PUNE: Over 25 NCP functionaries, including two former mayors, the leader of opposition and 20 former corporators – from Pimpri Chinchwad joined NCP (Sharad Pawar) in Pune on Wednesday. This group includes NCP’s Pimpri Chinchwad president Ajit Gavhane and working president Rahul Bhosale, who had resigned from their posts on Tuesday.Though a major setback to…
NEW DELHI: Sharad Pawar is back with a bang. Almost a year after he lost control of his Nationalist Congress Party following a rebellion led by his estranged nephew Ajit Pawar, the Maratha strongman is once again on the centrestage of Maharashtra politics.The recent surprise visit of Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal, who…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra is one of the key states which helped the opposition puncture Prime Minister Modi’s claims of “abki baar, 400 paar” in the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections. The BJP ended up with just 9 seats, which is less than half of 23, the number of seats it had won in the state 5…
<p>Sharad Pawar</p><p><br></p> PUNE: NCP (SCP) chief Sharad Pawar sought on Wednesday four to six months to effect a change in the Maharashtra govt, reports Anurag Bende. The veteran leader is on a three-day tour of Baramati to review the drought situation in the tehsil.He was visiting a village on Wednesday where he told people that…
<p>Sharad Pawar</p><p><br></p> PUNE: NCP (SCP) chief Sharad Pawar sought on Wednesday four to six months to effect a change in the Maharashtra govt, reports Anurag Bende. The veteran leader is on a three-day tour of Baramati to review the drought situation in the tehsil.He was visiting a village on Wednesday where he told people that…
NEW DELHI: Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar) leader Praful Patel on Sunday expressed his dissatisfaction with the minister of state with independent charge position offered to him, stating that accepting this post would be a demotion for him.Speaking to the reporters, Praful Patel said that the party has communicated this concern to the BJP leadership…
NEW DELHI: Seeking to dispel ongoing speculation about a possible political shift, Maharashtra NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) president Jayant Patil said on Thursday that Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray will not switch to the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).In the recent Lok Sabha elections, the Shiv Sena (UBT) secured nine seats in Maharashtra, matching…
MUMBAI/NASHIK: While PM Modi was in the city for a road show on Wednesday to woo voters for Mumbai North East candidate Mihir Kotecha, this was countered by NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar who campaigned for MVA candidate Sanjay Dina Patil in the same constituency on the eve of Modi’s visit. Addressing a rally in…
PUNE: A decade after he changed his address to Mumbai and has been voting there, NCP (SCP) chief Sharad Pawar will cast his vote in Baramati on Tuesday. “Pawar Saheb will not cast his vote in Mumbai. All formalities for a change in his constituency have been completed. He will vote at the polling centre…
MUMBAI: Maha Vikas Aghadi finalised on Tuesday its seat-sharing formula for all 48 LS seats in Maharashtra with Congress conceding two prime seats – Sangli and Bhiwandi – to its allies Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP). Sena (UBT) has got 21 seats, the biggest share, Congress 17 and NCP(SP) 10, reports Prafulla Marpakwar.With Congress…
