Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) The political landscape of Maharashtra is gearing up for another high-stakes battle as the Election Commission announced a Rajya Sabha bye-election for June 18. The vacancy was created following the resignation of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, Sunetra Pawar from the Upper House of Parliament. Sunetra Pawar recently tendered her resignation to Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President, C.P. Radhakrishnan.She decided to vacate…
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Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) In a move aimed at putting an end to widespread political speculation, the Sunetra Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Saturday clarified that senior leaders Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare continue to hold their respective organisational positions as the national working president and Maharashtra unit chief, respectively, with full authority. Addressing a press conference in Mumbai, NCP leaders Avinash Adik and Umesh Patil stated that a recent communication submit…
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) The Maharashtra political landscape is abuzz following a late-night meeting between NCP State President, Sunil Tatkare, and NCP (SP) President, Sharad Pawar, at the latter’s ‘Silver Oak’ residence on Tuesday. While Tatkare has officially called the meeting a courtesy call over Sharad Pawar’s health concerns, rival factions and political observers are reading between the lines.Amid speculation over the meeting, NCP (SP) legislator, Rohit Pawar, held a press conference on W…