Assembly Elections
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Gold worth over Rs 1 cr seized, 12 arrested with cash in Mumbai ahead of Maharashtra assembly polls
Maharashtra | Nov 08, 2024, 11:45 AM ISTAhead of Maharashtra's Assembly elections, Mumbai police seized over Rs 1 crore worth of gold and Rs 2.3 crore in cash, detaining several individuals for illegal transportation amid heightened election vigilance.
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Kankavli Assembly Election 2024: Constituency profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidate
Maharashtra | Nov 11, 2024, 01:22 PM ISTKankavli Assembly Election 2024: Kankavli assembly seat is held by Union Minister Narayan Rane's son Nitesh Rane for the last 10 years. His first term as Kankavali MLA was on Congress ticket but he changed side to contest on BJP ticket in 2019. He is in fight against Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena.
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Solapur City Central Assembly Election 2024: Constituency profile, past winners, margin, candidates
Maharashtra | Nov 07, 2024, 04:54 PM ISTSolapur City Central Assembly Election 2024: Solapur City Central has been a Congress bastion since it came into existence in 2008. Congress candidate Shinde Praniti Sushilkumar has been winning the seat. However, this time Congress has changed its candidate in the constituency.
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India equally belongs to those who apply tilak and wear skull caps on their heads: Akbaruddin Owaisi
Maharashtra | Nov 06, 2024, 05:12 PM IST"Our party (AIMIM) raises the voice of Muslims, Dalits, Other Backward Classes (OBCs), and Marathas. I don't give provocative speeches. Those who talk about 'batoge to katoge' call me communal," the AIMIM leader said.
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Supreme Court asks Ajit Pawar-led NCP to issue disclaimer in newspapers on clock symbol dispute
Maharashtra | Nov 06, 2024, 04:19 PM ISTWhile hearing the case, the SC told Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar factions not to waste energy in courts and rather woo voters. The court also clarified that it had permitted the use of symbols under certain conditions.
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Heena Gavit, former BJP MP, resigns from party to contest Akkalkuwa assembly seat as an independent
Maharashtra | Nov 05, 2024, 09:38 PM ISTHerena Gavit is a two-time BJP MP from the Nandurbar Lok Sabha constituency. She is contesting the Akkalkuwa assembly seat as an independent and hence she resigned from the party.
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Uddhav Sena expels five rebel leaders for not withdrawing nominations
Maharashtra | Nov 05, 2024, 04:01 PM ISTThe polling for the 288-seat Maharashtra Assembly will take place on November 20. The counting of votes and the declaration of results will be on November 23.
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Ovala-Majiwada Assembly Poll: Constituency profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidates
Maharashtra | Nov 02, 2024, 12:29 PM ISTThe Ovala-Majiwada constituency in Thane, Maharashtra, will see intense competition in the 2024 Assembly elections, scheduled for November 20, with results on November 23. Dominated by Shiv Sena leader Pratap Sarnaik since 2009, this diverse and unreserved constituency holds strategic importance.
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'Announce guarantees based on budget': Mallikarjun Kharge's advice to Congress' poll bound states
Karnataka | Nov 01, 2024, 04:20 PM ISTCongress National President Mallikarjun Kharge's statement came after the Congress government in Karnataka suggested that it could review the Shakti scheme which ensured free bus transport for women.
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Hemant Soren aged 7 years in 5 years: BJP accuses Jharkhand CM of age fraud in nomination papers
Jharkhand | Nov 01, 2024, 01:26 PM ISTJharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has submitted his nomination for the Barhait Assembly constituency. The upcoming Jharkhand Assembly elections will take place on November 13 and 20 and results to be declared on November 23.
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Amalner Assembly Election 2024: Constituency profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidates
Maharashtra | Nov 01, 2024, 08:07 AM ISTAmalner Assembly Election 2024: NCP's Anil Bhaidas Patil won the Amalner seat in 2019 by defeating Shirish Dada Hiralal Chaudhari of the Bharatiya Janata Party with a margin of 8,594 votes.
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Over 260 police officials reshuffled ahead of Maharashtra assembly elections 2024
Maharashtra | Oct 30, 2024, 05:08 PM ISTMaharashtra news: About 150 Mumbai police officials, including senior inspectors, have been moved to various districts, including Gadchiroli, Gondia, Bhandara, Nagpur and Washim.
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Yeola Assembly Poll 2024: Constituency profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidates
Maharashtra | Oct 30, 2024, 02:11 PM ISTThe Yeola Assembly constituency in Maharashtra’s Nashik district is gearing up for the 2024 elections, with polling set for November 20 and results expected on November 23.
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Muktainagar Assembly Poll 2024: Constituency profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidates
Maharashtra | Oct 29, 2024, 08:21 PM ISTMuktainagar Assembly Election 2024: Independent candidate Chandrakant Patil won the Muktainagar seat in 2019 by defeating Rohini Khadse of the Bharatiya Janata Party with a margin of 1,957 votes.
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Nandurbar Assembly Poll 2024: Constituency profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidates
Maharashtra | Oct 29, 2024, 07:53 PM ISTNandurbar Assembly Election 2024: BJP leader Vijaykumar Krushnarao Gavit won the Nandurbar seat in 2019 by defeating Udesing Kocharu Padvi of the Congress party with a margin of 70,396 votes.
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Maharashtra Assembly elections: BJP leaders who switched sides within Mahayuti ahead of polls
Maharashtra | Oct 29, 2024, 01:04 PM ISTUnder the seat-sharing formula in Mahayuti, many seats went to Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar's NCP due to which the BJP leaders of those seats switched sides to contest assembly elections.
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Gopal Shetty, veteran BJP leader, rebels after being denied ticket, set to contest from Borivali
India | Oct 29, 2024, 08:21 AM ISTGopal Shetty, who started his political career as a corporate, is a two-time MLA and a two-time MP. He contested the last elections in the Lok Sabha polls in 2019 and won the Mumbai North seat. Later in 2024, Piyush Goyal contested the seat.
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Maharashtra polls: Shinde's Shiv Sena announces 15 candidates, including 2 allies, fields Shaina NC
Maharashtra | Oct 29, 2024, 06:23 AM ISTMaharashtra Assembly Elections: Maharashtra will go to polls in a single phase on November 20 and the counting of votes will take place on November 23. The term of the Maharashtra Assembly will end on November 26, 2024.
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MVA comes up with new 90 seats each formula for Uddhav Sena, Congress, Sharad Pawar's NCP
Maharashtra | Oct 26, 2024, 09:59 AM ISTA meeting of the MVA will be held today after which the final seat-sharing formula will be announced. According to the revised proposal, 18 remaining seats will be given to other small parties.
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Maharashtra election: Sameer Bhujbal quits as Mumbai NCP chief, files nomination as independent
Maharashtra | Oct 24, 2024, 06:31 PM ISTThe development has come as a big blow to Ajit Pawar-led NCP ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in Maharashtra. Sameer Bhujbal is the nephew of OBC leader Chhagan Bhujbal from the Ajit Pawar faction of NCP.