After taking the oath as Maharashtra minister, NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal said, "As it is said, 'everything is well if it ends well'.
Chhagan Bhujbal pointed out that he was dropped as minister despite taking on Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil and rallying the support of OBCs in Mahayuti's favour.
An NCP stalwart, Bhujbal is a former Deputy CM and has held key portfolios in both the previous Mahayuti and MVA governments.
A day after the Maharashtra cabinet expansion, visibly disturbed Bhujbal, speaking to reporters he rejected the Rajya Sabha seat proposal seven days ago as it would amount to betrayal with his assembly constituency which he won in the state polls last month.
Angered by Bhujbal's exclusion in the cabinet, his supporters held demonstrations in Nashik district.
On Sunday, Ajit Pawar led a vertical split in the NCP to become deputy chief minister in the Shiv Sena-BJP government. Eight other NCP MLAs, including Bhujbal, were sworn in as ministers in the Shinde cabinet.
Sharad Pawar resigned: Speaking at a book launch of his autobiography at the Yashwantrao Chavan Pratisthan, Pawar announced his decision which was met with protests by NCP workers and leaders.
He also slammed the comments made against Prophet Mohammad allegedly by suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma but asked people to be patient and not be provoked over the issue
The malls in Nasik will be allowed to operate from 7 am to 4 pm on Monday to Friday.
"We have made all the efforts to minimise the COVID-19 figures. He will announce the decision (to impose lockdown) tomorrow after finalising a detailed Standard Operating Procedure," Bhujbal said. "We may have to impose restrictions on the local train movement in Mumbai too, he said.
Speaking in the Lower House, Food and Civil Supplies Minister and NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal said that more such lunch plates need to be served per day considering population in cities.
Maharashtra claims Belgaum to be a part of the erstwhile Bombay Presidency but is currently a district of Karnataka on linguistic grounds.
Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray is set to be sworn in as the chief minister at a ceremony to be held at the Shivaji Park in Mumbai's Dadar area in the evening.
Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray will be sworn in as chief minister of Maharashtra on Thursday evening at a ceremony to be held at the Shivaji Park in Dadar area here.
The BJP and its ally Shiv Sena which together crossed the majority mark in the October 21 state elections have not yet staked claim to form government as they are bickering over the chief minister's post.
Doctor at the hospital said, Bhujbal also had mild bleeding from the nose. For further treatment Bhujbal has been shifted to Jaslok Hospital, close Bhujbal's close aide said.
Bhujbal entered the Lower House along with his MLA son Pankaj and other legislators of his party soon after the proceedings of the Lower House started at 11 AM.
Justice P N Deshmukh directed the 70-year-old leader to submit either a personal bond of Rs 5 lakh, or a cash surety of the same amount by May 14.
The zonal office of the central probe agency here said it has issued an order for provisional attachment of assets under sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Bhujbal and his nephew Sameer Bhujbal are in jail after the Enforcement Directorate arrested them last year in money laundering cases.
Former Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal, in judicial custody on charges of money laundering since March, today sought bail from the Bombay High Court on medical grounds saying his arrest by Enforcement Directorate was not as per the procedures established by law.
Bhujbal has written a letter to Fadanvis requesting him to start the said work. Its copy has been given to state Assembly speaker and other senior NCP leaders, a release issued here by his office said today.
ICICIDirect says though the management has clarified earlier (March 26) that it has not financed any construction, it still awaits further details from the company post the ED and IT raids.
Senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal was today remanded in custody of Enforcement Directorate till March 17 by a special court here, a day after he was arrested by the agency in a money laundering case in connection with the alleged Maharashtra Sadan scam.