Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) The Election Commission of India on Thursday announced biennial elections to nine seats of the Maharashtra Legislative Council to be filled by Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), with polling scheduled for May 12.According to a press note issued by the Commission, the terms of office of nine sitting members will expire on May 13, necessitating the elections.The members set to retire are Sanjay Kishanrao Kenekar, Neelam Diwakar Gorhe, Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray, Sa…
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New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Friday nominated senior Janata Dal (United) leader Harivansh to the Rajya Sabha for a third consecutive term of six years, extending his tenure in the Rajya Sabha until 2032. The decision puts an end to speculation regarding Harivansh’s continuation in Parliament, especially after reports that he might vacate his seat to accommodate JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar on one of the party’s allotted seats. Kumar is expected to take the oath as a Mem…
Mumbai, April 9 (IANS) NCP (SP) MLA Jayant Patil, in a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, opposed the proposed sale of the seed strain of DPT (diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus) vaccines to a private company and urged the government to immediately withdraw the move. In his letter, Patil said the Haffkine Bio-Pharmaceutical Corporation plays a significant role in vaccination and has the capacity to produce DPT vaccines. He termed the seed strain a rare and invaluable b…
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Following the withdrawal of the Congress candidate Akash More from the Baramati by-election, Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction) State President Sunil Tatkare expressed his appreciation for the move, describing it as a gesture of “political magnanimity.” Speaking to the media, Tatkare welcomed the development, noting that the decision clears the path for a more streamlined contest. He specifically thanked the Congress leadership for their “unders…
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya M. Scindia on Thursday assured NCP Working President Supriya Sule of firm action against the alleged financial irregularities at the Satara post office, which the Baramati MP had flagged. Scindia responded to a message from Sule, saying, “…we have taken note of this matter at the Satara Head Post Office with utmost seriousness and have taken prompt and responsible action.”In his social media message, the Union M…
Mumbai/Baramati, April 9 (IANS) In a dramatic turn of events, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has personally reached out to the opposition to negotiate the Baramati Assembly by-election. Thursday marks the final day for the withdrawal of nominations, and all eyes are on whether the high-stakes battle will turn into an unopposed win for the ruling alliance or a contest.According to reliable sources, CM Fadnavis made a direct phone call to Maharashtra Congress President Harshwardhan Sapkal. Durin…
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Rajya Sabha Chairman C. P. Radhakrishnan on Thursday administered the oath to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Parth Pawar as a newly elected Member of Parliament (MP) from Maharashtra at Parliament House. Parth Pawar, 35, took the oath in English in the presence of the Leader of the House J. P. Nadda and Congress Chief Whip Jairam Ramesh and several other leaders. He is the son of NCP leader Ajit Pawar, who passed away in a plane crash earlier this year.Prior to…
Mumbai, April 9 (IANS) NCP(SP) Legislator Rohit Pawar on Thursday met the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Harshwardhan Sapkal, urging him to withdraw the party nominee Akash More for an unopposed election of NCP candidate and state Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar in the April 23 Baramati by-election. Rohit Pawar’s plea is important as Thursday is the last date of withdrawal of nomination at 3 p.m. for the Baramati by-election in which 47 contestants have filed their nomina…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday strongly criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after she claimed at a public gathering, that 200 cars carrying the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) are on their way to poll-bound Bengal, “from Uttar Pradesh via Ayodhya to attack you”.West Bengal is scheduled to vote in the two-phase Assembly election, on April 23 and 29.Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini accused CM Banerjee of going even beyond the pre…
Baramati, April 7 (IANS) NCP (SP) working president and MP Supriya Sule on Tuesday launched a firm defence of the Congress party’s historical legacy, issuing a sharp rebuttal to the remarks by NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) leader Parth Pawar that the party’s decision to contest the Baramati by-election marked the beginning of its “downfall”.Her comments came after Parth Pawar, the newly elected Rajya Sabha MP and son of late former deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, claimed that Congress’s d…