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…
PUNE: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday said some people had raised red flags on possibility of “30% vote manipulation” ahead of the recent assembly polls in Maharashtra, and the election outcome prima facie showed there was truth to the claims.“Before elections, some people made a presentation that it is possible (to increase votes…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
Sharad Pawar asks voters to defeat Ajit faction in a ‘big’ way. NEW DELHI: At a rally in Solapur’s Madha, NCP (Sharad Pawar) supremo Sharad Pawar delivered a fiery message to his detractors, urging voters to decisively defeat those who rebelled under his nephew Ajit Pawar’s leadership. Recounting a decades-old betrayal, the 83-year-old leader underscored…
