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  Nitin Nabin appoints poll in-charges for Kerala, Bengaluru hours after taking over as BJP chief

  India | January 20, 2026 23:35 IST

  Senior BJP leader Vinod Tawde has been appointed as the party’s poll in-charge for Kerala, which is set to go to Assembly elections in the coming months. Ram Madhav has been named the poll in-charge for the upcoming Bengaluru civic elections.

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  BJP Faces Challenge in Choosing New President: Problem of Plenty or Deeper Issues? Explained

  Originals | July 06, 2025 18:54 IST

  BJP’s search for Nadda’s successor is complex. The new leader must be capable, align with political and ideological expectations, and be trusted by multiple power centres. Watch the video to know more.

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  BJP's Vinod Tawde sends legal notice to Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, demands written apology

  Maharashtra | November 22, 2024 16:16 IST

  Vinod Tawde in a post said, "This case exposes the Congress's low-level politics and their desperate attempts to mislead the nation."

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  Muqabla: Cards were being distributed in room number 405, 406?

  News | November 19, 2024 18:35 IST

  There is a huge political uproar in Maharashtra 15 hours before voting...the matter is of cash for votes and the blame is on BJP's National General Secretary Vinod Tawde... The pictures that have come from Vasai Virar, Maharashtra...have created a new controversy...look at the pictures...

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  Cash for vote: Rahul attacks PM Modi over Vinod Tawde's video, asks 'from whose SAFE did money come'

  Maharashtra | November 19, 2024 17:13 IST

  Maharashtra elections: The moment the matter snowballed, the BJP came out to defend its general secretary Vinod Tawde, asserting the MVA is spreading fake news ahead of voting. The saffron party demanded an impartial probe into the matter.

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  Cash-for-votes? BVA workers gherao BJP’s Vinod Tawde, accuse him of distributing cash ahead of polls

  Maharashtra | November 19, 2024 16:13 IST

  In Maharashtra, BJP leader Vinod Tawde has been accused of distributing cash in exchange for votes. VBA leaders have accused Tawde of distributing Rs 5 crore in cash. However, Tawde denied the allegations and said he was ready for an investigation.

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  Maharashtra: 'Independent candidate from Borivali Gopal Shetty will not harm party', says BJP

  Maharashtra | November 02, 2024 16:43 IST

  Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: Gopal Shetty, who won the Mumbai North Lok Sabha seat by margins of more than four lakh in 2014 and 2019, was denied a ticket in the 2024 general elections. The seat was won by senior BJP leader Piyush Goyal, who is now Union minister.

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  Tajinder Singh Bittu, Priyanka Gandhi's close aide joins BJP hours after quitting Congress

  India | April 20, 2024 15:09 IST

  The senior Congress leader earlier today tendered his resignation to the Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. He was in charge of AICC, secretary Co-Incharge of Himachal Pradesh.

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  Bihar: BJP offers MLC seat to 'miffed' Upendra Kushwaha day after NDA seat-sharing deal

  Bihar | March 20, 2024 19:30 IST

  Notably, Upendra Kushwaha had quit NDA ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, which he fought as a Mahagathbandhan ally drew nill. However, in 2014 as a part of NDA with its previous avatar Rashtriya Lok Samata Party won three seats.

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  Karnataka: Mansukh Mandaviya, Vinod Tawde appointed as BJP's central observers

  Karnataka | July 03, 2023 9:46 IST

  According to sources, the two will be traveling to Bengaluru in a couple of days.

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  'Ugly or handicapped' girls cause dowry demands: Maharashtra textbook sparks row

  India | February 02, 2017 21:02 IST

  A Maharashtra government approved textbook for class 12 suggests that ugly or handicapped girls are the reason for the social evil of dowry in the country.

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  Uproar in Maharashtra House over resignation of 'tainted' ministers

  Politics | July 24, 2015 16:43 IST

  Mumbai:  The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly today saw pandemonium created by opposition members when Opposition Congress-NCP demanded resignation of ministers facing corruption charges.The ruling BJP-Sena also demanded probe in the multi-crore Annabhau Sathe Corporation scam and

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  Maharashtra opposition uses nursery rhymes against government

  Politics | July 13, 2015 20:54 IST

  Mumbai: A belligerent opposition targeted ministers facing allegations of wrong doing by shouting slogans and singing nursery rhymes on the opening day of the monsoon session of the Maharashtra legislature here on Monday.Led by Leader of

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  After Pankaja Munde, another Maharashtra minister Vinod Tawde faces scam allegations

  Politics | June 30, 2015 15:59 IST

  New Delhi: A few days after Pankaja Munde was accused of corruption in awarding contracts worth Rs 206 crore, another Maharashtra minister Vinod Tawde is facing allegations of irregularities in awarding contract.As reported by Indian

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  'Bogus' degree row: Congress protests outside Maharashtra Education Minister's residence

  Politics | June 24, 2015 13:34 IST

  Mumbai: Congress workers held a protest this morning outside the residence of Maharashtra Education Minister Vinod Tawde as the party stepped up its attack on him in the educational degree row.Nearly 300 Congress workers, led

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  Vinod Tawde Tawde's degree is non-issue, says Maharashtra Chief Minister

  Politics | June 23, 2015 22:24 IST

  Mumbai:  Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today defended the state education minister and BJP leader Vinod Tawde, who is caught up in a row over his educational qualification."This is a non-issue. Tawde has never hidden

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  Powers to regulate pre-primary admissions isn't with state:Vinod Tawde

  India | April 17, 2015 8:17 IST

  Mumbai: The Right to Education Act is effective above first standard and there was no law by which state government could regulate pre-primary admission process, Maharashtra Education Minister Vinod Tawde yesterday said.However, the government had

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  Regional cinema needs to be encouraged: Shah Rukh

  Bollywood | April 11, 2015 20:36 IST

  New Delhi: Endorsing the Maharashtra government's diktat to multiplexes to screen Marathi films on any one screen between 12 PM and 9 PM, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan today said it is a "wonderful" move

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  Idea to include United Maharashtra agitation in books opposed

  India | February 17, 2015 11:03 IST

  Nagpur: Maharashtra Education minister Vinod Tawde's attempt to include the ‘Samyukta Maharashtra' agitation in school history textbooks has been vehemently opposed by pro-Vidarbha leaders here who described the proposal as not only “anti-Vidarbha” but also

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  Celebrating V-Day as Mom's Day - order withdrawn

  India | February 14, 2015 8:44 IST

  Satara (Maharashtra): A directive asking schools and colleges in Maharashtra's Satara district to celebrate St. Valentine's Day as "Mother's Day" was withdrawn Friday, an official said.Maharashtra Education Minister Vinod Tawde said of the Feb 11