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Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis

BJP stands firm in Maha: ‘No talks over CM’s post’

The deadlock continues over government formation between the BJP and Shiv Sena as both are adamant on their positions.

04 Nov 2019 2:14 AM

Devendra Fadnavis inspecting losses in Akola. (Photo: AA)

Alleviate farmers’ lot: CM Fadnavis to babus

Important crops such as jawar, paddy, cotton, maize, tur and soya bean have been damaged.

04 Nov 2019 1:54 AM

Fadnavis is in Akola on Sunday to meet farmers and review the crop damage caused in the district due to untimely rains. Thackeray is touring Aurangabad district on Sunday where he will take stock of the crop losses. (Photo: File | ANI)

Maharashtra: Fadnavis, Uddhav tour rain-hit areas amid impasse over govt formation

The state government on Saturday approved Rs 10,000 crore as a special provision for immediate assistance to farmers.

03 Nov 2019 12:11 PM

Shiv Sena legislator Eknath Shinde (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

‘Uddhav Thackeray will take the final decision on forming govt with BJP’

The Shiv Sena’s priority will always be to solve problems faced by farmers, says Eknath Shinde.

03 Nov 2019 4:45 AM

Sources in the BJP said that once the agreement on the issue is reached, official announcement of the date of Devendra Fadnavis’ oath taking ceremony will be made.

Modi Cabinet likely to be expanded soon

While the BJP is the single largest party in the Assembly with 105 seats, its NDA ally Shiv Sena won 56 seats.

03 Nov 2019 4:32 AM

Eknath Shinde abstains from CM meet on farmer aid

The move also indicated that the Sena had decided to boycott the government proceedings.

03 Nov 2019 2:33 AM

Sanjay Kute inspecting crop losses due to unseasonal rains. (Photo: AA)

Maharashtra govt announces Rs 10,000 crore aid for farmers

Kharif season begins in July and ends in October, coinciding with the presence of the south-west monsoon.

03 Nov 2019 2:29 AM

Fadnavis will be sworn in as CM by November 7: BJP

Raut also said that party president Uddhav Thackeray had said that the chief minister would be from the Shiv Sena.

02 Nov 2019 1:43 AM

Maharashtra Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis celebrates his party’s win in Assembly elections outside BJP head office in Mumbai. (Photo: Debasish Dey)

BJP-Sena drama: Bhaisaab, yeh 50-50 kya hai?

Today, Mr Fadnavis wants to hang on to all the key portfolios and hand out the leftovers to the Shiv Sena.

02 Nov 2019 12:09 AM

Nirupam said the ongoing war of words between the BJP and its ally Shiv Sena was nothing but 'drama' and the Congress should stay away from it. (Photo: File)

Don't flirt with Shiv Sena, Congress leader Nirupam warns his party

'Have they lost? How can some Congress leaders think of supporting the Shiv Sena,' the former Mumbai Congress president tweeted.

01 Nov 2019 7:35 PM

Pawar said the people of the state have asked his party to sit in the opposition, as reflected in the election results, and it will do the same. (Photo: File)

NCP, Congress will sit in opposition, says Ajit Pawar

The Shiv Sena is demanding the chief minister's post on a rotational basis and 50:50 division of portfolios.

01 Nov 2019 7:16 PM

BJP will take the lead in resolving the deadlock over formation of the new government, he said. (Photo: File)

Prez rule likely in Maharashtra if no govt in place by Nov 7: BJP leader

'Our alliance is stronger than Fevicol or Ambuja Cement,' Finance Minister and BJP leader Sudhir Mungantiwar said.

01 Nov 2019 3:28 PM

People have given mandate to form government on the basis of "50:50 formula" that was reached in front of the people of Maharashtra, Raut said. (Photo: File)

‘No talks on govt formation, CM will be from Shiv Sena,’ says Sanjay Raut

'No ultimatum to the BJP (on government formation). They are big people,' the Rajya Sabha MP said.

01 Nov 2019 10:39 AM

The day saw a series of meeting between senior leaders of major non-BJP parties, triggering talks in political circles about possibility of the Sena forming a government with the backing of opposition parties. (Photo: File)

No end to political drama in Maharashtra; Sanjay Raut meets Pawar, Cong looks at Delhi

Shiv Sena's demands have been rejected by BJP which has insisted that CM Fadnavis will continue in the post for the next five years.

01 Nov 2019 8:42 AM

Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis with Vijay Singh’s family at CM’s residence Varsha.

Take congisance of custody death: Lawyer

The police, however, claimed that Singh was released after he complained of chest pain and that he collapsed at the gate of the police station.

01 Nov 2019 2:51 AM

Fadnavis set to be CM, with Sena thorn in side

Though the Sena is playing hardball and claiming it has other options, it has no better option than to go with the BJP.

01 Nov 2019 12:00 AM

The Shiv Sena on Thursday again indicated that it had not given up its claim on the post of Maharashtra chief minister, saying that equal sharing of power must mean sharing of the top post too. (Photo: File)

'Living in an era when people lie under oath': Sena attacks BJP

After emerging victorious in assembly elections, Sena and BJP are locked in a dispute over power-sharing formula for new government.

31 Oct 2019 3:07 PM

Aditya Thackeray, Anil Kapoor and Devendra Fadnavis. (Photo: Twitter)

Fan wants Anil Kapoor to become Maharashtra CM; the veteran actor has epic reply

A Twitter user has recently asked Anil Kapoor to become Maharashtra CM amidst the tussle between BJP-Shiv Sena.

31 Oct 2019 12:41 PM

Fadnavis softens stand, says Maharashtra to get BJP-Sena govt

The chief minister also termed the rumours of an “alternate formula” being worked out to form the state government “entertainment.”

31 Oct 2019 1:53 AM

Fadnavis was elected as the leader of the BJP legislative party on Wednesday. (Photo: File)

It will be a BJP-Shiv Sena government in Maharashtra: Fadnavis

The BJP-Shiv Sena alliance won an absolute majority in the recently concluded Maharashtra assembly polls.

30 Oct 2019 7:49 PM

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