In an exclusive interview with India TV, Robert Vadra hinted at contesting elections. Vadra said that the people of Muradabad want him to represent them, but he has been active in Amethi, Rae Bareli, Jagdishpur, and Sultanpur since 1999.

Dr Archana Patil Chakurkar is the daughter-in-law of former Lok Sabha speaker and Congress stalwart Shivraj Patil. She joined the BJP in Mumbai on Saturday in presence of Devendra Fadnavis.

Maharashtra Congress Chief Nana Patole has announced that the seat-sharing formula for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls will be disclosed within the next day or two.

MVA has offered four Lok Sabha seats to the Prakash Ambedkar-led Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA), which is for the latter to consider, Sanjay Raut had said earlier. The MVA has now given an ultimatum to VBA to clarify its stance on the matter.

The Uddhav-Balasaheb Thackeray faction Shiv Sena (UBT) is demanding 22 seats for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

In the 2019 general elections, the BJP had won 23 Lok Sabha seats in the state, its alliance partner Shiv Sena (which was then undivided) had won 18 seats, undivided NCP had won four while Congress and AIMIM had won a seat each. An independent candidate (Rana) had won one seat.

Activist Manoj Jarange has announced he is withdrawing his 17-day-old fast undertaken over the Maratha quota issue, but insisted he would continue his agitation until the Maharashtra government starts issuing Kunbi caste certificates.

VBA was inducted into the MVA earlier in January this year. Prakash Ambedkar has written to the MVA leaders seeking information on the seat sharing in Maharashtra for the Lok Sabha polls.

Earlier, Congress's Maharashtra in-charge Ramesh Chennithala had said seat-sharing talks between the constituents of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) were in the last stage.

Accordingly, heavy police deployment has been kept in the area to avoid any untoward incident, the official said.

EC settled the dispute in the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), ruled in favour of the faction led by Ajit Pawar, after more than 10 hearings spread over more than 6 months.

Maharashtra: Prakash Ambedkar, the national president of Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi (VBA), criticized Congress leader Nana Patole sharply in a written letter, accusing Congress of playing mind games or having a 'locha' (issue) in their decision-making.

The visual surfaced on social media showed the top floor of the Anmol Tower caught massive fire. A thick smoke over the building was seen from miles away. The concerned officials rushed to the spot to curtail the flame.

A group of people entered the FTII campus and removed the 'Remember Babri mosque and death of constitution' banners. They allegedly assaulted some students on the campus. The police initiated action against intruders.

Punjab Police on Tuesday conducted a special cordon and search operation (CASO) near all bus terminuses and railway stations across the state and arrested 24 alleged criminals, officials said. The CASO named "Ops Eagle-III" was conducted from 12 pm to 3 pm simultaneously in all 28 police districts.

In a recent meeting of the INDI alliance which took place in Delhi, majority of the parties of the bloc stressed on finalising seat-sharing in view of the upcoming high stakes elections.

The ceremony to consecrate Lord Ram's idol in the newly-built temple in Ayodhya scheduled on January 22 will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other dignitaries from all walks of life.

Mumbai firing: The police reached the spot and three injured persons were rushed to the nearby Sion Hospital, where their condition is said to be stable.

The Bombay High Court also formed a three member committee to moniter and provide suggestions to the working bodies in order to curb pollution levels in the country.

Maratha community has been staging protests seeking reservation in the government jobs and education under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category.