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…
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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…
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) A new bill, “The West Bengal Panchayat (Amendment) Bill, 2026”, which prohibits no-confidence motions against the three-tier panchayat system for a period of three years from the date of its formation, was passed on the floor of the West Bengal Assembly on Saturday.The Bill was not originally scheduled to be placed before the House. However, during the closing hours of the last day of the Budget Session, a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee was convened in the c…
Mumbai, Feb 5 (IANS) The NCP on Thursday released a video of late Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar recorded against the backdrop of the Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti election campaign in Maharashtra.The campaign for 12 Zilla Parishads and 125 Panchayat Samitis concluded on Thursday, with voting scheduled for February 7 and counting on February 9.Through the video, Ajit Pawar appealed to voters to vote for the Nationalist Congress Party.The one-minute and 28-second video was recorded at his…
Mumbai, Feb 5 (IANS) Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, on Thursday, dismissed reports claiming that Parth Pawar, the son of former Deputy Chief Minister late Ajit Pawar, has been cleared of involvement in the Mundhwa land scam. The Minister clarified that the probe committee, led by Additional Chief Secretary Vikas Kharge, has not yet submitted its final report.His statement comes shortly after media reports suggested the committee had found no evidence linking Parth Pawar t…
Mumbai, Feb 4 (IANS) Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra has been given February 17 to appear in person before the Maharashtra Legislative Council’s Privileges Committee in connection with an alleged insult to Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, the panel’s chairman Prasad Lad said on Wednesday. Kamra is facing a breach of privilege motion over a comic song that went viral during the budget session last year, in which he made a tangential reference to Shinde as a “traitor”, triggering sharp r…
Baramati, Feb 4 (IANS) New details have emerged regarding the final moments in the tragic plane crash that claimed the life of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others. Call records, released by the NCP on Wednesday, revealed that just nine minutes before the fatal accident, he was on the phone with a dedicated party worker. His final phone call, made just before the accident, has become a poignant subject of discussion. When his last audio clip was played at the Baramati par…
Mumbai, Feb 2 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Monday said that Sunetra Pawar, who was sworn in as the Maharashtra deputy chief minister, inherits a complex legacy. While Ajit Pawar was known for his administrative prowess and control over the Finance and Planning ministries, Sunetra’s effectiveness remains to be seen.The Thackeray camp in its mouthpiece, ‘Saamana’ editorial, claimed that NCP’s future is now precarious, describing it as a “boat without a navigator” in a…
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) In a series of significant revelations following the tragic death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash, senior NCP(SP) leader Jayant Patil on Saturday claimed that the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party were on the verge of a formal merger.According to Patil, the reunification was not just a political strategy but was “Ajit Dada’s final wish” to remove the stigma of the party’s split while Sharad Pawar is still politically active.Co…
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) The Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party on Friday claimed that the talks had finalised, awaiting a formal announcement for the merger with the NCP, which was headed by the late Ajit Pawar. However, NCP, which is yet to recover from the deep shock following the sudden and untimely demise of Ajit Pawar in a plane crash, has maintained silence, refusing to divulge further details in this regard. A day after NCP-SP state president Shashikant Shinde and senior MLA Jayant…