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Sharad Pawar held a closed-door meeting with Parth Pawar and Jay Pawar in Baramati on Wednesday. Sources said discussions may have focused on a possible merger of NCP factions and upcoming Zila Parishad elections

The death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has triggered uncertainty within the Nationalist Congress Party, with observers warning of a leadership vacuum and renewed questions over a possible reunion with Sharad Pawar’s faction

Sharad Pawar backed Rahul Gandhi’s “vote theft” claims, urging the Election Commission to hold a detailed probe to protect electoral integrity. Pawar criticised the EC for seeking an oath from Gandhi and said Opposition parties will march to the EC office

Says voters rejected dynasty and betrayal politics of Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray in last year's elections

The oath-taking ceremony will take place at 5 pm at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai, state BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule said.

According to officials, the cash was later handed over to the Income Tax department for further probe

Assures free education for male students, stabilising prices of essential items and among others

The Assemblies of Maharashtra and Jharkhand have 288 seats and 81 seats, respectively

Police form 15 teams and probe is on to identify who provided logistical support to the shooters, say officials

Following the leader's death, an old video of Salman Khan is going viral. In the video Salman can be seen appealing to people of Bandra to vote for Baba

The former Maharashtra Minister probably died before being shifted to the medical facility, says a doctor

Leaders cutting across party lines condoled the death of Siddiqui, with some from opposition parties expressing concern at law and order situation in Maharashtra

Pawar told the media that in INDIA bloc, Congress has bagged the highest number of seats and would be entitled to the LoP post.

Voting in Latur were the Deshmukh clan comprising Bollywood actor-couple Riteish and Genelia Deshmukh, legislators Amit Deshmukh and Dhiraj Deshmukh, their mother Vaishali Vilasrao Deshmukh.

Owing to the export ban, falling onion prices and agrarian crisis is a key poll issue in the area where BJP and Shiv Sena (Shinde) leaders are facing farmers' ire during the poll campaign.

Addressing the INDIA bloc's 'Save Democracy' rally at the Ramlila Maidan here, the former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said this is not an ordinary election but one to save the country's democracy and Constitution.

The selection panel is chaired by the prime minister and has as members one Union minister as nominated by the government and the leader of the largest opposition party in the Lok Sabha.

Earlier, the top court had directed that the Election Commission's order of February 7 allotting 'Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar' as the party name for the Sharad Pawar faction will continue till further orders.

In July 2023, Sharad Pawar-led group filed disqualification petitions against eight MLAs for anti-party activities after Ajit Pawar split the party and joined the coalition government in Maharashtra as Deputy Chief Minister.

Giving its decision on Tuesday, the Election Commission provided the Sharad Pawar faction with a one-time option to claim a name to its new political formation and provide three preferences to the Commission