Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray among 9 elected unopposed to Legislative Council
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and eight other candidates belonging to the ruling and opposition parties were declared elected unopposed to the state Legislative Council on Thursday. The biennial elections for the nine seats of the Council, which fell vacant on April 24, were scheduled to be held next Thursday. The election process […]
Election Commission likely to hold Maharashtra legislative council polls on May 21: Sources
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India is likely to hold polls to the nine Maharashtra Legislative Council seats on May 21,sources said on Friday. The polls were deferred due to the spread of coronavirus. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, who was sworn in on November 28 last year, has time till May 27 to […]
Uddhav Thackeray takes oath, becomes first Thackeray to be Maharashtra Chief Minister
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray was on Thursday sworn in Maharashtra chief minister, heading an unlikely alliance with the Congress and NCP. The 59-year-old is the third Sena leader and first from the Thackeray family to occupy the post. His father Bal Thackeray wielded the ‘remote control’ over the first Sena-BJP government during […]
Maharashtra Chief Minister to speak to Dilip Kumar, Saira Banu over property woes
MUMBAI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday he will speak to legendary actor Dilip Kumar and his family to allay their fears over a property issue involving a city-based builder. Saira Banu, veteran actress and Kumar’s wife, had Sunday sought a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will be in Mumbai on […]