Maharashtra Assembly Elections
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D-Day: Voting in Maharashtra, Haryana assembly elections Today
Elections | Oct 21, 2019, 12:03 AM ISTPolling will be held today to elect Maharashtra and Haryana assemblies with the BJP and its allies seeking to retain power in the two states on the back of the recent Lok Sabha polls victory, while the opposition is hoping to turn the tide by taking advantage of any anti-incumbency. Bypolls will also be held to 51 assembly seats and two Lok Sabha constituencies spread across 18 states.
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Maharashtra polls: Key contests to grab eyeballs on Oct 21
Oct 20, 2019, 10:51 AM ISTWith a staggering 3,237 candidates in the fray from among a host of different parties, the contests for the 288 seats promises to be an all-out political war, especially among a few key seats.
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Campaign for Maharashtra assembly polls ends; 3237 candidates in fray
Oct 19, 2019, 11:55 PM ISTThe campaign for the Maharashtra assembly elections dominated by the aggressive narrative of nullification of Article 370 by the BJP, which is seeking a second straight term under Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, came to end on Saturday evening.
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Maharashtra polls: Parties named after Sardar Patel, Sultan in fray
Oct 19, 2019, 03:47 PM ISTNeither the 'Iron Man of India' Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel nor the 'Tiger of Mysore' Tipu Sultan has forgotten heroes as far as Maharashtra Assembly elections are concerned.
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Maharashtra Assembly polls seat watch: Amravati
Oct 16, 2019, 11:47 PM ISTAs the Maharashtra Assembly polls are around the corner, the parties are busy with campaigns and rallies. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the dates for the Maharashtra Assembly elections. Voting for the 288-member Assembly will be held on 21 October in a single phase.
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Osmanabad Shiv Sena MP Omraje Nimbalkar injured in knife attack
Oct 16, 2019, 12:59 PM ISTNimbalkar was preparing to address an election rally for the local Shiv Sena candidate when a youth suddenly rushed towards him from the crowd.
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Maharashtra polls to witness live webcasting from 9,673 booths
Oct 14, 2019, 02:34 PM ISTThe EC is using the live webcasting system to deter miscreants from creating problems at polling stations and to increase transparency in the voting process, an election official said.
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You will run government or cook? Pawar mocks Sena's Rs 10 meal promise
Oct 12, 2019, 05:46 PM ISTNCP chief Sharad Pawar mocked the Shiv Sena on Saturday for its poll promise to provide a meal at Rs 10, reminding that it had, in the past, introduced `zunka-bhakar' centres which later vanished.
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A close electoral battle on cards in Maharashtra
Oct 11, 2019, 07:18 PM ISTAfter the Election Commission of India announced the polling dates, the campaigns are in full swing. The four key players in the battle are Bhartiya Janta Party, the Shiv Sena, the Congress, and the Nationalist Congress Party. Needless to say that the electoral battle is between the two alliances--the BJP-Shiv Sena vs Congress-NCP.
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Eknath Khadse, Vinod Tawde dropped from final list of Maharashtra BJP
Oct 04, 2019, 10:31 AM ISTThe last date of filing nomination papers for the polls to the 288-member assembly is October 4, while the date for their scrutiny is October 5.
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BJP releases Maha list; Fadnavis to contest from Nagpur South West
Oct 01, 2019, 01:30 PM ISTMaharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis to contest from Nagpur South West, BJP Maharashtra Chief Chandrakant Patil to contest from Kothrud and Pankaja Munde to contest from Parli.
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Maharashtra Assembly elections 2019: BJP, Shiv Sena lock horns over seat sharing
Politics | Sep 26, 2019, 09:06 PM ISTMaharashtra Assembly elections 2019: BJP, Shiv Sena lock horns over seat sharing
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NCP keen on alliance with VBA for Maharashtra polls: Ajit Pawar
Sep 23, 2019, 10:52 AM ISTAs a result, the Congress-NCP alliance and the VBA suffered losses, Pawar said. "We are (now) trying to bring together like-minded people. We would also like to have an alliance with VBA," he said addressing a gathering here on Sunday evening.
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Maharashtra Assembly Elections: Voting on Oct 21, result on Oct 24
Sep 21, 2019, 01:07 PM ISTAssembly polls in Maharashtra will be held on October 21 while the counting of votes will take place on October 24, the Election Commission announced in a press conference.
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Sena didn't agree on seat-sharing: Fadnavis on poll-eve split
National | May 24, 2015, 02:31 PM ISTKolhapur: Shiv Sena's adamant stand led to the breaking of alliance with BJP ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections last year, Chief Minister Fadnavis said today.“We even went to the extent of offering them 147
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Sena worker shot dead near Pune
National | Oct 19, 2014, 07:15 AM ISTPune: A Shiv Sena worker was shot dead tonight by unidentified persons at Punavale near here, police said.Raju Dashile, a 'shahkha pramukh', was sitting outside his office when some unidentified persons opened fire at him
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Maharashtra polls: Narayan Rane attacks CM Chavan for working against party interest
National | Oct 18, 2014, 09:55 AM ISTMumbai: With one day to go for Maharashtra Assembly elections result, senior Congress leader Narayan Rane has slammed former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan for scuttling the party's prospects. He also ruled out any post poll
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BJP well on top in both Maharashtra, Haryana, say exit polls
National | Oct 16, 2014, 06:47 AM ISTNew Delhi/Mumbai/Chandigarh: The BJP was within striking distance of power in both Haryana and Maharashtra, exit polls said yesterday at the end of keenly fought assembly elections that pitted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party against
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Dia Mirza misses voting in the Maharashtra elections for wedding preparations
Bollywood | Oct 15, 2014, 07:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: Actress and former beauty queen Dia Mirza, who is set for her wedding to long time beau Sahil Sangha at a ceremony here later this week, missed her chance to cast her vote
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Take the revenge for 15 years of misrule, Modi asks Maharashtra voters
National | Oct 13, 2014, 03:36 PM ISTKankavali(maharashtra): Prime Minister Narendra Modi today exhorted the people of Maharashtra to take the revenge on polling day i.e. October 15 for 15 years of misrule by Congress and NCP.Addressing a rally in Konkavali, Maharashtra,