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Shinde or no Shinde? Rumblings in Mahayuti over CM face as poll prep picks up pace
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Shinde or no Shinde? Rumblings in Mahayuti over CM face as poll prep picks up pace

Mumbai: Ahead of assembly elections in Maharashtra, the ruling Mahayuti alliance appears to be in a fix — whether or not to project CM Eknath Shinde as its chief ministerial prospect.While leaders of all three constituents of the Mahayuti (BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP) have agreed publicly to contest the assembly elections under Shinde’s leadership, there is still no consensus on who will be the face of the alliance if the Mahayuti were to hold on to power in the state. Whichever party has the highest number of seats will stake claim to the chief minister’s post, said a leader from the state BJP, who did not wish to be named. Show Full Article “Amit Shah has clearly said that after the upcoming elections, Mahayuti will form the government, so there is no argument...
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Ajit Pawar’s NCP ropes in strategy firm, plans door-to-door campaign in bid to stage comeback

Mumbai: Innovative campaigns, door-to-door canvassing and a bold image makeover for party chief Ajit Pawar, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has lined up several strategies for the upcoming assembly elections after its dismal performance in the state in the general election.The breakaway faction of the NCP, the party founded by Ajit’s uncle Sharad Pawar, wishes to contest at least 70 seats in the 288-member Assembly. The nephew, who is deputy chief minister along with the BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis in the ruling Mahayuti coalition with Eknath Shinde of the Shiv Sena as chief minister, is looking at a haul of 50 to 60 seats in November, party sources told ThePrint. Show Full Article For that, Ajit Pawar must be projected as an able administrator and a man o...
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Video | Maharashtra MLC Poll Results: महायुति ने जीता चुनावी रण का सेमीफ़ाइनल, NDA के सभी 9 Candidates जीते

महाराष्ट्र विधान परिषद के लिए 11 सीटों पर हुए चुनाव के सभी नतीजे आ गए हैं. एनडीए के सभी 9 उम्मीदवारों ने जीत दर्ज की है. इसमें बीजेपी के 5, शिवसेना (शिंदे गुट) के 2 और एनसीपी (अजित पवार गुट के) 2 प्रत्याशियों को सफलता मिली है. वहीं कांग्रेस के एक उम्मीदवार और शिवसेना (उद्धव गुट) के एक उम्मीदवार ने जीत दर्ज की है. Source link ...
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Amid Cross-Voting Threat, Maharashtra Parties Move MLAs To 5-Star Hotels Ahead Of MLC Polls

To avoid the possibility of cross-voting and horsetrading in Friday's biennial elections to 11 Legislative Council seats, for which 12 candidates are in the fray, political parties in Maharashtra have moved their MLAs to hotels. Riding high on the good performance in the Lok Sabha polls, the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has fielded three candidates, one more than it has the numbers to elect, necessitating the election. MVA won 30 of the state's 48 seats in Maharashtra Lok Sabha polls.  Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), who form the electoral college for the polls, will gather in the Vidhan Bhavan complex in south Mumbai on Friday, where voting will take place from 9 am to 4 pm. Counting of votes will be taken up at 5 pm. Eleven members of...
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Maharashtra Polls: As MVA Eyes 200 Seats, Cong Gears Up For Aggressive Campaign Led By Gandhis

The Congress-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance is setting an ambitious target of winning 200 seats in the upcoming Maharashtra assembly polls. Buoyed by their success in the recent Lok Sabha elections, the MVA alliance is brimming with confidence. According to Congress sources, the alliance is optimistic about securing between 156 to 160 seats.  For better coordination and results, the state is being divided into six regions: Vidarbha, Mumbai, North Maharashtra (Khandesh), Western Maharashtra, Marathwada, and Konkan. The Congress-led alliance holds a strong position or is leading in Vidarbha, Marathwada, and Western Maharashtra, while the BJP dominates in Mumbai, Konkan, and North Maharashtra. ALSO READ | 'Deeply Alarmed, No Rich Or Influential Will H...
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Video | Mahayuti Meeting Highlights: Reasons Of Losing LS Polls Decoded

The Mahayuti Alliance today called for an all-party meeting including its newly elected MPs, MLA and grassroot level workers where Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar spoke about the important issues that lead to the failure of the Mahayuti Lok Sabha polls. The leaders also ensured that the workers were motivated enough to ensure that the alliance performs well in the upcoming Vidhan Sabha polls. Source link
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Lok Sabha front won, Sharad Pawar reaches Baramati twice in 2 weeks for pitched Maharashtra battle

Mumbai: After delivering a strong message in the Lok Sabha polls, veteran politician Sharad Pawar is hoping to trounce his nephew Ajit Pawar in the upcoming assembly elections as well.The 83-year-old leader went on a three-day tour to his hometown Baramati last week, visiting drought-affected villages and kickstarting his work for the Maharashtra elections slated in the next three to four months from now. Buoyed by the success of the Lok Sabha elections where the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) won 30 seats out of 48 in which his outfit had the best strike rate (winning 8 out of 10 seats), Pawar went to Baramati twice in two weeks — (12-13 June) and (18-20 June) — to break the citadel of his nephew, who is a legislator from Baramati since 1990s. Show Full Article D...
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Video | क्या विधानसभा चुनाव में होगा Raj Thackeray V/s Aditya Thackeray

आगामी विधानसभा चुनाव में वर्ली seat सबसे High Profile Seat में से एक है और इस Seat पर शिवसेना UBT (Shivsena UBT) के सामने राज ठाकरे (Raj Thackeray) की महाराष्ट्र नवनिर्माण सेना यानि MNS द्वारा उम्मीदवार करने की तैयारी ने इसे और दिलचस्प बना दिया है । MNS इस seat से राज ठाकरे के करीबी संदीप देशपांडे को मैदान में उतार सकती है । इसके बाद इस seat पर ठाकरे परिवार ही आमने सामने दिख सकता है । साल दो उन्नीस में MNS ने वर्ली seat से अपना कोई उम्मीदवार नहीं उतारा था । Source link ...
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NCP (SP) won’t settle for less in assembly seat-sharing, Sharad Pawar hints at party meet | India News – Times of India

PUNE: The NCP (SP) agreed to contest fewer seats than its Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies during the Lok Sabha elections but the situation would be different in the assembly polls, a party leader has quoted its supremo Sharad Pawar as saying. Pawar held two meetings here on Friday, one with the party's functionaries from Pune city and district, and another with its MLAs and newly-elected MPs.City NCP (SP) chief Prashant Jagtap, who attended the first meeting, said Pawar told the gathering that the party contested fewer seats in the Lok Sabha polls just to ensure that the alliance with the Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress remained intact. "He indicated that the picture in the assembly polls will be different," said Jagtap. The NCP (SP) chief also reviewed the situation in assembly segments wi...
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Shiv Sena should get 100 seats to contest in Maharashtra Assembly polls: Ramdas Kadam

Ramdas Kadam. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu A senior leader of the Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has said his party should get to contest at least 100 of the 288 Assembly seats in Maharashtra.The Shiv Sena is part of the Mahayuti coalition which also includes the BJP and Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). Assembly elections are due in the State in October."We should get 100 seats to contest, and we will make sure that we win 90 out of them," former State Minister Ramdas Kadam said on June 19 at a function to mark the 58th Foundation Day of the undivided Shiv Sena, organised by the Shinde faction at the NSCI complex in Mumbai.Notably, Maharashtra Minister and NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal recently said his party should get 80-90 seats to contest i...
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Video | Maharashtra में चुनावी नतीजों के बाद MVA की पहली बैठक, Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray मौजूद

Maharashtra Politics: लोकसभा चुनाव के नतीजों के बाद पहली बार महा विकास अघाड़ी के नेताओं ने साझा प्रेस कॉन्फ़्रेंस की इसमें शरद पवार, उद्धव ठाकरे, पृथ्वीराज चव्हाण. समेत कई नेता शामिल थे.एनसीपी अध्यक्ष शरद पवार ने कहा कि महाराष्ट्र की जनता ने बीजेपी को पराजित कर दिया है...सरकार ने सत्ता का दुरुपयोग किया और बिना वजह के लोगों को जेल में डाल दिया गया. महाराष्ट्र में भी तीन महीने में सरकार बदल जाएगी. शिवसेना UBT के प्रमुख उद्धव ठाकरे ने कहा कि मोदी सरकार अब एनडीए सरकार हो गई है.ये कितने दिन चलेगी या बड़ा सवाल है.साथ ही उन्होंने कहा कि जो लोग छोड़कर गए हैं.बिल्कुल उन्हें वापस नहीं लिया जाएगा.साथ ही उद्धव ठाकरे ने कहा कि पूरे देश में इस तरह का माहौल था कि बीजेपी के ख़िलाफ़ कोई लड़ नहीं सकता.ये माहौल कितना खोखला था, ये महाराष्ट्र की जनता ने दिखा दिया. ...
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Is Bhujbal Upset Over Rajya Sabha Snub With Ticket To Sunetra Pawar? NCP Leader Responds

Maharashtra Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal revealed on Friday his desire to become a Member of Parliament, expressing his intent to contest the recent Lok Sabha elections from Nashik. Bhujbal also showed interest in a Rajya Sabha nomination, amidst speculation of his dissatisfaction over recent party decisions. Responding to queries about his purported discontent following the nomination of Sunetra Pawar, wife of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP President Ajit Pawar, for the Rajya Sabha, Bhujbal did not directly address if he felt wronged by the decision. Instead, he suggested that the question of perceived injustice should be directed to "them", news agency PTI reported “It is my desire (to become an MP). T...
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Rejected by voters of Maharashtra, targeted by RSS: Is Ajit Pawar’s future tense? | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Maharashtra is one of the key states which helped the opposition puncture Prime Minister Modi's claims of "abki baar, 400 paar" in the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections. The BJP ended up with just 9 seats, which is less than half of 23, the number of seats it had won in the state 5 years ago. Unfortunately BJP's "engineered" allies also failed to contribute to the NDA target.While the split Sena, now the actual Shiv Sena, performed reasonably well, the split NCP, now the official NCP - stares at a tense future.NCP chief and Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, who had rebelled against his uncle Sharad Pawar and walked out of the party with most of the MLAs and MPs, finds himself in the wilderness after a disastrous showing in Lok Sabha polls. Ajit Pawar's NCP contes...
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After her Lok Sabha loss, Ajit Pawar nominates wife Sunetra to RS, causing heartburn in NCP

Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s wife Sunetra Pawar lost the Lok Sabha election from family turf Baramati but is still set to become an MP. The Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has decided to nominate her for a Rajya Sabha seat, overlooking the ambitions of a few other leaders, which has caused some heartburn.  The Rajya Sabha by-election has been necessitated due to the resignation of Praful Patel after he was re-elected to the Upper House from another seat in February. The election will be held on 26 June.  Show Full Article राज्यसभा निवडणुकीसाठी राष्ट्रवादी काँग्रेस पार्टीच्या वतीने सौ. सुनेत्रावहिनी अजितदादा पवार यांनी आज विधानभवनात आपला उमेदवारी अर्ज दाखल केला. यावेळी पक्षाचे राष्ट्रीय कार्याध्यक्ष मा. खा. प्रफुल प...
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25 years and one rebellion later, original rebel Pawar shows he’s still a force to reckon with

Mumbai: Twenty-five years after he formed the Nationalist Congress Party, the original rebel and party founder Sharad Pawar is contending with a challenger to his legacy. For the first time, there were two separate flag hoisting ceremonies and two separate functions of two NCPs — formed after the split in July 2023 — both different in their tones.The function of the Sharad Pawar faction was celebratory following a thumping Lok Sabha victory after almost being written off following a split in the party, while Ajit Pawar sought to enthuse some energy and belief in party workers after a debilitating defeat.  Last year, Ajit Pawar along with senior leaders like Sunil Tatkare and Praful Patel and around 40 MLAs broke away from NCP after engineering a split in the party, and joined the Shinde...
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Modi 3.0: NCP objects to MoS — Independent charge for Praful Patel, calls it a demotion | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar) leader Praful Patel on Sunday expressed his dissatisfaction with the minister of state with independent charge position offered to him, stating that accepting this post would be a demotion for him.Speaking to the reporters, Praful Patel said that the party has communicated this concern to the BJP leadership and they have told to wait for the next few days."Last night we were informed that our party will get a Minister of State with independent charge...I was earlier a Cabinet minister in the Union Government, so this will be a demotion for me. We have informed the BJP leadership and they have already told us to just wait for a few days, they will take remedial measures," Praful Patel told the media ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi'...
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CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: A reality check for the NDA in Maharashtra

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray waves to supporters after the party’s victory in the Lok Sabha elections, in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: ANI Maharashtra played a big role in the Lok Sabha elections by upsetting the victory march of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the national level. The result marked a resurrection of the Congress in the State. But to what extent do these political upheavals change the social equations in Maharashtra? The answer prompted by the National Election Studies (NES) data is ‘only partially’.Let’s recall that the manipulative strategies of the BJP had led to the splintering of the two main State-level political parties, the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party. These strategies boomeranged for the BJP and not only created a dent in its seat tall...
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Smarting from Lok Sabha debacle, Ajit Pawar’s NCP keen to prove its mettle in Maharashtra polls

Mumbai: Smarting from the setback in the Baramati prestige fight, the Ajit Pawar’s NCP is now focussing on the upcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra. The mood among his followers is aggressive given that they were already piqued with the raw deal they got in the Mahayuti’s Lok Sabha seat-sharing agreement.The Ajit Pawar camp is demanding at least 80-90 seats and many functionaries that ThePrint spoke to said that the demand is still valid. “Why should we not demand? We contested 4 and won 1, BJP contested 28 and won only 9. So they cannot alone call shots,” said a leader from NCP-Ajit Pawar camp.  NCP functionaries are accusing the BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena of not working hard for their candidates. According to them, the loss in Baramati is a clear indicator because t...
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With Sharad Pawar as master strategist, how MVA dealt blow to BJP in crucial western Maharashtra
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With Sharad Pawar as master strategist, how MVA dealt blow to BJP in crucial western Maharashtra

Mumbai: Sharad Pawar’s political strategising has managed to keep the BJP at bay in western Maharashtra, despite the latter having Ajit Pawar on its side.After the split in the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the BJP was hoping to wrest the key region from the senior Pawar’s grip. Out of the 10 Lok Sabha seats in western Maharashtra, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has won five while the Mahayuti won four. Congress leader Vishal Patil, who fought as an Independent, won from Sangli. In the 2019 elections, the BJP and then ally Shiv Sena (undivided) had secured seven seats in the region, while the undivided NCP had won three. Show Full Article The most crucial seat of Baramati went into Sharad Pawar’s kitty as Supriya Sule defeated Sune...
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Ajit Pawar | Caught in a muddle
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Ajit Pawar | Caught in a muddle

In late July, the Maharashtra government issued a directive that any proposals approved by deputy chief minister and finance minister Ajit Pawar must be routed to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s office for final clearance via the other deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis. It cannot be easy for a man who has been used to unquestioned power. Source link
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