Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut with other leaders addresses a press conference after a Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) leaders meeting. | Photo Credit: PTI Stating that the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) had completed discussion on all 48 Lok Sabha seats, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) spokesperson Sanjay Raut on Thursday reiterated there were … Read more
Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi president Prakash Ambedkar. File | Photo Credit: PTI Despite the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition announcing the induction of the Prakash Ambedkar-led Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi into the MVA fold, Mr. Ambedkar on Wednesday clarified that his party was not yet part of the MVA, while demanding that the All-India Congress Committee … Read more
The Maha Vikas Aghadi comprising the Shiv Sena (UBT), NCP and Congress has formed several committees to plan various aspects of the meeting of the Opposition bloc INDIA on August 31 and September 1 in Mumbai. Sources on August 25 said the committees, which include two leaders from each of the three parties, will take … Read more
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. | Photo Credit: PTI Targeting former Chief Minister and Shiv Sena (UBT) faction leader Uddhav Thackeray, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on May 25 said that all top authorities in his administration moved in the field to solve people’s problems unlike the ex-CM who “conducted his government over Facebook.” Speaking … Read more
Uddhav Thackeray with NCP president Sharad Pawar | Photo Credit: Vivek Bendre Fresh schisms developed within the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) troika after the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) faction said its ally Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar had reportedly “failed to find a political legatee” to take the NCP forward. Problems … Read more
Congress candidate Ravindra Dhangekar’s supporters celebrate his victory in the Kasba Peth Assembly bypoll, in Pune on March 2, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI In a setback to the ruling coalition in Maharashtra, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance emerged triumphant in the Kasba Peth Assembly bypoll, unseating the BJP for the first time from … Read more
Following the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance’s big victory in the Maharashtra Council polls, the focus has shifted to the future plans of Independent candidate Satyajeet Tambe, who recorded a win from the Nashik graduates constituency seat. The victory of MVA candidate Dhiraj Lingade from the Amravati graduates constituency on Friday ensured that it … Read more
The suspension of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) State president Jayant Patil for the better part of the Winter Session of the Maharashtra Assembly session and the perceived ‘softness’ of Patil’s party colleague Ajit Pawar (who is Leader of Opposition) towards the ruling Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis dispensation has again brought tensions within the Sharad Pawar-led party … Read more
BJP dismisses claims of Ashok Chavan and Uddhav loyalist Chandrakant Khaire as ‘laughable’ BJP dismisses claims of Ashok Chavan and Uddhav loyalist Chandrakant Khaire as ‘laughable’ Reeling from the revolt by rebel Shiv Sena leader and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, leaders of the beleaguered Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition (of the Nationalist Congress Party, the Uddhav … Read more
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray was not a signatory to a recent letter written by 13 leaders of national opposition parties to the Centre, expressing concern over rise in communal incidents in the country. The move came in the backdrop of pressure from BJP and MNS over Hindutva, according to party circles. There is nervousness … Read more