Sharad Pawar holds first meet with PM Modi since MVA loss, gifts him pomegranates from Maharashtra | India News – Times of India

Pawar with Modi and a group of Maharashtra farmers. He had recently written to the PM, inviting him to the Marathi Sahitya Sammelan. NEW DELHI: NCP-SP chief Sharad Pawar called on PM Narendra Modi Wednesday, weeks after the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) was trounced in the assembly elections in Maharashtra by the BJP-headed Mahayuti.Pawar, along…

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No berth for RPI in ‘Maha’ cabinet, Athawale says Fadnavis gave his word | India News – Times of India

Ramdas Athawale (File photo/ PTI) NEW DELHI: Republican Party of India (Athawale) chief Ramdas Athawale claimed Maharastra CM Devendra Fadnavis had promised him that his party would get a berth in his state cabinet, expansion of which took place at Raj Bhavan in Nagpur on Sunday. Awathle also expressed displeasure that he wasn’t invited to…

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Will it be Congress-mukt INDIA? Mamata Banerjee’s leadership pitch divides opposition bloc | India News – Times of India

Mamata Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Congress, weakened by its electoral losses in Haryana and Maharashtra, now faces a strong challenge to its leadership of the INDIA(Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) bloc. Days after the Congress dismissed Mamata Banerjee‘s pitch to lead the opposition coalition as a ” good joke”, some of its allies…

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‘Imagine if I had campaigned in your seat’: Ajit Pawar’s jibe at nephew Rohit | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar on Monday took a jibe at nephew Rohit after he won he retained his constituency from the opposition alliance as a part of the NCP-Sharad Pawar faction.As the uncle-nephew crossed paths during their visit to death anniversary memorial of first Maharashtra CM YB Chavan, Ajit said, “Come,…

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‘Will go to people’: Sharad Pawar accepts Maharashtra mandate, maintains claim on NCP | India News – Times of India

NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: In first reaction after his party’s dismal performance in Maharashtra assembly polls, Sharad Pawar on Sunday said the election results “were not on expected lines” and that he would “study reasons and go to the people”.The NCP(SP) chief called the Maharashtra mandate people’s decision and acknowledged…

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Maharashtra election results: A first in 6 decades, no leader of opposition, as main opposition party wins under 10% of seats | India News – Times of India

MUMBAI: For the first time in six decades, there will be no leader of opposition (LoP) in the Maharashtra legislative assembly owing to an inadequate number of opposition members.As per the provisions of the Salaries and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in the State Legislature Act, a leader of opposition can be nominated if the…

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Maharashtra election results: Sharad Pawar’s bastion Baramati shifts to Ajit Pawar | India News – Times of India

PUNE: The passage of time seemed momentarily suspended at Bhigwan Chowk, Baramati‘s political epicentre as the constituency stepped into a new chapter on Saturday, with Tennyson’s words echoing powerfully: “The old order changeth, yielding place to new…”By noon, 65-year-old Ajit Pawar, often referred to as ‘Dada’, cemented his position as Baramati’s political heir, defeating nephew…

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Maharashtra election results: Pawar-ful Ajit’s NCP wins 4x seats of uncle Sharad’s party | India News – Times of India

MUMBAI: Sharad Pawar‘s self-proclaimed swansong in electoral politics ended in a damp squib with his nephew’s NCP winning more than 4x the seats that his own party could muster. In retaliation for Ajit’s decision to field his wife against Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule, the Maratha warhorse had turned the Baramati contest again into a prestige…

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Maharashtra, Jharkhand assembly election results: Top 10 winners and losers | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance is set for a commanding victory in Maharashtra, demonstrating remarkable electoral success. The BJP is projected to secure more than 100 constituencies, reinforcing its status as the dominant political force in the state. This performance indicates a significant recovery from its previous disappointing results in the Lok Sabha elections….

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