Maharashtra Assembly
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Fake entry-pass racket busted during Maharashtra Assembly session; five arrested in Mumbai
Maharashtra | Mar 27, 2026, 08:46 AM ISTMumbai's Marine Drive Police have arrested five people for allegedly forging entry passes during the Maharashtra Assembly session. Some of the accused are linked to ministry work. Authorities are now searching for additional suspects as scrutiny over security lapses intensifies.
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Bill to curb illegal conversions tabled in Maharashtra assembly: Know key provisions, legal aspects
Maharashtra | Mar 13, 2026, 06:09 PM ISTThe Bill seeks to protect the constitutional right to freedom of religion while banning conversions effected through allurement, force, misrepresentation, undue influence or fraudulent means, according to the draft legislation.
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Maharashtra MLA wears leopard costume in assembly to protest rising big cat attacks | Video
Maharashtra | Dec 10, 2025, 11:48 PM ISTJunnar MLA Sharad Sonawane came to the Maharashtra Assembly dressed in a leopard costume to protest against rising cases of leopard attacks.
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Maharashtra to implement toll exemption for electric vehicles in 8 days
Maharashtra | Dec 10, 2025, 02:25 PM ISTThe issue was first raised by MLA Shankar Jagatap, who questioned the delay in enforcing the promised toll exemptions for electric vehicles. Speaker Narwekar, in response, made it clear that the government must stand by its commitment.
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Maharashtra Assembly restricts entry after scuffle between BJP and NCP-SP supporters | Details here
Maharashtra | Jul 18, 2025, 04:47 PM ISTBJP MLA Padalkar and NCP (SP) MLA Awhad expressed regret in the Assembly for the act of their supporters. This comes a day after supporters of Awhad and Padalkar had an altercation inside the Vidhan Bhavan on Thursday.
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Congress MLA Nana Patole climbs speaker's podium, gets suspended from Maharashtra assembly for a day
Maharashtra | Jul 01, 2025, 01:46 PM ISTThe incident occurred soon after the Question Hour, when Patole demanded action against BJP MLA Babanrao Lonikar and Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate for allegedly making insulting remarks about farmers.
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Fire breaks out in security scanner at Maharashtra Assembly, short circuit suspected
Maharashtra | May 19, 2025, 04:16 PM ISTA minor fire caused by a short circuit broke out at the Maharashtra Assembly on Monday afternoon, but was quickly extinguished with no injuries, and legislative operations continued as scheduled.
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Abu Azmi writes letter to Maharashtra Speaker Rahul Narwekar to revoke his suspension
Maharashtra | Mar 07, 2025, 09:08 PM ISTParliamentary Affairs Minister Chandrakant Patil said in the House that Azmi's objectionable statement had hurt the dignity of the House, leading to the proposal to suspend his membership for this session, which the Speaker passed.
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Uddhav Thackeray demands permanent suspension of Abu Azmi from Assembly amid Aurangzeb remark row
Maharashtra | Mar 05, 2025, 05:15 PM ISTThe Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly suspended Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi for the entire Budget Session for his remarks on Aurangzeb. He had claimed that Aurangzeb was not a cruel ruler and had even built several temples. Seeing the rising protest, he apologised later.
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Watch: With Shivaji Maharaj's portrait in background, Abu Azmi defends his remarks on Aurangzeb
Maharashtra | Mar 05, 2025, 02:47 PM ISTThe controversy erupted when Abu Azmi, addressing reporters in Mumbai at the start of the Maharashtra Assembly session, said he doesn't consider Aurangzeb a cruel ruler.
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Abu Azmi suspended from Maharashtra Assembly till Budget Session over his praise for Aurangzeb
Maharashtra | Mar 05, 2025, 08:59 PM ISTMaharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has also demanded that Azmi's membership of the legislative assembly be revoked.
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Thackeray's Shiv Sena stakes claim to LoP post in Maharashtra assembly, nominates this senior MLA
Maharashtra | Mar 04, 2025, 08:40 PM ISTAs per precedents, an opposition party needs 10 per cent of the total seats (which comes to 28) to stake claim to the LoP post in the 288-member assembly.
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Congress to bring privilege motion against CM Devendra Fadnavis over Dhananjay Munde's resignation
Maharashtra | Mar 04, 2025, 04:06 PM ISTMaharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said that NCP leader Dhananjay Munde resigned as minister after his close aide Walmik Karad was named as an accused in the Beed sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh murder case.
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Jitendra Awhad, NCP-SP MLA, demands LoP post to be on rotational basis with Congress, Uddhav Sena
Maharashtra | Mar 03, 2025, 11:31 PM ISTNCP-SP MLA Jitendra Awahad asserted that the LoP post should be held by all three major parties of the MVA for 18 months each on a rotational basis.
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Ladki Bahin Yojana gets Rs 1,400 crore as Maharashtra Assembly passes supplementary demands
Maharashtra | Dec 25, 2024, 07:46 PM ISTLadki Bahin Yojana in Maharashtra: Under the scheme announced in June 2024, the Mahayuti government, which consists of the BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP, provides a monthly stipend of Rs 1,500 to women aged 21-65 with the annual family income of beneficiaries capped at Rs 2.5 lakh.
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You will be CM one day, my wishes are with you: Fadnavis tells Ajit Pawar in Maharashtra Assembly
Maharashtra | Dec 19, 2024, 06:46 PM ISTMaharashtra: CM Fadnavis was replying to a debate in the legislative assembly on the motion of thanks to the Governor for his joint address to both Houses of the state legislature during the ongoing Winter Session in Nagpur.
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Rahul Narvekar, BJP MLA, elected unopposed as Maharashtra Assembly Speaker for second term
Maharashtra | Dec 09, 2024, 11:55 AM ISTRahul Narvekar was elected as the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker for the second time. BJP leader and Colaba MLA, Narvekar was elected unopposed as the opposition MVA decided not to put contest against him
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Maharashtra: Devendra Fadnavis takes oath as MLA at 3-day special assembly session in Mumbai
Maharashtra | Dec 07, 2024, 12:17 PM ISTMaharashtra Assembly session 2024: On December 9 Governor, CP Radhakrishnan will address the joint session, and the election to the post of Assembly Speaker will be held. Besides, the Mahayuti government led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will seek a floor test on the same day.
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Ajit Pawar says Maharashtra CM will be from BJP, allies to get two Deputy CM posts
Maharashtra | Nov 30, 2024, 11:49 PM ISTSpeaking to media in Pune, NCP chief Ajit Pawar stated, "The state will have one chief minister from the BJP and two deputies from the other two parties of Mahayuti."
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Aditya Thackeray elected Shiv Sena (UBT)'s legislative party leader
Maharashtra | Nov 25, 2024, 04:36 PM ISTWorli MLA Aditya Thackeray has been elected as the legislature party leader of Shiv Sena (UBT), days after the Election Commission of India announced the results for the recently concluded Maharashtra Assembly Elections.