling Mahayuti nor the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi has finalised seat-sharing pact for the “maha” battle of ballots. Leaders of both the alliances claim that they are close to sealing a deal, but the…
