Pune, May 8 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) working president Supriya Sule on Friday remarked that if Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar becomes the Chief Minister, she would be the first person to garland her. However, she added, “Who will be in which party during the 2029 elections? That will only be known in 2029.”She was responding to a statement made by Nationalist Congress Party youth leader Jai Pawar that the people of Baramati wish to see Sunetra Pawar…
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Baramati, May 7 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar’s son Jay Pawar on Thursday stirred political speculation by projecting his mother and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar as a future Chief Ministerial candidate. There is a strong sentiment among party workers for Sunetra Pawar to be projected as the Chief Ministerial face for the 2029 Assembly elections, he said while speaking to reporters after holding a Jansamvad programme.“During recent discussions with…
Jaipur, May 5 (IANS) Rajasthan Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Madan Rathore on Tuesday strongly reacted to allegations made by the opposition parties regarding the West Bengal Assembly elections and questions raised over the impartiality of the Election Commission of India (ECI). Rathore said India’s democratic system is globally recognised for its transparency and fairness, and casting doubts on it amounts to undermining democratic values.”Elections in the country are conducted in a com…
Mumbai, May 4 (IANS) Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Harshwardhan Sapkal said on Monday that in the Assembly elections held across five states, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) employed tactics of persuasion, inducement, coercion and division, but the people of South India have rejected the BJP’s toxic, divisive and nation-fragmenting ideology, as well as the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Reacting to the Assembly election results, Sapkal said that in West Bengal, t…
Raipur, March 24 (IANS) In a historic breakthrough just one week before the government’s self-imposed deadline to declare Bastar Naxal-free, the last major Naxal cadre operating in the region—Papa Rao alias Mangu—has surrendered along with his armed group. The 56-year-old Papa Rao, a native of Sukma district and a senior member of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZCM), arrived at Kutru police station in Bijapur district carrying an AK-47 and other weapons. Accompanied by 17 ass…
Jabalpur, Feb 13 (IANS) The tragic death of a young trader whose shop was bulldozed by the administration in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh, has triggered a political controversy, with the Opposition demanding an investigation and adequate compensation to the deceased man’s family.According to information, Mintu Agarwal (39) a cloth trader collapsed and fell to the ground when a team of revenue officials of the district administration along with the police, demolished his shop in Bargi area…
New Delhi/Jaipur, Jan 19 (IANS) Rajasthan Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Madan Rathore, while addressing a press conference in New Delhi on Monday, reacted to the statements made by the State Congress President Govind Singh Dotasra over Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Rathore said that spreading rumours, making baseless allegations, and creating confusion among the people has become Dotasra’s political habit. He added that fabricating stories without facts or evidenc…
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…