Mumbai, Jan 19 (IANS) The OBC Bahujan Party, led by Prakash Shendge, on Monday officially joined forces with the Congress. Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) President Harshwardhan Sapkal announced that the “ideological alliance” will jointly contest the upcoming Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections.The elections to 12 zilla parishads and 125 panchayat samitis are slated for February 5, with counting on February 7.Addressing a press conference, Sapkal welcomed the move, s…
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Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) Former president of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee and senior legislator Nana Patole on Saturday demanded that the upcoming Zilla Parishad (ZP) and Panchayat Samiti elections in the state be conducted using ballot papers instead of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).In letters addressed to State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Patole said the recently concluded elections for 29 municipal corporations in the state have e…
Mumbai, Jan 14 (IANS) The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president Harshwardhan Sapkal on Wednesday said that Maharashtra is bearing the consequences of electoral machinations devised by Chief Minister Fadnavis who seeks to turn Maharashtra into Bihar.”The people of the state should take note that Maharashtra is today bearing the consequences of the electoral machinations devised by Chief Minister Fadnavis, who seeks to turn Maharashtra into Bihar,” he said.Sapkal appealed to the vigilan…
Chandrapur, Jan 13 (IANS) Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Harshwardhan Sapkal, on Tuesday, alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Iteehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) are fuelling religious issues to serve their respective political interests. “They (BJP and AIMIM) incite the people by creating “Hindu–Muslim” and “Maratha–OBC” divisions, yet come together when it comes to power. The green kite’s string is saffron, and the bow’s arrow i…
Solapur, Jan 12 (IANS) The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Harshwardhan Sapkal, on Monday, claimed that without fearing the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) bulldozer, Congress workers stood their ground with determination as the party won 41 Municipal Council Presidents and 1,006 Corporators’ post. “Just as in the municipal councils, the Congress will also hoist its victorious flag in the municipal corporations,” he added.”In the local body elections, the ruling party (Mahayuti) …
Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) has sought a report from the state chief secretary, Rajesh Agarwal, about the statement made by the BJP Minister Girish Mahajan that the Mahayuti government will deposit Rs 3,000 for December 2025 and January 2026 to eligible beneficiaries of Ladki Bahin Yojana before Makar Sankrant, which is on January 14. The SEC has asked the state chief secretary to submit a report on Monday itself.The SEC’s move comes after opposition p…
Mumbai, Jan 8 (IANS) The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) on Thursday announced that it would initiate legal proceedings to seek the disqualification of 12 corporators from the Ambernath Municipal Council who defected to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).The corporators, who were elected on the Congress symbol in the recent municipal polls, formally joined the BJP earlier in the day. The Congress described the move as “completely illegal” and “unconstitutional”, alleging that…
Nagpur, Jan 6 (IANS) The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president Harshwardhan Sapkal on Tuesday said the party will teach a lesson to the authoritarian and coercive Mahayuti in the elections to the 29 municipal corporations.“The Congress party has received a strong mandate in the state’s 288 municipal council elections, with 41 municipal presidents and 1,006 corporators elected. The Congress has secured second place in nearly 2,000 corporator seats. This momentum in municipal council …
Mumbai, Jan 5 (IANS) The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) President Harshwardhan Sapkal on Monday launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led Mahayuti government in the state, alleging that the principles of “free and fair elections” were being systematically destroyed in the ongoing local body polls. Sapkal accused Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar of bypassing democratic norms, stating that a “market for horse-trading” has opene…
Mumbai, Jan 3 (IANS) Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president Harshwardhan Sapkal on Saturday said the State Election Commission (SEC) should have registered an offence by now against Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar for allegedly pressuring opposition candidates to withdraw their nominations, paving the way for his relatives to be elected unopposed in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls.Sapkal alleged that Narwekar’s conduct amounted to a clear violation of t…