Sanjay Raut

Raut’s remarks against Fadnavis came days after the deputy CM claimed that NCP (SP) Sharad Pawar had shortlisted three to four names for the CM’s post ahead of the state elections, but Thackeray was not one of them.

The Election Commission has announced elections in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana while skipping Maharashtra and Jharkhand where elections are due this year.

Sanjay Raut of Shiv Sena (UBT) clarifies MVA's seat-sharing talks for Maharashtra polls haven't started. Emphasizes equal partnership among allies after successful Lok Sabha alliance against BJP.

"This duplicate Shiv Sena is talking about burying me alive. And, Congress says Modi will be sent to his grave, PM Modi said calling out his detractors for their use of derogatory language.

Mumbai, Mar 16 Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday said the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has given a proposal for four seats to Prakash Ambedkar..

The chargesheet was submitted before the court's registry and it will come up before the special judge for cases under the Prevention of Money laundering Act (PMLA) after scrutiny of papers.

The official said the notice was issued on the allegations of Raut in which he has accused the CMO of collusion with criminals lodged in jails.

Nitish Kumar has been meeting Opposition leaders in the country in a bid to unite them to take on the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the new Parliament building on Sunday.Opposition parties have accused the BJP of "sidelining" President Droupadi Murmu by not inviting her to the inauguration.

Talking to reporters in Nanded, Raut said the Shiv Sena (undivided) won 18 out of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra and one in Daman and Diu in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

In a sudden development, Rijiju was moved out of the law ministry and replaced by Arjun Ram Meghwal on May 18.

The remarks were made by Raut, a Rajya Sabha member and Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson, on May 12, a day after the Supreme Court pronounced its verdict on the Shiv Sena-centric political imbroglio in Maharashtra.

Sanjay Raut said Speaker Rahul Narwekar cannot follow the official whip. Raut also asserted that since the process of formation of the government was illegal, the Shinde government is illegal.

The ruling Shiv Sena (led by Shinde), however, dubbed Raut as a "fake astrologer" and said there are many such leaders in the Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena (UBT) who make such predictions.

Raut's statement comes a day after Pawar, during an interview with a media house in Pune, responded to a query on his chief ministerial ambitions by saying "yes, I would 100 per cent like to be (CM)".

The matter was listed for cross-examination of Medha Somaiya by Raut's lawyer.

In his weekly column 'Rokthok' in party mouthpiece 'Saamana', Raut said Kashmiri Pandits had not got their rights despite this move, and BJP leaders have no answers to their woes.

Shinde faction officer-bearer Yogesh Beldar lodged a complaint at Panchavati police station here late Sunday night, alleging that during an interaction with a TV channel, Raut used derogatory words against CM Shinde and maligned his image, he said.

Raut in a tweet claimed the Rs 2,000 crore was a preliminary figure, and that this was 100 per cent true.

In a big blow to Thackeray, the EC on Friday allotted the name 'Shiv Sena' and its poll symbol 'bow and arrow' to the group led by CM Shinde.