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  Maharashtra polls: Shiv Sena goes soft on BJP, says there should be no bitterness

  National | October 18, 2014 10:14 IST

  Mumbai: With most exit polls projecting BJP's emergence as the single-largest party in Maharashtra but falling short of a majority, Shiv Sena on Friday hinted at a possible reconciliation with its former saffron ally, saying

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  Shiv Sena stooped to new low in poll campaign by attacking PM Narendra Modi: BJP

  National | October 17, 2014 18:30 IST

  Mumbai: BJP today hit back at Shiv Sena for "stooping to a new low" by launching a personal attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in its Hindi mouthpiece ahead of the Assembly elections, saying its

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  Won't Need Sena Support to Form Govt in Maharashtra, Says BJP

  National | October 16, 2014 20:15 IST

  Patna: Buoyed by exit poll surveys, BJP today claimed that it would form governments on its own in Haryana and Maharashtra, and stressed that it would not require support of the Shiv Sena to form

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  Repeat telecast of Modi's US speech in Maharashtra under scanner: EC

  National | October 16, 2014 12:58 IST

  New Delhi: The Election Commission of India said that the issue of the repeat telecast of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech at Madison Square Garden by several Marathi channels ahead of Assembly polls in Maharashtra

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  Maharashtra polls: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat gives voting a miss

  National | October 16, 2014 6:45 IST

  Nagpur: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat and general secretary of the organisation Bhaiyyaji Joshi could not cast their votes for the Maharashtra Assembly elections here.Both are in Lucknow at present ahead of

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  Maharashtra polls: Approximately 64% turn out recorded in Maharashtra

  National | October 15, 2014 21:49 IST

  Mumbai: An estimated 64% of Maharashtra's 8.35 crore voters on Wednesday cast their ballots in a bitterly-fought election that pollsters said will throw up a hung assembly with BJP emerging as the single-largest party but

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  Maharashtra polls: Shiv Sena takes out advertisements on poll day

  National | October 15, 2014 12:50 IST

  Mumbai: Advertisements by the Shiv Sena on Wednesday showed itself as the prime contender for power in Maharashtra as the assembly elections got under way.In a full front page advertisement in the party organs, Saamana

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  SAARC Observers for Maharashtra Polls

  National | October 15, 2014 7:10 IST

  New Delhi:  Observers from six SAARC countries will witness the Maharashtra elections today, as part of their efforts to study the election process in India.At least 15 delegates from Afghanistan, Bhutan, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan

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  Maharashtra polls: If Modi can be PM, then Thackeray's son can be CM, says Uddhav

  National | October 14, 2014 23:31 IST

  Mumbai: A day ahead of the elections for the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray has in an interview clearly said for the first time that he was ready to be the chief

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  Maharashtra polls: Vidarbha set to see multi-cornered fight

  National | October 14, 2014 16:51 IST

  Nagpur: Set for tomorrow's Maharashtra Assembly polls, the Vidarbha region will witness a multi cornered contest for the 62 seats in the 11 districts of the region.The campaign for the polls ended last evening on

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  Sena attack BJP, dubs Cong, NCP as "dead snakes"

  National | October 14, 2014 13:02 IST

  Mumbai: A day after the high decibel campaign for Maharashtra Assembly polls ended, the Shiv Sena today launched a fresh attack on its former ally BJP, terming it as “hungry for power” even as it

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  Maharashtra polls: EC issues notice to Raj Thackeray for remarks against non-Marathis

  National | October 14, 2014 7:04 IST

  Mumbai: The Election Commission on Monday issued a show cause notice to Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray for his alleged remarks against non-Maharashtrians and claiming that once his party comes to power, their

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  Maharashtra polls: Sharad Pawar praises Uddhav Thackeray, says he is steering Sena well

  National | October 13, 2014 8:49 IST

  Mumbai: Amid speculation about realignment of parties in Maharashtra after October 15 poll, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar praised Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray for ‘working hard' to strengthen his party after the

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  Maharashtra polls: NCP's corruption will surge if again voted to power, says Modi

  National | October 12, 2014 14:15 IST

  Pandharpur (Maharashtra): Making a scathing attack on Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that if the Sharad Pawar-led party is voted to power again, it will further increase its ‘corrupt activities'."NCP

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  BJP cited poll surveys to back demand for seats: Uddhav

  National | October 12, 2014 8:21 IST

  Thane: Coming down heavily on BJP for the collapse of their 25-year-old partnership, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray claimed that its erstwhile ally had kept pitching for seats during negotiations citing pre-poll surveys."Right from the

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  Maharashtra polls: PM Narendra Modi to hold four public meetings today

  National | October 12, 2014 7:50 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today hold four public meetings in poll-bound Maharashtra.As per the schedule, he will first address an election rally in Pandharpur at 10:30 am. Later, he will fly to

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  Maharashtra Polls: Raj Thackeray hits back at R R Patil over rape remark

  National | October 11, 2014 23:39 IST

  Nashik: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray today attacked senior NCP leader R R Patil for his controversial comment on the criminal background of an MNS candidate who is in the poll fray against Patil

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  Maharashtra Polls: Anandiben Patel to jump into the BJP poll campaign

  National | October 10, 2014 11:21 IST

  Mumbai: Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel will jump into the BJP poll campaign in Maharashtra during the weekend, a party official said here Friday.Over the next two days, she is expected to address rallies in

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  Maharashtra polls: A pre-poll Survey gives BJP, allies 154 seats

  National | October 10, 2014 11:07 IST

  New Delhi:  A survey carried out in Maharashtra ahead of the October 15 Assembly elections has given BJP and allies 154 of the 288 seats, but Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray tops the popularity chart

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  Maharashtra polls: Throw NCP out, Modi tells voters in Pawar family bastion

  National | October 09, 2014 22:31 IST

  Baramati (Maharashtra): Launching a blistering attack on NCP Chief Sharad Pawar and former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in their family's bastion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said politicians who poke fun at people