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Maharashtra Legislature witnessed noisy scenes as the opposition MVA accused CM Eknath Shinde of alleged corruption and demanded his resignation forthwith.
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Yoga expert Ramdev on Friday commented on women's attires, raising eyebrows in political and social circles.
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Hyderabad: Notwithstanding its covert operation to purchase TRS MLAs misfiring in Telangana, the Bharatiya Janata Party now appears to be on the backfoot in Maharashtra too, with the BJP-backed Eknath Shinde government, barely four months in power, already on shaky ground. It appears the ‘bribe’ tactics adopted by the BJP to topple the Maha Vikas […]
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Hyderabad: The BJP’s attempts to topple the TRS government in Telangana, appears to have been in the pipeline for some time now. Soon after the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government was dethroned by the Eknath Shinde group which split from Shiv Sena, BJP leaders in Telangana have been claiming that a similar incident was waiting […]
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Mumbai: The Eknath Shinde faction of Shiv Sena on Tuesday submitted ‘shining sun’, ‘shield and sword’ and ‘Peepul tree’ as its election symbol options to the Election Commission (EC) for the upcoming bypoll in Andheri East assembly constituency next month. The poll body on Monday allotted the name ‘Balasahebanchi ShivSena’ to the Shinde faction and […]
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The Election Commission barred the Shiv Sena factions led by Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde from using the party name and its election symbol
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Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde‘s security cover was tightened after specific inputs indicating threats to his life through a mystery phone call on Sunday. The Home Department, handled by Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, has also ordered a probe with efforts on to trace the call and the unknown caller. Simultaneously, security at Shinde’s […]
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Mumbai: In a startling revelation, Shiv Sena president and ex-Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday said that when he was critical and battling for life in a hospital for his spinal issues, the rebels actively hatched a conspiracy to topple the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government. During his hospitalisation in November 2021 for his neck […]
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New Delhi: Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena camp has moved the Supreme Court seeking stay of Election Commission of India (ECI) proceedings on Eknath Shinde-camp’s plea for recognition as ‘real’ Shiv Sena. The plea filed by general secretary of Shiv Sena Subhash Desai submitted that the respondents purportedly have initiated proceedings under para 15 of the […]
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New Delhi: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has arrived in the national capital to discuss Other Backward Class (OBC) reservations in the state. This is Shinde’s second visit to Delhi after being sworn in as chief minister of Maharashtra on June 30. Earlier, he visited Delhi with deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and met Prime […]
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday posted for hearing the petition filed by the Uddhav Thackeray-led camp challenging the initiation of disqualification proceedings against them by the Speaker, along with the other petitions related to Maharashtra’s political crisis on July 20. Senior advocate Devdutt Kamat mentioned the matter for hearing before a bench headed […]
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By Nayakara Veeresha The political fallout of the Maharashtra Vikas Agadhi (MVA) regime in Maharashtra has reignited the debate on defections and their role in democracy. Political defections and the subsequent government’s downfall in Maharashtra are nothing but a betrayal of the people’s mandate and democracy. It seems political parties are least bothered about respecting […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana BJP state president and MP from Karimnagar, Bandi Sanjay took a dig at Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao saying that his political days are numbered and ‘there are several Eknath Shinde’s in TRS’. Addressing a Press Conference Sanjay said, “How does CM KCR knows, what happens in the BJP National Executive Committee meeting. […]
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Mumbai: Days after the formation of the Eknath Shinde-led government in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday said that the party is “still hopeful” of the rebel MLAs’ returning to former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray’s side. The leader said that they were “always in talks” with the rebels and exuded confidence that they […]
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Mumbai: As expected, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s government supported by the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday won the critical ‘vote of confidence’ in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. In the final tally with a division of votes, the government secured 164 votes and the Opposition got only 99 votes in the 288-member Lower House. This is […]
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Mumbai: A day after winning its first major legislature battle to bag the Speaker’s post in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly — the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde government supported by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will seek the crucial ‘vote of confidence’ in the House, scheduled here on Monday. The trust vote for the Shinde-led government — […]
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Mumbai: Eknath Shinde, while making his first address on the Floor of the Maharashtra Assembly as a Chief Minister on Sunday, said that the decision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to let him lead the government despite having more members than his side has “opened the eyes of many”. […]
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Mumbai: The election of the Speaker for the Maharashtra Assembly is set to take place on Sunday after the new Eknath Shinde government took over following the collapse of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) rule in the state. With the return of the MLAs, who echoed the revolt against Uddhav Thackeray along with their leader […]
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Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray has extended his best wishes to BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis for being sworn in as the deputy chief minister of the state, further praising him for accepting the junior slot in the government following the order of the party high command despite him being a two-time chief minister. […]
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Mumbai: Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Friday removed Eknath Shinde who revolted against him and succeeded him as the new Maharashtra Chief Minister from the post of Shiv Sena leader. Shinde has been removed for indulging in “anti-party activities”, said a Shiv Sena statement. The political crisis in Maharashtra was created by a revolt […]
