Mobile phones not allowed inside polling booths in Mumbai while voting: Poll official | India News – Times of India

MUMBAI: During Maharashtra assembly elections, voters in Mumbai will be not be allowed to carry mobile phones inside the polling booths at the time of voting, said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation commissioner and administrator Bhushan Gagrani on Wednesday. Elections for the 288-member Maharashtra legislative assembly will be conducted in a single phase on November 20,…

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Maharashtra government announces Diwali bonus for civic staff ahead of poll date announcement | India News – Times of India

The Maharashtra government on Tuesday announced a Diwali bonus of Rs 29,000 for the employees of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) ahead of the announcement of code of conduct for the Maharashtra assembly elections.The Election Commission of India announced the poll schedule for Maharashtra later on Tuesday, with elections set to take place on November…

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Sena vs Sena: Dusshera rallies in Mumbai turn political as Shinde, Uddhav take aim at each other | India News – Times of India

Uddhav Thackeray and CM Ekanth Shinde at Dusshera rallies in Mumbai Dusshera rallies addressed by CM Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday set the tone for the impending Maharashtra assembly elections. The rival factions — Shiv Sena and Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray, or UBT) — hurled piercing jibes at one another, heating up…

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Congress’s ‘alliance of convenience’ comes under fire as Haryana loss wipes out Lok Sabha gains | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Congress, which was riding high on its success in Lok Sabha elections, has literally fallen flat after the party’s stunning defeat in Haryana assembly elections. The Haryana results have left the Congress bleeding – with not just the BJP but even the INDIA bloc partners unsparing in their attacks on the grand-old-party….

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Nitin Gadkari jests Ramdas Athawale will be a minister, even in next govt | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari recently took a swipe at his cabinet colleague Ramdas Athawale, praising his political prowess and ability to secure ministerial positions across various governments.While addressing an event in Nagpur on Sunday, Gadkari said that while there is no guarantee of NDA government’s fourth term, Athawale will, however, become a minister…

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Maharashtra assembly elections: Will back any Congress & NCP(SP) CM candidate, says Uddhav Thackeray | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday expressed his willingness to support any candidate put forward by the Congress and NCP(SP) as the Maha Vikas Aghadi‘s (MVA) chief ministerial face for the upcoming state elections.While addressing Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) cadres, Uddhav emphasised that Maharashtra assembly elections will be a fight to…

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Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange begins indefinite hunger strike without police permission | Delhi News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil began his fast unto death on Saturday. He said that if the Maratha reservation is not granted this time, he intends to run in the Maharashtra assembly elections.However, police have denied peermission to Jarange to hold indefinite hunger strike. The Gondi police reported that they have received…

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‘Free me from govt, want to work for party’: Devendra Fadnavis after BJP’s dismal Lok Sabha show in Maharashtra | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday offered to step down as Maharashtra deputy chief minister taking moral responsibility for the party’s poor showing in Lok Sabha elections in the state. The BJP, which had 23 members in the last Lok Sabha, could manage to in only 9 this time around. Fadnavis urged…

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