Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) The Maharashtra NCP chief Sunil Tatkare on Monday said that the party has made a significant surge in the elections held for the 12 zilla parishads and 125 panchayat samitis, adding that it is a tribute paid by the people to former president and Deputy Chief Minister late Ajit Pawar. “This victory is a tribute paid with gratitude by the people to the work and tireless efforts of our late leader and the state’s former Deputy Chief Minister, Ajitdada Pawar,” Tatkare said, …
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Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Following the Legislative Assembly, Municipal Corporations, and Municipal Councils, the BJP has maintained its dominance in the Zilla Parishad elections as well. Out of 12 Zilla Parishads, the BJP secured a majority or emerged as the single largest party in six districts. After the BJP, Ajit Pawar’s NCP clinically secured the second spot, overtaking the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. The MahaYuti alliance has firmly maintained its stronghold across Zilla Parishads and Pan…
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Amid the ongoing debate over the merger of two NCP factions, the alliance between Ajit Pawar-led NCP and the NCP led by Sharad Pawar has paid political dividends in rural Maharashtra. The decision to fight the Zilla Parishad polls jointly in Pune district and to coordinate seat sharing in at least 10 other districts appears to have helped both factions revive their performance in the rural belt, particularly in western Maharashtra, a region considered the NCP’s traditi…
Pune, Feb 9 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) president Sharad Pawar was admitted to Ruby Hall Clinic around 4 pm on Monday. Accompanying him were his wife, Pratibha Pawar, daughter Supriya Sule, son-in-law Sadanand Sule, and grandson Rohit Pawar. Dr Abhijeet Lodha is treating Pawar, and a preliminary medical examination has been conducted.Sule in her post in X said, “Baba has developed chest congestion and will need a 5-day course of antibiotics. Fortunately, …
Pune, Feb 9 (IANS) NCP-SP Chief Sharad Pawar, on Monday, was taken from Baramati to Ruby Hall Clinic in Pune for a medical examination after experiencing a persistent cough earlier in the day. The veteran leader is reportedly suffering from a severe cough and is experiencing some difficulty in breathing.These symptoms intensified on Sunday night, according to his nephew, Shrinivas Pawar, leading to the decision for immediate hospitalisation.Purvez Grant, the head of Ruby Hall Clinic, has been in…
Mumbai, Feb 5 (IANS) Maharashtra NCP president Sunil Tatkare on Thursday claimed that the swearing-in of Sunetra Pawar as the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister was not done in haste. “Where was the haste? I want to tell Maharashtra and its people that the swearing-in took place after the three-day mourning rituals were completed – specifically after 72 hours. Let me clarify this so that we are not unfairly targeted based on misinformation. There is no reason to say the swearing-in was done in …
Baramati, Feb 4 (IANS) In a poignant moment on Wednesday, NCP(SP) President Sharad Pawar paid emotional tribute to his nephew and late Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar who died in a plane crash in Baramati on January 28.Arriving from Govind Baug, the senior Pawar appeared visibly shaken. Assisted by security personnel, he approached the portrait of his nephew with trembling steps, bowing his head in a silent, heartbreaking tribute. The moment left the entire family and gathered suppo…
Baramati, Feb 4 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP) President Sharad Pawar on Wednesday expressed concerns that the new trade agreement between India and the US could adversely affect Indian farmers and the agricultural sector in the near future.While the detailed draft of the India-US trade deal is yet to be fully disclosed, Pawar stated during a press conference that the information currently available is a cause for concern for Indian farmers.During the press confer…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Working President, Praful Patel, on Tuesday downplayed the ongoing debate over the merger of the two NCP factions, saying that he will not speak on hypothetical questions. Patel, after offering tributes to late Deputy Chief Minister and NCP National President Ajit Pawar at the party office said, “I will only speak about my party as it exists today. I will not comment on any hypothetical scenarios.”He emphasised that the decision-making…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Monday criticised Shiv Sena-UBT MP Sanjay Raut for hinting at foul play in the death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash, calling the allegations baseless. Athawale asserted that there was no foul play involved and urged political leaders not to politicise a tragic incident.His remarks came in response to statements made by Raut, who expressed “suspicion” over Ajit Pawar’s death and demanded a detailed i…