Maharashtra Assembly Polls
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BJP & Sena may seal Maharashtra deal by weekend
Sep 23, 2019, 04:30 PM ISTWhile the Shiv Sena wants to split the seats equally between itself and the BJP and thereafter giving the remainder among smaller alliance partners, the BJP wants to play the big brother.
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Maharashtra parties dilly-dally on state poll alliances
Sep 23, 2019, 02:58 PM ISTAs the clock ticks, both groups are currently engaged in throwing verbal darts at each other, continuing the suspense over their alliances.
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Shiv Sena firm on contesting 135 seats
Sep 20, 2019, 04:33 PM ISTIf the two main alliance partners finalise the formula, it will leave the remaining 18 seats for the smaller allies in the 288-member Assembly.
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BJP has offered Sena 106 seats in Maharashtra
Sep 12, 2019, 05:12 PM ISTThe seat-sharing talks between the two parties are likely to conclude in a day or two.
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Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil quits Congress
Jun 04, 2019, 03:26 PM ISTVeteran Congressman and former Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil, on Tuesday, quit as a legislator from Ahmednagar, official sources said.
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Shiv Sena says 'completely dissatisfied' with rail budget
National | Feb 26, 2015, 04:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Railway budget today came in for criticism from within the ruling alliance with NDA constituent Shiv Sena claiming it lacked clarity on how the money will come for the various projects.“We are
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Modi, Pawar share dais, trigger talks of political realignment
National | Feb 14, 2015, 05:02 PM ISTBaramati (Maharashtra): Putting behind the rancour of bitterly fought Maharashtra Assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today shared dais with NCP leader Sharad Pawar and had lunch with him, setting off speculation about a possible
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'Dry' Marathwada left after wave passed, says Uddhav
National | Nov 25, 2014, 11:18 PM ISTMumbai: Taking potshots at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi without naming him, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray today said “a dry Marathwada” was left behind after “the wave” had passed.“Where have the big political leaders
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Fadnavis govt to seek trust vote tomorrow
National | Nov 11, 2014, 07:50 PM ISTMumbai: The 13-day-old BJP government in Maharashtra headed by Devendra Fadnavis will seek a vote of confidence tomorrow which it is expected to win with the help of NCP despite its continuing stand-off with Shiv
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Raj Thackeray accepts resignation of leaders who quit after poll rout
National | Nov 05, 2014, 04:48 PM ISTMumbai: MNS chief Raj Thackeray, whose party suffered a rout in the recently held Maharashtra Assembly polls following which some of its key leaders resigned, has said that he has accepted all resignations submitted to
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Tight security for Fadnavis' inauguration; PM may attend
National | Oct 30, 2014, 11:10 PM ISTMumbai: A thick security blanket has been thrown in and around Wankhede Stadium, where the first BJP government in Maharashtra led by Devendra Fadnavis will be sworn-in tomorrow in a mega ceremony likely to be
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In Pics: Amruta and Devendra Fadnavis
National | Nov 24, 2014, 10:41 AM ISTNew Delhi: Amruta Fadnavis, the wife of Maharashtra's CM-designate Devendra Fadnavis, has made it clear that she is not planning to leave her job even after his husband is sworn-in as Maharashtra CM on Oct
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Sena-BJP together would've won over 200 seats: Sanjay Raut
National | Oct 26, 2014, 04:45 PM ISTMumbai: Had the Shiv Sena and BJP contested the Maharashtra Assembly elections together, they would have won more than 200 seats, Sena's Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut has said.However, the voters have brought the two
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Narendra Modi to attend Maharashtra BJP govt swearing-in ceremony
National | Oct 26, 2014, 12:45 PM ISTMumbai: Officials of the protocol department in Mantralaya here are in a quandary over seating arrangement for Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he attends the swearing-in of the BJP government here later this week."It is
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New BJP govt in Maharashtra likely to be sworn-in next week
National | Oct 26, 2014, 08:10 AM ISTMumbai: The new BJP government in Maharashtra is likely to be sworn in on October 29 or 30, party sources said here on Saturday.Union minister Rajnath Singh, BJP's central observer for election of the legislature
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'Sentiment' in BJP against forming coalition government
National | Oct 25, 2014, 11:20 PM ISTMumbai: As back channel talks continued between Shiv Sena and BJP to explore the possibility of a coalition government in Maharashtra, there were strong indications today that the latter may form a government on its
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Candidates have reported problems with EVM: Maharashtra Congress
National | Oct 25, 2014, 09:35 PM ISTNagpur: There were complaints about glitches in the functioning of electronic voting machines (EVMs) from not only the defeated candidates of Congress but also from those of other parties, Maharashtra Congress chief Manikrao Thakre today
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Shiv Sena ready to back BJP-led coalition in Maharashtra
National | Oct 24, 2014, 10:05 AM ISTMumbai: The Shiv Sena may support a Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in Maharashtra, a top Sena leader said yesterday."The election results indicate that no single party can form the government. However, both (Shiv Sena, BJP)
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MLA Khopde offers to quit for Gadkari; Fadanvis tight-lipped
National | Oct 22, 2014, 02:51 PM ISTNagpur: Amid talk that BJP Maharashtra unit chief Devendra Fadnavis could be party's chief ministerial choice, Nagpur-East MLA Krishna Khopde today offered to quit and vacate his seat to pave way for his mentor Nitin
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Vidarbha MLAs root for Nitin Gadkari as Maharashtra CM
National | Oct 22, 2014, 08:56 AM ISTNagpur: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari did not appear to rule out his return to Maharashtra politics as 39 BJP MLAs met him at his residence here and demanded that he be made the state's Chief