Uddhav Thackeray

Thackeray criticised the move, and labelling the program as Saugat-e-Satta', accusing the BJP for using the scheme as a gimmick for electoral gains.

Uddhav Thackeray further said that the incumbent BJP-led government should resign over their failure to prevent the clashes in Nagpur that left several injured.

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray asserted that no one should dare speak against national icons and it is the government's responsibility to take strict action.

The stakes are high for the much-awaited civic polls, as they present an opportunity for various political players in the state's politics to consolidate themselves and a second chance for those almost decimated in the recent assembly polls.

The BJP wanted to form an alliance with the MNS before the assembly elections, but its ally Eknath Shinde, head of the rival Shiv Sena and then Maharashtra chief minister, opposed the idea, Raut claimed.

While Delhi will vote in February, Bihar elections are likely in October/November 2025. The elections to the richest civic body in the country, BMC, will also be held in early 2025.

The Shiv Sena (UBT) chief, who is a member of the state legislative council, arrived in Nagpur to attend the ongoing winter session of the state legislature.

Addressing reporters in Maharashtra's Nagpur city, Thackeray demanded a transparent election process before implementation of the 'One Nation One Election' proposal.

Sanjay Raut indicated that Shiv Sena (UBT) was open to discuss if someone outside the Congress should lead the Opposition's INDIA bloc. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge is at present the chairman of the Opposition grouping.

The alliance between BJP and the Shiv Sena fell out after Uddhav Thackeray decided to walk out of the NDA in 2019 and formed a government in partnership with the Congress and NCP.

The hope for the MVA's survival depends on the shared suspicion over the election process and alleged tampering of EVMs, as well as the fact that the BJP remains their common enemy.

However, party leaders like Uddhav Thackeray, Aaditya Thackeray, and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut are reportedly keen on maintaining the MVA to present a united opposition against the BJP.

Both Lokshahi Marathi Rudra and Bhaskar Reporters Poll have not predicted any clear winner between Mahayuti and MVA in the single-phase elections held today.

Maharashtra Elections 2024 Highlights Today (November 18): Voting for the 288 assembly seats will take place on November 20, with results to be declared on November 23.

Once a stronghold of undivided Shiv Sena, the Uddhav Thackeray-led party is seeking to regain its control over the south Konkan region after two of its MLAs and ministers Deepak Kesarkar and Uday Samant aligned with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde during his rebellion in 2022.

Both the parties had applied for permissions to hold rallies at the famous ground on the same day ahead of the November 20 Maharashtra assembly elections

CM Shinde’s bags were checked at Palghar Police ground helipad while Athawale's were checked by the poll officers after the minister arrived in Pune by helicopter.

The Maharashtra BJP said in a post on X that the bags of Fadnavis were checked at Yavatmal on November 7 and at Kolhapur on November 5. According to the party, Fadnavis didn't make an issue out of it.

During the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, a similar issue was raised in Bihar and it was clarified that the helicopters of prominent leaders, including Nadda was checked in district Bhagalpur on April 24 and Shah in district Katihar on April 21, say EC sources.

Kedar Dighe, who heads the Thane district unit of Shiv Sena (UBT), will face off against Shinde in the latter’s home constituency Kopri-Pachpakhadi.