Eknath Shinde

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut opined that the MVA should enter the election fray by announcing its CM candidate and proposed his party chief, Uddhav Thackeray, for the same.

Speaking at an event held in memory of former Mumbai sheriff and noted jurist late Nana Chudasama, Shinde said a deep cleaning drive had been undertaken some time back and it has reduced pollution.

Shirsat, who is one of the contenders for a cabinet post, said the chief minister and deputy chief minister must state if there is going to be a cabinet expansion or not.

Shinde said the vote bank politics of the opposition had affected the NDA's performance.

Ashwini Koshta and Anish Awadhiya, both 24-year-old IT professionals hailing from Madhya Pradesh, died on May 19 after a speeding Porsche, allegedly driven by a 17-year-old drunk boy, hit their motorcycle in Kalyani Nagar in Pune.

The party also officially declared the candidature of CM Shinde's son and sitting MP Shrikant Shinde from Kalyan constituency.

Maharashtra Lok Sabha Election Phase 2: Maharashtra Lok Sabha Polls: In the upcoming second phase of Lok Sabha elections on April 26, eight seats are set to be contested, with five from Vidarbha and three from the Marathwada region. The ruling Shiv Sena is competing for three seats, while the BJP is vying for four.

Earlier, the Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde had telephoned Salman Khan on the day of the firing. The two accused identified as Vicky Gupta and Sagar Pal were brought to Mumbai and produced before court. They have been sent to custody until April 25.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde called Bollywood actor Salman Khan after the firing incident that happened in the wee hours of Sunday at his Galaxy apartments.

Asking people to vote for the ruling alliance in order to make Narendra Modi prime minister for the third time, Shinde said the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi does not have any agenda or intention for development

It gave a ticket to former Congress MLA Raju Parve from Ramtek (SC) seat, which will see polling on April 19. Parve had joined the Shiv Sena recently. He replaces Sena's sitting MP Krupal Tumane.

A 10.5-kilometer-long stretch will be opened for traffic in the first phase, an official earlier said, adding that motorists can enter the coastal road from Worli Seaface, Haji Ali interchange and Amarson's interchange points, and exit at Marine Lines.

It is a jolt to Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray since Waikar, the MLA from Mumbai’s Jogeshwari area, is a close aide and was present in a meeting with the former in the Mumbai North West parliamentary seat a day earlier.

The Uddhav Thackeray faction has challenged the speaker’s order that declared the rival bloc led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as the real Shiv Sena after the split in June 2022.

Metro Line 12 incorporates a completely elevated structure with 19 stations along the 22.173 km route. The estimated cost of this project, expected to be completed by end-2027, is around Rs 5,865 crore, as per an official release.

Shinde along with his deputies Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, all political rivals of Sharad Pawar, will be attending a job fair, 'Namo Maharojgar Melava', in the premises of Vidya Pratishthan college in Baramati town of Pune district.

Maratha Quota Bill: Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange-Patil has issued a stern warning, suggesting the potential start of a statewide 'rasta roko' agitation beginning on February 24. He emphasised the gravity of the situation by threatening to organise a widespread roadblock across Maharashtra, including Mumbai, on March 3.

Maratha Reservation: Manoj Jarange-Patil, the activist leading the campaign for caste-based reservations, has cautiously welcomed the recently passed reservation bill in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.

In 2022, upon assuming the role of Maharashtra's Chief Minister, Eknath Shinde vowed to eradicate potholes from Mumbai's roads by 2024. He asserted that the concrete surfacing of roads would be pivotal in reaching this objective. However, this assertion has failed to yield any noticeable improvements.