It’s raining poll goodies in Maharashtra: CM Shinde promises to loosen purse strings further – Times of India

Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde (Pic credit: PTI) KOLHAPUR: Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde promised expansions to welfare programmes, including an increase in women-centric Ladki Bahin Yojana‘s monthly allowance from Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,100 per beneficiary if the Mahayuti alliance is re-elected in the Nov 20 assembly elections.In a series of campaign rallies, Shinde outlined…

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‘All is well’: Ajit Pawar calls claims of rift in Mahayuti ‘baseless’ | India News – Times of India

Ajit Pawar (File photo/ PTI) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar on Friday said that “all is well” in the Mahayuti alliance, scotching off the speculations that trouble may be brewing in the ruling bloc.Rumors were rife that Pawar, who is also Maharashtra’s deputy CM, may break ranks with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)…

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