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Munde, who has been holding a public rally every year on the birth anniversary of her father and former Union minister, the late Gopinath Munde, was absent from the division-level meetings of the BJP as well. (Photo: File)

Pankaja Munde skips core Maharastra BJP meet, says was busy with Beed rally preparation

Munde did not attend the party’s regional-level meeting on Monday either though state BJP chief Chandrakant Patil said she was 'unwell'.

11 Dec 2019 10:25 AM

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday claimed that the government is bringing Pakistan founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah alive with the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. (Photo: File)

Will ‘knock on all doors’ in country if…: Owaisi on Citizenship Bill

Attacking Cong and NCP, he said despite fighting elections against Sena, two parties joined hands with saffron party for political gains.

10 Dec 2019 6:38 PM

Speaking to Marathi daily 'Loksatta' here, Fadnavis said in the five years of his government, he never let down Uddhav Thackeray, the Sena president who is now the chief minister of the three-party Maha Vikas Aghadi government. (Photo: File)

Sena's alliance with NCP, Congress was 'pre-planned': Fadnavis

'But post-2019 elections, Uddhavji did not even answer my calls,' claimed the BJP leader.

10 Dec 2019 10:45 AM

On Sunday, Fadnavis, now the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly and Pawar, leading contender for the deputy CM's post in the Maha Vikas Aghadi government headed by Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, were seen together for the first time since the fall of their short-lived government. (Photo: AP)

'Discussed weather': Ajit Pawar on public chat with Fadnavis post BJP-NCP fall

Fadnavis had on November 23 returned as chief minister propped up by Ajit Pawar, who was made his deputy.

09 Dec 2019 7:56 PM

Leader of Opposition and former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis claimed on Saturday that it was NCP leader Ajit Pawar who approached him to form a government in Maharashtra. (Photo: File)

'Ajit approached us to form Maha govt,' says Fadnavis, admits move boomeranged

Fadnavis went on to add that the ACB affidavit 'will not stick (stand) in high court'.

08 Dec 2019 9:14 AM

Maha Vikas Aghadi, an alliance between Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress, was formed weeks after political uncertainty which arose from the Sena insistence for equal power-sharing the new government with the BJP last month. (Photo: File)

'Conspiracy' to not allow our CM: Shiv Sena on Sharad Pawar's claim

NCP chief said Prime Minister had asked him to ally with the BJP and be a part of the government at the Centre and Maharashtra.

04 Dec 2019 10:38 AM

Pawar also clarified that there were no talks with the Sena before the elections as Congress-NCP were fighting against the Sena and the BJP. (Photo: FIle)

'Knew about Ajit and Fadnavis talks, didn't expect him to act like this way': Sharad

On Monday, Pawar had said PM Modi had proposed 'working together', but that he had rejected the offer.

04 Dec 2019 9:01 AM

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar has said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had proposed "working together", but he rejected the offer. (Photo: File)

Not possible for us to work together: Pawar after PM's offer

Pawar dismissed reports that the Modi government offered to make him India's President.

03 Dec 2019 9:27 AM

The MP from Uttara Kannada said that the BJP staged a "drama" to move the money to the central government. (Photo: File)

Fadnavis made CM to save Rs 40,000 cr central funds: Anant Kumar Hegde

Rubbishing the claim, Fadnavis said that whatever has been said against him was totally false.

02 Dec 2019 11:59 AM

Malik said, 'The car shed was decided by the earlier government to be built in Aarey Colony. Uddhav Thackeray stopped the work of car shed. When Uddhavji took this decision then the Opposition was saying that the development work is stopped. The work of the metro is stopped. I want to say that the development work is not stopped.' (Photo: File)

Maharashtra: 'Suggested Uddhav to build metro car shed in Goregaon': Nawab Malik

The car shed was earlier constructed in Aarey colony that had led to massive protests.

01 Dec 2019 4:19 PM

Sharad Pawar, who played a vital role in bringing together the ideologically incompatible Shiv Sena and the Congress has negotiated for taking one more ministerial position for his party than the Sena after Congress had its MLA - Nana Patole - elected to the Assembly Speaker's post on Sunday morning. (Photo: File)

Sena-BJP fell out over power-sharing. What Maha Aghadi offering to Uddhav govt?

Sharad Pawar's nephew Ajit Pawar is expected to get Deputy Chief Minister's post.

01 Dec 2019 2:55 PM

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday taunted former CM Devendra Fadnavis over the latter's impassioned pre-poll "Me punha yein" (I will return) assertion which had evoked many social media memes. (Photo: File)

'Never said I will return, but I did': Uddhav's dig at Fadnavis over midnight swear-in

The NCP leader expressed confidence that Fadnavis won't be part of any efforts to dislodge Thackeray-led government of Sena-NCP-Congress.

01 Dec 2019 2:25 PM

Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday said former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis' haste to attain power and "childish comments" sank the BJP in Maharashtra and the latter became the opposition leader. (Photo: File)

Fadnavis' haste to come to power sank BJP in Maharashtra: Sanjay Raut

Raut further said the Maharashtra Governor's office played the role of a 'villain' in the 80-hour-long govt of Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar.

01 Dec 2019 11:18 AM

A day after Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government sailed through the floor test amid protest by BJP, led by Devendra Fadnavis, the Maharashtra Assembly will vote at 11 am to elect its speaker on Sunday. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Congress' Nana Patole becomes Maha Assembly Speaker as BJP withdraws candidate

Dismissing the claims of the BJP, NCP and Congress accused the party of being 'ungraceful losers' and running away from the Assembly.

01 Dec 2019 9:20 AM

The NCP is yet to decide who from the party will be the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, its state unit president Jayant Patil said on Saturday. (Photo: File)

'Yet to decide name for deputy CM,' says NCP as Congress demands post

Meanwhile, party sources said the deputy chief minister's post could go to Ajit Pawar.

30 Nov 2019 2:57 PM

Sule is a three-time MP from Baramati in Pune district, the bastion of the Pawars. (Photo: PTI)

Supriya Sule 'rightful heir' to Sharad Pawar's 'great' legacy, says Milind Deora

The former Union minister said he shared Sule's belief that social work and policy change are the paths to political empowerment.

29 Nov 2019 2:29 PM

Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the three parties – Congress, NCP, Shiv Sena -- who formed the Maharashtra government have “lust for power” and not a common ideology. (Photo: File)

'Sena betrayed us, not Ajit or Sharad Pawar': Amit Shah on BJP's Maharashtra ‘miscalculation’

Shah asserted that BJP had never indulged in horse trading or even attempted it, but it was Congress that did horse trading.

29 Nov 2019 11:45 AM

Addressing his first press conference as Chief Minister, Uddhav Thackeray was asked whether his party's decision to tie up with the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) amounted to the Shiv Sena accepting secularism. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

‘What does secular mean? It's what is written in Constitution,’ says Uddhav

Hours before the swearing-in ceremony, leaders of the ‘Maha Vikas Aghadi’ had laid down their joint vision on secularism at a press meet.

29 Nov 2019 10:55 AM

Ally-turned-political rival Devendra Fadnavis was eager to fill the opposition leader’s shoes as Shiv Sena chief and newly-elected CM Uddhav Thackeray dived into his new role right after his swearing-in ceremony on Thursday. (Photo: File)

Now in Oppn, this is what Fadnavis expects from new govt

The common minimum programme prepared by the Shiv Sena-Congress-NCP government stated ways to assist farmers with floods and drought.

29 Nov 2019 9:33 AM

Soon after taking oath, Thackeray held the new cabinet’s meeting. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Uddhav takes charge of Maharashtra, all eyes on trust vote, portfolio allocation

After the Cabinet meet, Uddhav said: 'I want to assure the people of the state that we will give a good government.'

29 Nov 2019 9:12 AM

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