Maharashtra

Maharashtra polls: 18.24% voter turnout so far, Gadchiroli records 30%

Maharashtra, on Wednesday, reported an 18.24 per cent voter turnout till 11 a.m. in the 288 Assembly constituencies, showing a slow pick up from 6.61 per cent till 9 a.m. However, the Maoist-affected Gadchiroli showed an encouraging trend recording 30 per cent voting.

Nov 20, 2024

Voting a precious privilege, all must exercise: Tata Sons Chairman

Voting is a precious privilege that all must exercise, said Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran on Wednesday, even as he cast his vote in the Maharashtra assembly elections.

Nov 20, 2024

Maha: Security beefed up after mob attack on BJP's Navneet Rana

Tight security measures have been implemented in Amravati after a mob attacked former BJP MP Navneet Rana during a rally. Police have launched an investigation into the incident, a senior official confirmed on Sunday.

Nov 17, 2024

Will celebrate with jalebis on all Maharashtra seats: Haryana CM's swipe at Rahul

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday claimed that the BJP-led NDA was headed for a thumping victory in the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections and also promised a mega 'jalebi celebration' on all 288 seats of the state.

Nov 12, 2024

BJP top guns to boom across Maha for Assembly poll campaigns today

BJP top guns including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini among others will on Tuesday criss-cross Maharashtra to hold rallies for party nominees and MahaYuti candidates for the Assembly elections slated for November 20.

Nov 12, 2024

Maha Polls: PM Modi to address three rallies in poll-bound Maharashtra today

With less than a week to go for campaigning to end in poll-bound Maharashtra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address three public meetings on Tuesday and campaign for MahaYuti candidates in the state.

Nov 12, 2024

Maha polls: Yogi Adityanath to hold three rallies, campaign for Dy CM Fadnavis

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is set to visit poll-bound Maharashtra on Tuesday where he will address three public meetings and campaign for Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, including several other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates.

Nov 12, 2024

Amit Shah confident of Mahayuti's victory, rules out any need of Shiv Sena-UBT

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday claimed that the Mahayuti government comprising BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP will come back to power and completely ruled out any need for estranged partner Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray.

Nov 11, 2024

Maharashtra: Plastic store fire claims three lives in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Three people died as a fire broke out at a plastic store in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar of Maharashtra in the early hours of Sunday.

Nov 10, 2024

PM Modi in Maha rally dares MVA leaders to make Cong praise Savarkar, Bal Thackeray's ideology

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday dared the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) leaders to make Congress leaders, especially Yuvraj (referring to Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi,) praise Veer Savarkar's sacrifice and his contribution in the country's freedom struggle.

Nov 8, 2024

Vote for Mahayuti for fast development, oppose MVA which will put brakes: PM tells Maha

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday appealed to the voters of Maharashtra to re-elect the Mahayuti alliance comprising the BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP to increase the pace of development and oppose the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) which will put brakes on the state's growth.

Nov 8, 2024

MVA to launch Maha poll campaign at Mumbai rally today

The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) of Congress-Shiv Sena (UBT)-Nationalist Congress Party (SP) will launch the poll campaign in Maharashtra with events in Nagpur and Mumbai on Wednesday.

Nov 6, 2024

Rahul Gandhi to begin Maharashtra poll campaign today from Nagpur

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, will begin his poll campaign for the Maharashtra Assembly elections on Wednesday in Nagpur, where he will attend a "Samvidhan Sammelan" (Conference on Constitution).

Nov 6, 2024

Who is Sanjay Kumar Verma, IPS; EC approves new Maharashtra DGP's appointment

The Election Commission of India on Tuesday approved the appointment of IPS officer Sanjay Kumar Verma as Maharashtra's Director General of Police.

Nov 5, 2024

No competition among Mahayuti partners over CM's post: Fadnavis

Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who is leading the BJP's campaign for the Maharashtra Assembly elections, on Tuesday claimed that the Mahayuti comprising the BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP, will form the government and the decision about the next chief minister will be taken jointly by the BJP's delegation led by the party's National President, along with Shiv Sena Chief Leader Eknath Shinde and NCP National President Ajit Pawar.

Nov 5, 2024

Shinde slams Opposition moving court over Ladki Bahin Yojana

Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena President Eknath Shinde has slammed the opposition for moving court against the 'Ladki Bahin Yojana' and said that if the scheme was a crime, he was ready to go to jail.

Nov 5, 2024

Maharashtra: Traditional rivals BJP & Congress locked in direct fight on 74 seats

As the campaigning for the Assembly elections gather momentum from today, the traditional rivals BJP and Congress, which are locked in a direct fight in 74 of 288 constituencies, are expected to tighten the booth level management.

Nov 4, 2024

'One Oppn leader offered to back me as PM': Nitin Gadkari says he rejected the offer

He said that he once told a Communist leader that late A B Bardhan was among the tallest politicians from Nagpur and Vidarbha.

Sep 15, 2024

Siddaramaiah invites eight CMs to discuss tax devolution formula for states

Karnataka Chief Minister wrote to the Chief Ministers of different states regarding the unfair devolution of taxes.

Sep 12, 2024

Chhatrapati statue crash: PM Modi should apologise to all Maharashtrians, says Rahul

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should apologise to each and every person in Maharashtra for the collapse of the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Sep 5, 2024