Maharashtra Politics
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Sanjay Raut refers to Shinde faction as 'snakes' amid reports of more Sena MPs joining CM
India | Jul 19, 2022, 01:20 PM ISTSanjay Raut on Tuesday also said the party was ready for a fight over the symbol and control of the organisation.
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'Proposed BJP to make Eknath Maha CM': Fadnavis; says he accepted Dy CM's post on seniors' orders
India | Jul 06, 2022, 06:50 AM ISTDevendra Fadnavis also admitted that he was not mentally prepared to assume the post of deputy CM, but changed his decision after a discussion was held with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and intervention by BJP president JP Nadda and Union home minister Amit Shah.
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Maharashtra politics: Sena terms Eknath Shinde's trust vote victory 'stolen majority'
India | Jul 05, 2022, 10:06 AM ISTSaamna also hit out at MLA Santosh Bangar who jumped ship from the Uddhav Thackeray side to the Eknath Shinde faction ahead of the trust vote and said, "The BJP-backed Shinde faction government has won the majority test in the assembly."
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Maharashtra: Thackeray faction challenges speaker's decision on party whip in SC; hearing on July 11
India | Jul 04, 2022, 11:52 AM ISTA vacation bench headed by Justice Indira Banerjee said the fresh plea would be heard by the same bench after the summer break on July 11 along with other pending pleas.
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Sanjay Raut questions legitimacy of Eknath Shinde faction, says 'cannot claim to be original Sena'
India | Jul 04, 2022, 12:36 PM ISTRaut's statement comes after Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar reinstated Shinde as the Shiv Sena legislature party leader, removing Ajay Chaudhary.
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Maharashtra Crisis: Uddhav Thackeray resigns, happy BJP preps next move | Updates
India | Jun 30, 2022, 01:02 AM ISTA vacation bench of Justices Surya Kant and J B Pardiwala also asked Uddhav Thackeray led-Shiv Sena group how can floor test impacts the disqualification process or interfere with the powers of the speaker to conduct disqualification proceeding.
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Maharashtra crisis: Nearly 20 MLAs with Shinde rebel camp want to return, claims Aaditya Thackeray
India | Jun 28, 2022, 06:49 AM ISTAaditya Thackeray claimed that the food bill of rebel MLAs at Guwahati hotel was to the tune of Rs 9 lakh per day and alleged they were taking private choppers.
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Maharashtra crisis: 15-16 rebel MLAs camping in Guwahati are in touch with us, says Aaditya
India | Jun 28, 2022, 12:17 AM ISTMaharashtra political crisis: Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde along with rebel MLAs had left the state and have been camping in Assam's Guwahati for the past few days.
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'Make me acting CM': Maharashtra man writes to governor amid political crisis
India | Jun 24, 2022, 03:58 PM ISTThe Shiv Sena-led MVA dispensation is currently facing a survival crisis due to a rebellion by Sena minister Eknath Shinde, who is camping in Guwahati along with 37 Sena legislators and 10 independents.
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'Can't scare us,' replies rebel Sena leader Eknath Shinde to disqualification move by team Uddhav
India | Jun 23, 2022, 11:33 PM ISTIn a tweet, Eknath Shinde said: "You can't scare us by applying for action against 12 MLAs. Because we are the real Shiv Sena and Shiv Sainik of the venerable Shiv Sena chief Balasaheb Thackeray."
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AAP's Raghav Chadha tweets satirist Jaspal Bhatti's decade-old video mocking horse-trading
India | Jun 23, 2022, 06:16 PM ISTIn the tweet which had the video, Chadha said: "Legendary satirist Jaspal Bhatti's humourous take on the trading of MLAs may be decades old but aptly captures the prevalent political circus. However, as a democrat at heart, one doesn’t know whether to laugh or cry."
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Would be surprised if CM Thackeray does U-turn: Prithviraj Chavan on Raut's offer to rebel Sena MLAs
India | Jun 23, 2022, 05:38 PM ISTChavan was reacting to Sena MP Sanjay Raut's statement earlier in the day that the Sena was "ready to consider" the demand of the MLAs led by Eknath Shinde that it should end the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance with the NCP and Congress.
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WATCH | 'How Kamal Nath will save Maharashtra government?': CM Shivraj Chouhan takes dig at Congress
India | Jun 23, 2022, 07:29 AM ISTCongress party on Tuesday deputed its senior leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath as an AICC observer in the state.
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Maharashtra political crisis: Eknath Shinde writes to Governor, submits signature of 34 MLAs
India | Jun 22, 2022, 05:45 PM ISTA group of rebel Maharashtra MLAs, led by Shinde, were flown to Guwahati today morning and were taken to a luxury hotel on the outskirts of the city amid tight security.
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Eknath Shinde: The Shiv Sena MLA at the centre of Maharashtra political crisis
India | Jun 21, 2022, 03:05 PM ISTEknath Shinde has been elected consecutively for four terms in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly -- 2004, 2009, 2014, and 2019.
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Rebellion in Shiv Sena: Uddhav to send two Sena leaders to Surat for talks with Eknath Shinde
India | Jun 21, 2022, 02:43 PM ISTEarlier in the day, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said Shinde is not in Mumbai, but communication has been established with him. Raut asserted that the Sena is a party of loyalists.
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BJP, Shiv Sena not enemies despite differences: Fadnavis
India | Jul 05, 2021, 06:49 AM ISTBriefing mediapersons, Fadnavis said, "There are no ifs and buts in politics. Decisions are taken according to the prevailing circumstances. There might be some differences with Shiv Sena but we are not enemies."
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Maharashtra govt in action after Param Bir Singh moves SC
News | Mar 23, 2021, 06:47 AM ISTPolitical developments continued to emerge from Maharashtra on Monday as allegations flew thick and fast in the Sachin Waze case. IPS officer Param Bir Singh moved the Supreme Court seeking direction for an immediate "unbiased, uninfluenced, impartial and fair" CBI probe into alleged corrupt malpractices of Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. The matter shook the Parliament, causing an uproar over the corruption allegations in the Question Hour. Meanwhile, NCP chief Sharad Pawar continued to defend Deshmukh, and dismissed demands for his resignation.
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Upsets in Congress over Maharashtra cabinet expansion?
National | Dec 31, 2019, 05:09 PM ISTIt seems that a section of the Congress camp in Maharashtra is upset with the cabinet expansion of the Uddhav Thackeray-led government. A senior leader of the Congress party hoped that the party brass takes note of the feeling that loyalists are being ignored at a time when they deserved an opportunity.
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Uddhav creating 'investment unfriendly' Maharashtra image: Fadnavis
India | Dec 10, 2019, 07:14 AM ISTSoon after taking charge as chief minister on November 28, Uddhav Thackeray ordered a stay on construction of Metro 3 carshed in Aarey Colony and gave directions for review of several big-ticket projects, including bullet train, started or approved when the BJP was in power.