Shiv Sena’s Kishori Pednekar elected unopposed as Mayor of Mumbai civic body
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena corporator Kishori Pednekar on Friday officially elected as Mayor of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Another Shiv Sena corporator Suhas Waadkarand was elected as Deputy Mayor. Both were elected unopposed as BJP, Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) did not field their candidates for the posts. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi started cleanliness […]
Consensus on Uddhav Thackeray to lead Maharashtra government: Sharad Pawar
NEW DELHI: There is consensus in the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance that Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray should lead the new government in Maharashtra, NCP president Sharad Pawar said here on Friday. Pawar’s announcement capped a day of hectic meetings between the Congress, NCP and their pre-poll allies and a combined meeting of the three parties later […]
Government led by Shiv Sena will be in place by next month in Maharashtra: Sanjay Raut
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday exuded confidence that a government led by his party will be in place by next month in Maharashtra He said the picture of the government formation in the state will become clear in the next two days Raut also said NCP chief Sharad Pawar will meet […]
NCP, Congress will sit in opposition, says Ajit Pawar
NEW DELHI: NCP leader Ajit Pawar has said his party and ally Congress will sit in the oppositioneven as the ruling BJP and the Shiv Sena remain engaged in tussle over government formation in Maharashtra. Pawar said the people of the state have asked his party to sit in the opposition, as reflected in the […]
Uddhav Thackeray cancels BJP meet as Devendra Fadnavis denies sharing of Maharashtra CM post
MUMBAI: Hours after Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis denied the Shiv Sena was assured post of the CM for 2.5 years as part of a power sharing “formula”, Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday cancelled his party’s meeting with the BJP on formation of the next government. The development might potentially worsen the already strained relationship between […]
Won’t bow down before Delhi “throne”: Sharad Pawar on Enforcement Directorate action
NEW DELHI: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said he will visit the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office on September 27 in connection with a money laundering case filed against him by the agency. Addressing media here, Pawar also questioned the timing of the ED move, which comes days before the October 21 Maharashtra Assembly elections. […]
NCP releases first list of candidates for Maharashtra Assembly polls
NEW DELHI: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on September 18 released its first list of five candidates, including senior leader Dhananjay Munde, for the upcoming Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. Pawar made the announcement at a meeting of NCP workers in Beed district, the party said on Twitter. NCP has fielded Dhananjay Munde, who […]
Congress, NCP to contest 125 seats each in Maharashtra Assembly polls: Sharad Pawar
NEW DELHI: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Congress will contest 125 seats each in next month’s Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said on Monday. Pawar announced that the seat-sharing pact between the grand old party and his 20-year-old organisation has been finalised. As per the arrangement, 38 seats will be […]
Congress-NCP to fight 123-125 seats each in Maharashtra: Prithviraj Chavan
NEW DELHI: The Congress and NCP will fight about 123-125 seats each and leave 41 constituencies for smaller allies in the upcoming state polls, former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan said on Tuesday. He added that seats may be swapped based on consensus between the two major opposition parties. “Talks are on the with the […]
Tariq Anwar quits NCP after Sharad Pawar backs Narendra Modi government on Rafale deal
NEW DELHI:Senior NCP leader Tariq Anwar has quit the party following differences with party president Sharad Pawar’s stand on the Rafale issue, a senior party leader said on Friday. September 28.The leader said Anwar had also resigned as the party’s Lok Sabha MP. Anwar was a Lok Sabha member from Katihar in Bihar. The Muslim […]
NCP backs demand for JPC probe into Rafale deal
PATNA: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Tuesday backed the demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the Rafale deal and asked the Centre to come out with a “white paper” on the matter. NCP national general secretary Tariq Anwar said that the BJP, which was in the opposition in the 1980s, had […]