Mumbai: Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray's 2nd death anniversary today saw BJP reaching out to Sena with a promise to construct a memorial befitting the leader's stature as it brought together the squabbling claimants to

Mumbai: In a bid to bring Shiv Sena on board in Maharashtra, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat called up Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and advised him to let party MLAs join Devendra Fadnavis

Nagpur: While announcing that his cabinet will be expanded next week, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said that the doors were still open for talks with estranged ally Shiv Sena.  The Winter Session of

Mumbai: Expansion of Maharashtra cabinet is likely before the winter session of the state Assembly with a sulking Shiv Sena sitting in the opposition, a BJP leader said today.“The cabinet expansion is likely after Prime

Mumbai: Maharashtra government has decided to approach the Supreme Court after the Bombay High Court stayed the decision to give 16 per cent reservation to Marathas in public service and educational institutions, Chief Minister Devendra

Mumbai: In an apparent attempt to cosy up with Congress, the Shiv Sena has cautioned the Maharashtra BJP government against preparing to win the next trust vote by suspending Congress legislators.The Devendra Fadnavis government had

Hyderabad: Maintaining that the manner in which the BJP-led Maharashtra government won the confidence vote is legal, senior BJP leader and Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said here today that it would have survived anyway.  “What

Mumbai: Congress in Maharashtra today alleged that the state BJP government has “no constitutional legitimacy” and said that it is examining legal options after the controversial trust vote in the Assembly.The Devendra Fadnavis government had

Mumbai: A day after the Devendra Fadnavis led government won the floor test by a voice vote, its former ally Shiv Sena today accused the Maharashtra government of violating constitutional provisions by proving its majority

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, whose 13-day-old BJP government survived a controversial trust vote in the Legislative Assembly in voice vote, has dismissed allegation of “foul play” by opposition Shiv Sena and Congress, saying

Mumbai: Five Congress MLAs were today suspended from Maharashtra Assembly for two years for causing injury to Governor C Vidyasagar Rao when they tried to block his entry into the House to address a joint

Mumbai: Senior BJP legislator Haribhau Bagde was today unanimously elected as the Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly.Bagde's name was announced by Protem Speaker Jiva Pandu Gavit in the newly-constituted Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.Bagde, the MLA from

Mumbai: Hours before Devendra Fadnavis government faces trust vote, the Shiv Sena today said it will vote against it in the Maharashtra Assembly.  “Shiv Sena has decided to sit in opposition.We will vote against the

Mumbai: Amid high drama, the 13-day-old Devendra Fadnavis government today won the trust motion in the Maharashtra Assembly through a voice vote, drawing angry reactions from Shiv Sena and Congress which accused the ruling BJP

Mumbai: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis meets Congress leaders, seeks unopposed election of SpeakerMaharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday appealed to all the political parties to facilitate a unanimous election of the Assembly Speaker. At

Mumbai: Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray today addressed a meeting of Sena legislators ahead of BJP's Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra government's trust vote tomorrow.However, Uddhav left the venue without speaking to waiting reporters after the meeting

Mumbai: The 13-day-old BJP government in Maharashtra headed by Devendra Fadnavis will seek a vote of confidence tomorrow which it is expected to win with the help of NCP despite its continuing stand-off with Shiv

Mumbai: In the Maharashtra Assembly session, some MLAs while taking oath, raised slogans of ‘Jai Vidarbha'. These slogans created ruckus in the House as Pro-tem speaker Jeeva Pandu Gavit today made a ruling against them.The

Nagpur: With Vidarbha's Devendra Fadnavis becoming the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, citizens and various organisations including NGOs in the city are pinning hopes on the new government for all round development of Nagpur, dreaming to

Mumbai: Shiv Sena legislators today occupied Opposition benches as the special three-day session of Maharashtra Assembly began here during which Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will seek a trust vote as mandated by the Governor when