EC officials also checked the helicopter of Sharad Pawar in Raigad and Sanjay Raut's bag in Nashik. EC officials have been checking the bags and helicopters of leaders to ensure a level playing field in the assembly elections, the voting for which is scheduled for November 20.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari is the latest top leader in election-bound Maharashtra whose helicopter was checked by the authorities ahead of voting in the state. On Monday, when Uddhav Thackeray's helicopter landed at Wani in Yavatmal district, his bag was checked by the authorities.

Ahead of the voting for the 288-seat Maharashtra Assembly, Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand extended support to the ruling Mahayuti and urged people to bring the government back. He praised the govt for declaring cow as 'Rajya Mata'.

Notably, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis last week said the BJP still wants to throw its weight behind MNS head Raj Thackeray's son Amit Thackeray in Mahim assembly seat, which the ruling Shiv Sena is also contesting.

Sameer Khan along with his wife, Nilopher had gone to a private hospital for a routine check-up. As the couple sat in their SUV, the driver of the vehicle lost control and rammed into the wall of the building nearby. Khan suffered injuries on his head.

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: Gopal Shetty, who won the Mumbai North Lok Sabha seat by margins of more than four lakh in 2014 and 2019, was denied a ticket in the 2024 general elections. The seat was won by senior BJP leader Piyush Goyal, who is now Union minister.

Maharashtra polls: Polling will take place on November 20 in a single phase in Maharashtra and votes will be counted three days later. The ruling Mahayuti and the opposition MVA are the main contenders for power.

Maharashtra Assembly Elections: Maharashtra will go to polls in a single phase on November 20 and the counting of votes will take place on November 23. The term of the Maharashtra Assembly will end on November 26, 2024.

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: Elections in Maharashtra will be held on November 20, while the counting of votes will take place on November 23.

The struggle to reach an agreement on the seat-sharing for the Maharashtra Assembly elections continues between Mahayuti partners. Now, all eyes are on a key meeting hosted by Home Minister Amit Shah with CM Eknath Shinde and his deputies Ajit Pawar and Devendra Fadnavis.

Maharashtra polls: As per the list of candidates, the Shinde Sena has fielded Sadanand Shankar Sarvankar from the Mahim seat in Mumbai against Maharastra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackersay's son Amit Thackeray.

The opposition bloc Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVS) comprises the Congress, Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT) and Sharad Pawar’s NCP (SP).

Maharashtra Assembly elections: Of the 288 assembly constituencies in the state, MNS had won one seat each in the 2014 and 2019 elections.

Notably, the discussion among Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and MNS President Raj Thackeray took place in a five star hotel in Mumbai and the talks continued for two hours.

The two had unexpectedly met during the first day of the Maharashtra Assembly's Monsoon Session in June this year. Both leaders used the same lift to reach the Legislative Council chamber, while also exchanging words.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced that the seat-sharing talks among the ruling Mahayuti alliance, comprising BJP, Shiv Sena (Shinde faction), and NCP (Ajit Pawar faction), are nearing completion.

There are a total of 36 assembly constituencies in Mumbai. 26 of these come under the Mumbai Suburban district while 10 are under Mumbai City.

Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) faction got a modified 'mashaal' election symbol. In the Lok Sabha elections, the 'mashaal' election symbol was said to look like an ice cream cone by the Uddhav faction. Now, a slight change has been made and a clear 'mashaal' has been shown in the symbol.

The Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition has finalised agreements on 258 seats but continues to negotiate for approximately 30, while also preparing to challenge the ruling Mahayuti alliance in this significant electoral contest.

Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024:The suspension letter from state NCP chief Sunil Tatkare claimed Satish Chavan was maligning the image of the party and the Mahayuti (ruling alliance).