Maharashtra Polls
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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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Aaditya for CM: Sanjay Raut wants Shiv Sena's 'Suryayaan' in CM office
Sep 30, 2019, 07:36 PM ISTShiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Monday said something that may be a start for party's renewed bid for Maharashtra CM's office post Maharashtra elections.
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Maharashtra Polls: Congress releases 1st list of 51 candidates, ex-CM
Sep 29, 2019, 11:37 PM ISTThe Congress on Sunday released its first list of 51 candidates for the next month's Maharashtra Assembly elections, fielding former chief minister Ashok Chavan from the Bhokar constituency and state party chief Vijay alias Balasaheb Thorat from Sangamner.
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Maharashtra polls: Aaditya Thackeray to make poll debut from Worli
Sep 29, 2019, 11:43 PM ISTTalking to PTI, a close aide of Sena chief said, "Aaditya Thackeray's name has been finalised for the Worli assembly segment. Shiv Sena's sitting MLA Sunil Shinde will vacate his place for Aaditya."
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Election officials seize Rs 10 lakh in Maharashtra's Thane
Sep 27, 2019, 12:16 PM ISTThis was the first cash seizure in Thane district after the assembly poll schedule for Maharashtra was announced on September 21. Acting on a tip-off, officers stationed at the Chavindra checkpoint spotted a car entering the power loom town.
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Setback to Congress-NCP in Maharashtra as leaders set to join Shiv Sena today
Politics | Aug 28, 2019, 01:10 PM ISTAhead of Maharashtra polls, NCP MLA Dilip Sopal and Congress leader Dileep Mane are set to join Shiv Sena today.
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Maharashtra: Stage set for elections to Sangli, Jalgaon municipal bodies; all eyes on BJP
Elections | Jul 31, 2018, 08:31 PM ISTElections are being watched with keen interest in political circles as their results are likely to throw up new leadership equations among parties, especially the BJP, at the local level.
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BJP emerges winner in Maharashtra municipal polls, says mandate for demonetisation
National | Nov 29, 2016, 09:42 AM ISTBJP on Monday emerged as the major gainer in the first phase of municipal council polls winning 39 municipal chief's posts of the 147 urban local bodies.
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Some Congress leaders had given up fight even before Maharashtra polls: Narayan Rane
National | Nov 04, 2014, 09:43 PM ISTMumbai: In a veiled attack on former Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, senior Congress leader Narayan Rane today alleged that many candidates in fray for the assembly polls were not provided funds and some party leaders
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Maharashtra polls: Uddhav Thackeray holds meeting with newly-elected Shiv Sena MLAs
National | Oct 20, 2014, 08:01 PM ISTMumbai: Even as the impasse over government formation in Maharashtra continues following a fractured mandate in the Assembly polls, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray today held a meeting with the newly-elected legislators here."All the newly
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Richest, poorest candidates defeated in Maharashtra polls
National | Oct 20, 2014, 09:01 AM ISTMumbai: The richest and poorest candidates who contested the Maharashtra assembly elections were defeated.However, the second richest candidate among a total of 1,356 contestants, BJP's Mangal Prabhat Lodha (58), won from the Malabar Hill constituency.Shiv
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Maharashtra: BJP legislature party to meet in Mumbai today
National | Oct 20, 2014, 07:39 AM ISTNew Delhi/Mumbai: Newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs in Maharashtra are likely to meet today evening in Mumbai to select their leader and the next Chief Minister.According to reports, the BJP is looking for
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Pawar citadel develops cracks, but Ajit reigns supreme
National | Oct 19, 2014, 10:01 PM ISTPune: Even as NCP suffered reverses in its citadel of Pune district with just three out of 21 seats in its kitty, party leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar romped home with a
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No Modi wave, says Manohar Joshi
National | Oct 19, 2014, 03:20 PM ISTMumbai: Senior Shiv Sena leader and former Lok Sabha speaker Manohar Joshi Sunday said there is no 'Modi wave'."There was no Modi wave... No...," he told TV channels shortly after meeting Shiv Sena chief Uddhav
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Maharashtra polls: MIM stuns with three victories
National | Oct 19, 2014, 02:52 PM ISTMumbai: The Hyderabad-based Majli-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) Sunday notched three stunning victories in the Maharashtra assembly polls and was leading in a fourth constituency.Bagging 25,314 votes, MIM's Warish Yusuf Pathan won from Byculla in Mumbai, trouncing
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Congress blames corruption charges against NCP for poor show in Maharashtra
National | Oct 19, 2014, 12:06 PM ISTNew Delhi: With trends indicating a victory for BJP in Maharashtra, Congress today blamed corruption charges against its erstwhile coalition partner NCP and an overall anti-incumbency factor for the party's “depressing” performance in the State.The
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Day before Maharashtra counting, parties hold cards close to chest
National | Oct 18, 2014, 11:35 PM ISTMumbai: With less then 24 hours to go for the results to be out in one of the most keenly-watched assembly elections in Maharashtra, major parties are keeping their cards close to the chest as
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Maharashtra Polls: BJP should support Shiv Sena if it falls short of majority says Sanjay Raut
National | Oct 18, 2014, 11:09 PM ISTMumbai: On the eve of Assembly election results, Shiv Sena on Saturday exuded confidence that the party will get majority on its own in Maharashtra to form the government headed by Udhhav Thackeray and hoped
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Maharashtra Polls: Congress leaders not expecting favourable poll result
National | Oct 18, 2014, 07:06 PM ISTNew Delhi: On the eve of counting of votes in Maharashtra and Haryana, Congress leaders appear resigned to the party's fate in the Assembly polls giving more than ample hints that it was unlikely to
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Maharashtra, Haryana Polls: Counting of votes to begin at 8 am today
National | Oct 19, 2014, 07:02 AM ISTNew Delhi: Counting of votes for the Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana, seen as the first major test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity after the Lok Sabha polls, will be held today.The vote