MAHARASHTRA ELECTION

Maharashtra BJP on Monday announced the candidatures of OBC leader and former minister Pankaja Munde and four others for the upcoming polls to the state legislative council. The biennial elections for 11 seats of the Upper House of the state legisla...

The NCP (SP), Congress and the Shiv Sena (UBT) are constituents of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), which was in power in the state from November 2019 till June 2022 before the collapse of the Thackeray-led government.

Sources said t the BJP is also looking to take some populist measures -- like it took in Haryana, where the BJP government revised the creamy layer limit of OBCs to ₹8 lakh from ₹6 lakh, raised backwards reservation in group A and group B jobs in th...

The Mahayuti alliance includes the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, and the NCP led by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. "If each constituent adamantly insists on contesting 100 assembly seats in the upcom...

The Maharashtra BJP unit met for a marathon session to plan strategy for the upcoming state assembly elections, focusing on campaign tactics and finalising plans during the five-hour meeting. With the state assembly elections expected in October, th...

Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan stated that quota activist Maroj Jarange's demand to include the term "sage soyare" in the Maratha reservation notification is unlikely to withstand legal scrutiny. The term, meaning relations through birth and ma...

Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Sanjay Raut dismissed reports of talks with Chhagan Bhujbal, a former NCP leader, regarding a possible switch. He said that there was no dialogue between the two parties and did not expect it either. Bhujbal, former Shiv Sena membe...

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.

The blame game between BJP and NCP has escalated in Maharashtra after BJP members blamed Ajit Pawar's NCP alliance for their poor Lok Sabha election results. NCP leaders, including Amol Mitkari and Rupali Patil, have strongly refuted these claims, w...

After the Maharashtra BJP core committee meeting, DCM Devendra Fadanvis says, "Today the Maharashtra core team had a meeting with the central leadership. We especially discussed the results seen in Maharashtra. The difference between Mahayuti and MV...

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde convened a late-night meeting with Deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, following which state BJP leaders travelled to Delhi for a review meeting amid the Mahayuti coalition's underwhelming performanc...

BJP's early appointments for the assembly polls come after its relatively poor performance in 2024, vis-a-vis 2019 Lok Sabha polls, in Maharashtra, Haryana and Jharkhand. BJP could win only nine Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra, compared to 23 it won ...

BJP national President J P Nadda announced leaders in charge and co-incharge for upcoming Assembly elections in Maharashtra, Haryana, Jharkhand, and Jammu and Kashmir. Bhupender Yadav and Ashwini Vaishnaw to lead in Maharashtra, Dharmendra Pradhan a...

When asked about the brand value of Ajit Pawar being dented after the latter won just one Lok Sabha seat, Sharad Pawar referred to the recent Organiser column where an RSS ideologue had slammed the BJP for joining hands with Ajit Pawar. Pawar said, ...

Maharashtra Politics NCP (SP) vs NCP: Baramati may soon see another Pawar vs. Pawar battle. Following the previous contest between Supriya Sule and Sunetra Pawar, there might be a new clash between Yugendra Pawar, son of Shriniwas Pawar, and his unc...

NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar aims to lead Maharashtra by winning state assembly polls. His party had success in the Lok Sabha elections, with daughter Supriya Sule winning Baramati. Pawar is rallying support for the upcoming polls, urging unity and p...

NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar commented on the recent Lok Sabha elections, stating that voters aimed to prevent power from being concentrated in the hands of a few individuals. He credited the BJP's majority in the Lok Sabha to the support from allies...

Supriya Sule, victorious in a challenging election against her sister-in-law Sunetra Pawar in Baramati, is receiving accolades throughout her constituency. At a recent event, a journalist's inquiry about a congratulatory call from Sunetra prompted l...

The Congress on Wednesday announced Ramesh Keer as its candidate from the Konkan Graduates' constituency in Maharashtra for the legislative council elections scheduled on June 26. The biennial elections to four state legislative council seats- Mumba...