In a post on X, Fadnavis credited Shah for inspiring party workers and acknowledged his significant role during the campaign. NEW DELHI: BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Friday expressed gratitude to Union home minister Amit Shah for his support during the Maharashtra Assembly elections. In a post on X, Fadnavis credited Shah for inspiring party…
(From left) Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra caretaker CM Eknath Shinde and deputy CM Ajit Pawar. NEW DELHI: Mahayuti leaders, including Maharashtra caretaker CM Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis, and Ajit Pawar, are likely to meet BJP’s high command on Thursday, reported news agency PTI citing sources.In the meeting, one CM and two deputy CMs formula…
NEW DELHI: What was common between Maharashtra and Jharkhand? Cash was king when it came to wooing voters. Direct transfers, under whatever name they be, Ladki Bahin in Maharashtra or Mukhyamantri Maiya Samman Yojana in Jharkhand, have helped parties ride back to power.If PM-Kisan, BJP’s belated attempt to counter NYAY, worked in its favour in…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed the Maharashtra assembly results a ‘victory of development’ and ‘defeat of lies’, as he addressed party workers at the BJP headquarters after the historic victory for the BJP led Mahayuti alliance. “It is the victory of development, good governance and social justice in Maharashtra, and it…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday reiterated his election war cry “batenge to katenge” after BJP-led NDA secured lead in 7 out of 9 seats in the by-election for Lok Sabha. The CM, however, refrained from using it for Maharashtra election results and instead supported PM Modi’s ‘ek hai, toh safe…
Devendra Fadnavis, Eknath Shinde, Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray (File photo) NEW DELHI: Maharashtra’s state assembly elections held on Wednesday, November 20, across all 288 constituencies in a single phase. Polling took place between 7am and 6pm.The Election Commission announced that vote counting will begin on Saturday, November 23 from 8am. Key alliances in the…
NEW DELHI: The exit poll results released on Thursday has predicted advantage to Mahayuti in the Maharashtra assembly elections. The alliance between BJP, Ajit Pawar’s NCP, and Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena is likely to retain power in the state, according to pollsters.Exit polls released by Matrize, Peoples Pulse, Chanakya gave upper hand to Eknath Shinde-led…
NEW DELHI: Campaigning came to a halt on Monday for high-stakes assembly polls in Maharashtra and the second phase in Jharkhand on November 20, the two states being more than just electoral battles for BJP and Congress, leaders of their respective alliances, with results poised to shape their political narrative and future trajectory. The match-up…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday exuded confidence that the ruling Mahayuti will return to power as he released BJP’s manifesto for the upcoming assembly polls in Maharashtra. Amit Shah also said the decision to name the chief minister’s face will be taken by the alliance partners only after the completion of…
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…
