‘State elections not on agenda for INDIA bloc’: Sharad Pawar’s remarks fuel MVA rift amid Shiv Sena’s (UBT) solo move | India News – Times of India

Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray and Rahul Gandhi Nationalist Congress Party (SCP) leader Sharad Pawar on Tuesday reiterated that the focus of the INDIA alliance remains on national elections, with no talks about state or local elections. The statement comes days after Shiv Sena (UBT) announced its decision to fight the Mumbai municipal elections alone.In a…

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INDIA bloc formed to safeguard country’s soul, not just for elections: Congress MP Manish Tewari | India News – Times of India

Congress MP Manish Tewari (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Manish Tewari pointed out on Saturday that the opposition alliance INDIA bloc was formed to “safeguard the soul of the country” and not merely to contest the Lok Sabha elections.His statement came amid growing concerns about the alliance’s coordination, voiced by Shiv Sena (UBT) MP…

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‘Not running Rajya Sabha, running a circus’: Shiv Sena UBT’s Sanjay Raut slams VP Jagdeep Dhankhar over ‘partisan’ conduct | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Leaders from the INDIA bloc on Wednesday criticised Rajya Sabha chairman and vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar, accusing him of displaying a “partisan” attitude. This comes a day after the bloc submitted a no-confidence motion against him.Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut, in a press briefing, launched a scathing attack, likening the Parliament proceedings…

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Is Samajwadi Party quitting MVA in Maharashtra? It’s one party neta vs other | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party leader Fakhrul Hasan Chaand distanced the national leadership from Maharashtra SP chief Abu Asim Azmi’s remarks hours after Azmi announced the party’s intention to sever ties with the MVA, citing an advertisement and social media posts by Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders celebrating Babri mosque’s demolition.Highlighting that the final decision rests with…

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‘Congress was overconfident’: Uddhav Sena blames MVA ally for Maharashtra flop show | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Ambadas Danve on Thursday sharpened his attack on Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) ally Congress, claiming the party became “overconfident after the Lok Sabha elections”. Danve said the MVA would have performed better had they announced Uddhav Thackeray its CM candidate for the Maharashtra elections in which the bloc faced…

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‘Balasaheb Thackeray’s future has never been decided in Delhi’: Sanjay Raut on Maharashtra CM suspense | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) on Thursday targetted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Mahayuti alliance over the uncertainty surrounding Maharashtra’s chief ministerial position.Sena leader Sanjay Raut pointed out that unlike previously, the Bharatiya Janata Party now makes decisions about the state’s future in Delhi.Speaking to reporters, Raut questioned why the Bharatiya Janata Party, despite…

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Go solo in local body polls, Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders tell Uddhav Thackeray after Maharashtra assembly polls setback | India News – Times of India

MUMBAI: Following the drubbing in the Maharashtra assembly polls, cracks have started appearing in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance as Shiv Sena (UBT)’s newly elected MLAs and functionaries have urged party chief Uddhav Thackeray to contest civic and local bodies elections independently, at least in cities where the party was a dominant force until…

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Maharashtra polls: ‘File VVPAT trail verification plea’, Uddhav Thackeray tells all his netas who lost | India News – Times of India

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday held a meeting with all his losing MLA candidates and told them to file applications with the EC for verification of electronic voting machine-voter verifiable paper audit trail (EVM-VVPAT) units. Many defeated candidates blamed EVMs for their loss and suggested…

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