Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) With the Election Commission expected to announce polls on nine seats in the Maharashtra Legislative Council shortly, the Mahayuti, with a massive surplus of 235 total votes, can comfortably win eight seats, comprising BJP five, Shiv Sena two and NCP one. With 46 MLAs currently in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) camp comprising Shiv Sena (UBT) 20, Congress 16 and NCP (SP) 10, the Opposition can elect one candidate, provided there is no cross-voting or defection.Based on the c…
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New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on Shiv Sena (UBT) for aligning with the Congress in the INDIA Bloc, sharing what he described as a 1969 parliamentary document that allegedly referred to a conspiracy to assassinate Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray and cancel his revolver licence.Dubey used the document to question the political choices of the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction of the Shiv Sena, arguing that Bal Thackeray had taken a strong stand ag…
Mumbai, March 6 (IANS) Former chief minister and Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday described the Maharashtra budget as a “mirage of development,” claiming it involves “setting off firecrackers on borrowed money” while the state’s financial condition remains dire. Uddhav Thackeray remarked that the budget focuses on schemes benefiting contractors, while offering common citizens an “elevated highway of lies.”He dismissed the farm loan waiver as a “false invitation,” stating that while…
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) Working President and MP Supriya Sule on Wednesday thanked leaders of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) for extending their support to party chief Sharad Pawar, who will contest the Rajya Sabha election from Maharashtra. Polling is scheduled for March 16, while the last date for filing nominations is March 5.After attending the press conference addressed by state Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal, who announced the party’s support to Sharad Pawar, S…
Mumbai, March 3 (IANS) Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader and former minister Aaditya Thackeray on Tuesday said the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has yet to decide on the Rajya Sabha seat, adding that it will be done soon. He confirmed that NCP SP leaders Supriya Sule and Jayant Patil met with Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray, reiterating that the discussions are still underway.In his post on X, Aaditya Thackeray said, “NCP SCP leaders Supriya Sule ji and Jayant Patil ji met Uddh…
Mumbai, March 2 (IANS) Shiv Sena(UBT) legislator and former Minister Aaditya Thackeray on Monday stated that there is no impasse in discussions regarding the Rajya Sabha elections scheduled for March 16. He said that all parties involved in the Maha Vikas Aghadi are in dialogue with one another and reiterated that his party has a legitimate claim to contest the seat.“We have put forward our claim on the upcoming Rajya Sabha seat, as numerically and in terms of the rotation policy fixed for the…
Mumbai, Feb 28 (IANS) Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik on Saturday announced in the State Assembly that the government will put in place standard operating procedures (SOPs) and strengthen emergency response mechanisms following a recent tanker accident on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway that caused a 36-hour traffic disruption.Replying to a discussion raised through a Calling Attention Motion, Minister Sarnaik said the tanker, which was carrying highly flammable material, had a valid li…
Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) Amid rising tension among the Maha Vikas Aghadi over claims on Rajya Sabha nominations, Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Varun Sardesai on Friday made the party’s position clear, stating that the seat rightfully belongs to the Uddhav Thackeray-led group. “We will not give up our claim on the Rajya Sabha seat at any cost. Our MLAs have already expressed their views to party chief Uddhav Thackeray. In 2020, we supported the NCP SP candidate Fauzia Khan. Now, based on the current legis…
Mumbai, Feb 22 (IANS) Shiv Sena-UBT leader Aaditya Thackeray on Sunday urged the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to impose an immediate week-long halt on private construction activities, citing worsening air quality and what he described as Mumbai being “engulfed in terrible smog”.In a strongly worded letter addressed to Municipal Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani, Thackeray raised concerns over deteriorating environmental conditions and ongoing urban development projects, calling for urgent…
Mumbai, Feb 22 (IANS) Leaders of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), including Vijay Wadettiwar, Bhaskar Jadhav, and Aaditya Thackeray, on Sunday announced a unanimous decision to boycott the customary tea meeting convened by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on the eve of the Budget Session of the Maharashtra Legislature, which begins on Monday.The opposition leaders said their decision to boycott the traditional tea meeting was aimed at protesting against alleged corruption in the government, its apat…