Maharashtra

Rumblings in Mahayuti? Ajit Pawar exits cabinet meeting in a huff after 'heated exchange' with Maharashtra CM Shinde

Sources said that the two leaders had a face off after Pawar refused to approve some of the proposals suggested by Shinde in view of the coming assembly elections in Maharashtra.

Maharashtra Elections 2024: Mahayuti takes leaf out of Haryana, Lok Sabha polls in fresh SC-OBC outreach

Two key decisions by the Maharashtra Cabinet are being seen as the Mahayuti's bid to woo SC and OBC voters in Maharashtra ahead of polls.

Bombay HC calls for special drive against illegal hoardings in Maharashtra in view of assembly polls

A division bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Amit Borkar also reminded political parties to abide by the undertakings given by them in the past to the court assuring none of their workers would put up any illegal hoarding or banner.

Maharashtra Elections 2024: Mahayuti to announce first list of 235 candidates on Dussehra

As per the provisional formula worked out between the allies, the BJP will contest 150 seats, while 75-80 seats will be set aside for the Shiv Sena 60-65 seats for the NCP.

Latest update of Mumbai’s underground Metro Line 3 |Aarey JVLR to BKC | Services starts from Oct 6

Mumbai’s first underground metro’s phase-1 is ready to roll. The 12.69 km stretch of phase-1 from Aarey JVLR to Bandra-Kurla Complex will have ten station. Nine trains comprising eight cars will be pressed into service on this route to run a total of 96 daily trips. One Metro train can ferry 2,500 passengers while the headway between two Metro trains is expected to be 6.40 minutes.The fares will range from Rs 10 to Rs 50 and the commuters will be able to purchase tickets through an app as well as from physical counters.

Maharashtra Elections 2024: Sharad Pawar seeks legal amendment to increase reservation cap to 75%

Sharad Pawar said that the 25 percent increase in quota limit can only be done through a change in paw and urged the Centre to bring a proposal in this regard.

Maharashtra Elections 2024: Fresh twist in NCP battle as Sharad Pawar moves SC against nephew Ajit

Sharad Pawar has moved a fresh plea in the Supreme Court urging that Ajit Pawar and his faction be restrained from using the NCP's 'clock' symbol in the interest of fairness and clarity.

Maharashtra Elections 2024: NCP to set aside 10% seats for minorities, says Ajit Pawar

Ajit Pawar's minority outreach comes on the heels of Devendra Fadnavis attributing the BJP's loss in Dhule during the Lok Sabha elections to 'vote jihad'.

Have asked BJP leaders for 8 to 10 seats in Maharashtra polls: RPI chief Athawale

The RPI (A) chief said the seat-sharing talks are underway, and he spoke to the BJP's Maharashtra polls in-charge, Bhupendra Yadav, about his party's demands.

Ahead of polls, Maharashtra govt releases Rs 2,399-crore subsidy to cotton, soybean growers

Farmers who cultivated cotton and soybean in the 2023 kharif season and had registered themselves on the state government’s portal for the same received the subsidy amount directly into their bank accounts

Directions were given to BJP leaders in closed-door meeting to split Opposition, claims Uddhav Thackeray

Thackeray said the people will decide his political future and not the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.

EC reviews poll preparedness in Maharashtra; directs action against fake news

The Commission, which is in Mumbai to review poll preparedness in Maharashtra, met district electoral officers (DEOs), superintendents of police, municipal commissioners, divisional commissioners and other senior officials of the state government.

'Big leader from key party may join': Sharad Pawar's NCP claims ahead of Maharashtra polls

The party’s Maharashtra unit president Jayant Patil made the claim in Nashik but did not reveal the party or the leader’s name.

Petrol, diesel price cut before Maharashtra elections? Oil ministry official says prices volatile

Global oil benchmark Brent crude futures fell below $70 per barrel last week — the first time since December 2021 — but gained thereafter. Brent was trading at $74.58 per barrel on Thursday while West Texas Intermediate advanced to trade at $71.71

Assembly polls likely in the second week of Nov, seat sharing to finalised in next 10 days: Eknath Shinde

A two-phase poll would be preferable for the 288-member state assembly, Shinde said in an informal chat with mediapersons at his official residence 'Varsha' in Mumbai.

Maharashtra Elections: Mahayuti seat-sharing talks underway, BJP stakes claim on 150 seats

Union Home Minister Amit Shah met leaders of the Mahayuti on Monday and assured them of a respectable number of seats to contest in Maharashtra.

Mahayuti closes in on seat-sharing agreement in Maharashtra as Amit Shah intervenes

Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting with Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar and asked them to address their differences spilling over into the public and put up a united front for the coming elections.

Ajit Pawar 'admits' mistake, says society doesn't like anybody breaking own family

This is the second time in less than a month that NCP leader Pawar publicly admitted he had made a mistake by fielding his wife against NCP (SP) leader Sule, the daughter of his uncle Sharad Pawar, and noted politics should not enter the home.

Ajit Pawar on Mahayuti seat-sharing: 'NCP to contest over 60 seats in Maharashtra elections'

Pawar also brushed aside the criticism that the he compromised on the NCP’s secular ideology by allying with the Shiv Sena and the BJP.

‘Can’t stand it!’: Shiv Sena minister says sitting next to Ajit Pawar ‘makes him vomit’, NCP hits back

Sawant is a leader of the Eknath Shinde faction of the Shiv Sena and an alliance partner of the NCP (Ajit Pawar) in the ruling Mahayuti.