NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on Ajit Pawar‘s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) asking it to “stand up on your legs” and not use Sharad Pawar‘s name and photos in the ongoing election campaign in Maharashtra for the upcoming assembly polls.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan questioned Ajit…
NEW DELHI: Mahayuti leaders, including Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde, on Wednesday shared videos of their bags being checked by poll body officials in response to Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray‘s criticism of the Election Commission.Sharing a video on X, NCP chief Ajit Pawar wrote: “Today, while on my way for election campaigning, the…
UP CM Yogi Adityanath (File photo) NAGPUR/AMARAVATI: Rallying voters at RSS’ Smruti Mandir in Reshimbagh here, UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath appealed to citizens to give a decisive mandate to BJP, while emphasising the symbolic and strategic importance of Nagpur for BJP and the Sangh. Adityanath urged people to secure a victory strong enough to…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Tuesday defended his recent “dog” jibe for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and said that his remarks were in response to the alleged remarks by the party against the OBC community.“If they insult my community and call us dogs, why should I stay silent? If they call…
NEW DELHI: Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray underwent further scrutiny by poll officials on Tuesday, a day after his bags were frisked when his chopper touched down in Yavatmal in poll-bound Maharashtra.A team of poll officials checked Thackeray’s bags ahead of his rally in Latur as the Model Code of Conduct is in effect.In a…
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut accused the Election Commission of partiality in its inspection procedures during election campaigns. Raut claimed that while Shiv Sena leaders face rigorous scrutiny of their luggage, helicopters, and private vehicles, prominent leaders from the ruling alliance seem to bypass similar checks. Raut alleged, “Our luggage, helicopter, private…
Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis (Pic credit: PTI) NAGPUR: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said that after BJP’s setback in the state in the Lok Sabha elections, he had sought the Sangh’s help to fight ‘anarchists and vote jihadists’ in the assembly elections.In an exclusive interview to TOI, when asked about…
EKTA NAGAR(Narmada): Ahead of the Maharashtra elections, PM Modi Thursday made a fervent pitch for national unity and a uniform civil code, even as he criticised his opponents, saying people need to be vigilant of a ‘new model of urban Naxals‘ whose sole agenda is to foment anarchy and destabilise the country.Addressing the nation on…
NEW DELHI: Several candidates with identical names are running in key constituencies in Maharashtra, creating challenges for voters and political parties. In the Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahakal constituency of Sangli district, Rohit Raosaheb Patil, the son of former NCP leader R R Patil, is competing against Sanjay Kaka Patil of the Ajit Pawar-led NCP. Additionally, three independent…
NEW DELHI: The Congress in-charge for Maharashtra, Ramesh Chennithala, on Wednesday slammed the Mahayuti alliance — comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction), and Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) — dubbing it “Bhrashtyuti”. He asserted that the coalition had sidelined its partners and failed to address significant governance challenges as the…
