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Piyush Goyal rejects speculations on change of leadership in Maharashtra BJP
Union Minister and senior BJP leader Piyush Goyal rejected speculations on a change of leadership in the party's Maharashtra unit following the party's dismal performance in the recent Lok Sabha elections.
BJP rules out change in Maharashtra leadership after poor performance in Lok Sabha polls
The meeting was attended by state BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule, senior leaders Sudhir Mungantiwar, Chandrakant Patil, Pankaja Munde and Vinod Tawde, among others. The BJP won nine seats in Maharashtra in the recent Lok Sabha elections, down from its 2019 tally of 23.
Huge rally to feature INDIA leaders at closing of Rahul's Nyay Yatra: Nana Patole
Congress state chief Nana Patole announced a massive rally at Mumbai's Shivaji Park on Sunday to mark the end of Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Maharashtra. Leaders of the INDIA bloc are expected to participate, signaling the launch of their campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Patole praised Gandhi's leadership, stating that people across the country have faith in him. The rally comes amid several party leaders in Maharashtra switching to the BJP, including former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan.
BJP leaders stage protest in Mumbai against Rahul Gandhi for 'insulting' OBCs
The BJP hit the streets when the Congress is also staging protests after Gandhi was disqualified as a Lok Sabha member on Friday following his conviction by a court in Surat for his Modi surname remark. Prime Minister Narendra Modi hails from the OBC community.
Maharashtra-Karnataka border row: Incidents of violence can't take place without Centre's support, says Sanjay Raut
Amid the rising tension between the two states over the border row, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and his Maharashtra counterpart Shinde spoke to each other over the phone on Tuesday night and agreed there should be peace and law and order should be maintained on both sides.
Two-day meeting of functionaries of RSS-affiliated organisations concludes in Nagpur
The presidents, general secretaries, secretaries and other top office-bearers of the state units of various organisations, including Bharatiya Kisan Sangh and Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, took part in the coordination meeting, sources said.
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BJP makes changes to address organisational issues, political challenges
The recent revamp of its apex organisational body, Parliamentary Board, may have made more news for its omissions-Union minister Nitin Gadkari and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan were dropped, but the BJP has also made it more socially and regionally representative.
BJP appoints Bawankule Maharashtra unit chief, Ashish Shelar head of Mumbai unit
Lodha also became minister in the recently sworn cabinet of the BJP-Shiv Sena government in Maharashtra. Bawankule's appointment highlights the BJP's bid to consolidate backward community votes in the state as it gears up for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
Maharashtra BJP eyes Sena seats in 2024 election as it launches Mission 45
On Thursday, state BJP chief Chandrakant Patil, Opposition leader Devendra Fadnavis, Vinod Tawde, BJP general secretary, Ashish Shelar and former minister Chandrashekar Bawankule participated in a meeting held to discuss ways to increase the BJP's tally.
Maha BJP marches on the road seeking Nawab Malik's ouster
The Mumbai Police, present in strength, stopped the procession wending its way from Azad Maidan to Metro Cinema and detained a majority of the top leaders who were subsequently taken to the police station.
Maharashtra: BJP holds protests for resignation of Anil Deshmukh
Days after he was shunted as Mumbai police commissioner, Singh wrote a letter to the CM claiming Deshmukh, a senior NCP leader from Nagpur district, had asked Waze and other police officers to collect Rs 100 crore monthly from bars and hotels in Mumbai.
Centre should help in finding out truth in SUV-Waze case: Raj Thackeray
"The explosives case doesn't revolve only around (former Mumbai police commissioner) Param Bir Singh and (suspended Mumbai police officer) Sachin Waze. Police placing the explosives or being asked to do so is not a small thing," he said.
Fadnavis, Mahajan behind denial of poll ticket to me: Eknath Khadse
"I am told by the BJP's state core committee members that Devendra Fadnavis and Girish Mahajan had opposed issuing ticket to me from Muktainagar Assembly seat in Jalgaon district. They even opposed BJP central committee's willingness to give ticket to me," Khadse said.
Maharashtra Assembly polls: BJP announces list of 125 candidates
The most significant people who have not yet found names in the list is Minister Vinod Tawde, former Ministers Eknath Khadse and Prakash Mehta.
Shiv Sena hits out at Centre for not taking action against MJ Akbar
Akbar has rejected the allegations as "false, fabricated and deeply distressing", and also filed a private criminal defamation complaint in a Delhi court Monday against one of journalists who levelled charges against him.
Farmer’s suicide may hit Maharashtra government
Dharma Patil, a farmer from Dhule, had come to the Mantralaya (state secretariat) for a meeting with Energy Minister Chandrakant Bawankule on January 22.
Guardian Ministers appointed in Maharashtra
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis named Guardian Ministers for all the 36 districts in the State, where Sena-BJP alliance is in power.
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