Maharashtra Politics
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Ahead of Citizenship Bill, Sena accuses centre of invisible Hindu-Muslim partition
National | Dec 09, 2019, 10:45 AM ISTThe Shiv Sena, which has 18 MPs in the Lok Sabha, pointed out that most of the states from the North East region have opposed the CAB along with Bihar where the BJP is sharing power with the JD(U), and West Bengal.
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Ajit Pawar set to be Maharashtra Deputy CM post winter session commencement
National | Dec 05, 2019, 08:07 AM ISTThe cabinet expansion was earlier scheduled for the first week of December. However, it has now been postponed to a later date. With 169 MLAs behind him, Shiv Sena's Uddhav Thackeray sailed through the floor test on the floor of the Maharashtra state assembly on November 30.
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In Nitin Raut, Rahul gets his nominee in MVA govt
National | Nov 28, 2019, 08:30 PM ISTRahul and his team were initially averse to the party joining hands with the Shiv Sena, but agreed to back the Sena-led government after the common minimum programme (CMP) was finalised and all contentious issues were resolved.
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With Sena by her side, Sonia aggressive against Modi govt
National | Nov 28, 2019, 04:26 PM ISTShe said: "The Governor behaved in an unprecedented and most reprehensible manner. There is no doubt that he acted under the instructions of the Prime Minister and the Home Minister. The BJP's pre-poll alliance did not hold because of its own arrogance and over-confidence. Every effort was made to blatantly sabotage the three-party alliance government formation, but we appealed to the Supreme Court and the Modi-Shah government was totally exposed".
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Uddhav Thackeray to take oath as 18th Chief Minister of Maharashtra today
National | Nov 28, 2019, 07:03 AM ISTThe first chief minister of Maharashtra after its formation in 1960 was Yashwantrao Chavan. He held the post from May 1, 1960, to November 20, 1962, when he was appointed defence minister in the aftermath of war with China.
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Breaking news on November 28
India | Nov 28, 2019, 11:09 PM ISTIndiatvnews.com brings to you breaking news, live updates from Maharashtra, where Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray is set to take oath as the chief minister of the state today. HIGHLIGHTS:
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#MaharashtraPoliticalDrama is nearing its end. And Twitter is still wondering what exactly happened
Trending | Nov 28, 2019, 01:37 PM ISTThe political drama in Maharashtra is no less, in any way, than a typical Bollywood potboiler -- it has twists, turns, drama, emotion, tragedy and a bit of comedy too.
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Situation under control in Maharashtra: Ahmed Patel
National | Nov 25, 2019, 02:23 PM ISTAmid ongoing post-election twists and turns in Maharashtra, Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Monday expressed confidence asserting that things were under control in the state and signalled victory of the 'Maha Vikas Aghadi' alliance comprising the Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party and Congress during the floor test in the Assembly.
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Maharashtra Political Crisis: The 'Maha' drama timeline
National | Nov 24, 2019, 02:04 PM ISTThe Supreme Court on Sunday asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to place before it on Monday morning the letters of Maharashtra Governor recommending revocation of President's rule in the state and inviting Devendra Fadnavis to form a government. Here are the latest political developments in Maharashtra.
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Shiv Sena supporter attempts suicide amid Maharashtra political crisis
India | Nov 24, 2019, 01:26 PM ISTWhen he got the news that BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as the chief minister, Jadhav, who was inebriated, inflicted several cuts on his hands with a blade, an official at Digras police station said.
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Devendra Fadnavis has support of over 170 MLAs, will prove majority: BJP
National | Nov 24, 2019, 12:28 PM ISTThe BJP on Sunday expressed confidence that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will prove his government's majority in the state Assembly, claiming he has the support of more than 170 MLAs.
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In Maharashtra now, it happened in UP in 1989
National | Nov 24, 2019, 11:21 AM ISTThe erstwhile Janata Dal that had been formed with the coming together of the Janata Party, Jan Morcha, Lok Dal (A) and Lok Dal (B), had won the 1989 assembly elections and Chaudhary Ajit Singh had been declared as the party's chief ministerial candidate.
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We can prove majority in 10 minutes flat: Sanjay Raut
National | Nov 24, 2019, 11:27 AM IST"Why has the Governor given the BJP such a long time (till November 30) to prove its majority? If he invites us, we can prove our strength in 10 minutes flat," Raut declared.
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Accidental Shapath Grahan: Sanjay Raut’s dig at Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar swearing-in
National | Nov 24, 2019, 10:55 AM ISTShiv Sena senior leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday took a dig at BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis and NCP leader Ajit Pawar's early morning oath-taking ceremony by calling it 'Accidental Shapath Grahan' (accidental swearing-in). Raut's tweet comes hours before the Supreme Court hearing on the combine petition filed by the Shiv Sena, Congress and Nationalist Congress Party seeking quashing of the Maharashtra Governor's decision to swear-in BJP's Devendra Fadnavis as chief minister.
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OPINION | How Amit Shah outsmarted Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray
Nov 23, 2019, 02:40 PM ISTAnything is possible in love, war and politics. On Friday night, the Shiv Sena camp was elated after NCP supremo Sharad Pawar declared that Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray would head a coalition government for the next five years.
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A car ride in Mumbai changed Maharashtra's political equations
National | Nov 22, 2019, 06:38 PM ISTMaharashtra is set to see a new government with three parties of different ideological leanings deciding to stitch an alliance - a move that surprised political observers as well as leaders in Delhi as no one had anticipated it. But sources say that a car ride in Mumbai changed the equation between once foes.
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Maharashtra govt cannot be formed without 3 parties: Nawab Malik
National | Nov 21, 2019, 09:11 AM ISTThe Congress and the NCP held a marathon meeting to discuss the common minimum programme (CMP) to form an alliance government in Maharashtra, saying that no government can be formed without the three parties.
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Deal stitched in Maharashtra? Sena, NCP may share CM post; deputy from Congress
National | Nov 20, 2019, 11:28 PM ISTThere could be two chief ministers on a rotational basis in Maharashtra, sources told PTI on Wednesday. The report said Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena would get the position for the first half while the latter half will go to Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). Sources also indicated a deputy chief minister's post for Congress for the full five-year term.
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'Rahul Gandhi is a fool': Old videos of Uddhav Thackeray spewing ridicule on Congress emerge
National | Nov 20, 2019, 02:10 PM ISTAs late as this October, the Sena mocked Rahul Gandhi's foreign trips. Addressing a rally in Ahmednagar, the Thackeray senior ridiculed Rahul's Bangkok sojourn by saying, "Your leader [Rahul Gandhi] has reached Bangkok. So, you [Balasaheb Thorat] too, can sit at home..."
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Strong, popular govt in Maharashtra before December: Sanjay Raut
National | Nov 20, 2019, 11:41 AM ISTTo a question whether Sena President Uddhav Thackeray will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sanjay Raut said, "for the cause of the farmers, he will go and meet anybody."