MUMBAI: The cold war between CM Devendra Fadnavis and deputy CM Eknath Shinde took a new turn Monday with the home department held by the CM downgrading security cover for over 20 Shiv Sena MLAs who are not ministers from Y+ category to just one constable and withdrawing cover given to some other Sena netas.In…
Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray and Rahul Gandhi Nationalist Congress Party (SCP) leader Sharad Pawar on Tuesday reiterated that the focus of the INDIA alliance remains on national elections, with no talks about state or local elections. The statement comes days after Shiv Sena (UBT) announced its decision to fight the Mumbai municipal elections alone.In a…
NEW DELHI: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra cabinet was expanded on Sunday as 39 MLAs were administered oath as ministers by governor PC Radhakrishnan at Raj Bhavan in Nagpur.In the expansion, the BJP got 19 ministerial berths, followed by 11 for Eknath Shinde‘s Shiv Sena and 9 for Ajit Pawar‘s Nationalist Congress Party. Including CM…
NEW DELHI: Former CJI D Y Chandrachud came in for stinging criticism from Sena UBT, which accused him of “doing nothing about violation of anti-defection law over the split in the party”. The remarks about “defilement” of the Constitution came amid comments from other parties that there were serious questions about the independence of judiciary…
PUNE: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar’s unscheduled visit to his uncle and NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar’s residence in Delhi on Thursday to wish him on his birthday has led to speculation of a reunion, reports Anurag Bende.Both NCP factions, who carried out fierce campaigns against each other in the Lok Sabha and assembly…
NEW DELHI: Tensions within Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) continue to simmer, with Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Aaditya Thackeray hitting out at the Maharashtra unit of the Samajwadi Party (SP) and its chief, Abu Azmi, for the intention to withdraw from the alliance over “Hindutva credentials.”“Our Hindutva is about ‘hriday mein Ram aur haath ko kaam’ (Ram…
Maharashtra deputy CM Eknath Shinde NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy CM Eknath Shinde on Thursday congratulated Devendra Fadnavis for taking oath as the chief minister of the state for the third time with a paradigm-shattering mandate.Shinde, who switched roles with Fadnavis in an opulent oath-taking ceremony at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan, said that earlier when he was…
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…
Devendra Fadnavis, a seasoned RSS swayamsevak, is set to begin his second term as Maharashtra Chief Minister. His journey has been a rollercoaster, marked by electoral triumphs, political betrayals, and personal attacks. Fadnavis navigated a complex political landscape, playing a key role in toppling the MVA government and enduring a period as deputy CM. Source…
MUMBAI: The suspense over new Maharashtra chief minister is expected to end on Wednesday when BJP’s state legislature party elects its new leader at a meeting in Vidhan Bhavan. All newly elected MLAs have been told to attend the meeting. Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani, who were appointed as…
