Maharashtra Politics
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Uddhav holds talks with Sena leaders, unlikely to be in government for now
National | Oct 29, 2014, 06:38 PM ISTMumbai: A day after Devendra Fadnavis was annointed Chief Minister-designate of Maharashtra, Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray today went into a huddle with top party leaders to discuss the future course of action but there
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Shiv Sena praises Narendra Modi for hosting tea party
National | Oct 28, 2014, 01:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: With no option left to ‘corner' the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Shiv Sena now seems to be exploring all options to join hands with the saffron party to form the government in
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Gadkari meets RSS chief, says no discussion on Maharashtra politics
National | Oct 25, 2014, 02:19 PM ISTNagpur: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today met RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and discussed ‘important' issues but said there was no talk on politics in Maharashtra where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is in the process
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BJP signals it is ready to do business once again with Shiv Sena
National | Oct 22, 2014, 07:58 AM ISTNew Delhi: Shedding its initial reservations, the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) signaled it could do business with estranged ally Shiv Sena which sent two emissaries here for discussions with its leadership on government-formation in Maharashtra.At
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Congress, NCP won't win more than 10 seats in Maharashtra polls: Modi
National | Oct 12, 2014, 05:45 PM ISTTuljapur: Training his guns on Congress and NCP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said both the parties will not win more than 10 seats each in the Maharashtra Assembly polls.“You all must have seen the
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BJP, Shiv Sena would not have split if Balasaheb was alive: Rajnath Singh
National | Oct 10, 2014, 07:24 AM ISTMandrup (Maharashtra): Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Shiv Sena alliance would not have broken had Bal Thackeray been alive."We have great respect for Bala Saheb Thackeray. If he were alive, the
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Focus on Pakistan, not Maharashtra: Shiv Sena tells PM Modi
National | Oct 08, 2014, 12:13 PM ISTMumbai: Shiv Sena today attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the issue of ceasefire violations by Pakistan, saying he should focus on stopping the ‘atrocities' by the neighbouring country and not Maharashtra politics.Claiming that Pakistan
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Congress not responsible for end of alliance with NCP: Manikrao Thakre
National | Oct 05, 2014, 07:35 AM ISTMumbai: Asserting that it was not to blame for the snapping of a 15-year-old alliance with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the Congress party's state unit president Manikrao Thakre said on Saturday that the party's
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BJP may have post-poll alliance with Shiv Sena: Kalraj Misra
National | Oct 02, 2014, 12:00 PM ISTMirzapur: Union Minister Kalraj Misra claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will emerge as the largest party in the upcoming Assembly polls in Maharashtra and said there may be a post-poll alliance with Shiv
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Maharashtra polls: Uddhav Thackeray frowns at Modi rallies
National | Oct 01, 2014, 03:38 PM ISTMumbai: Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday wondered why has former ally BJP felt the need for holding "so many" election rallies by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Maharashtra."They say that there is a
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NCP releases list of 131 candidates for Maharashtra Assembly polls
National | Sep 27, 2014, 09:27 AM ISTMumbai: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Friday released a list of 131 candidates for the October 15 Maharashtra Assembly polls, though it did not announce any nominee to contest against Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan
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BJP releases first list of candidates for Maharashtra Assembly poll
National | Sep 27, 2014, 10:52 AM ISTNew Delhi: A day after parting ways with its oldest ally Shiv Sena, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday released its first list of 172 candidates for the Maharashtra Assembly polls, slated for October
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In Maharashtra politics, beggars become choosers!
National | Sep 26, 2014, 08:15 PM ISTMumbai: From begging for single-digit seats, smaller parties in Maharashtra have become most sought after following the break-up of the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance.For the smaller parties in the old Grand Alliance that included the Sena
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Shiv Sena dubs BJP leaders 'enemies of Maharashtra'
National | Sep 26, 2014, 09:39 AM ISTMumbai: Launching a scathing attack on its former ally, Shiv Sena on Friday dubbed those who broke the 25-year-old alliance as ‘enemies of Maharashtra'."Our other (Mahayuti) alliance parties wanted the Sena-BJP combine to continue. More
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BJP president Amit Shah's Mumbai visit cancelled
National | Sep 25, 2014, 11:29 AM ISTMumbai: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Amit Shah's Mumbai visit has been cancelled, party sources said today morning.Shah was expected to arrive here to take part in an event at Rambhau Mhalgi, Bhayandar.BJP leader Vinay Sahasrabuddhe
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BJP says decision on Maharashtra CM post after polls
National | Sep 15, 2014, 09:26 AM ISTPune: Tension within the Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance over seat sharing for upcoming Maharashtra Assembly polls became perceptible with the BJP disapproving Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray's statement that in the event of victory,
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Maharashtra CM to skip PM's function in Nagpur today, Congress says Modi has dictator's mentality
National | Aug 21, 2014, 06:53 AM ISTMumbai: Taking an aggressive stand on the incidents of heckling at functions attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Congress-ruled states, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has said he would not attend today's function in
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MNS: An enigma in Maharashtra politics
National | Apr 20, 2014, 06:13 PM ISTMumbai: What started as a breakaway from the Thackeray clan and the Shiv Sena eight years ago, Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) is now eyeing a position where it could make or break the
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Pranab, Antony To Consult Sonia Before Leaving For Mumbai
National | Nov 09, 2010, 02:19 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 9 (PTI) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Defence Minister A K Antony are expected to consult Congress chief Sonia Gandhi before leaving for Mumbai to elect a new CLP leader following the