Top leaders of all constituents of the MVA participated in the key meeting in Mumbai. Shiv Sena UBT is eyeing most seats in Mumbai, sources said.
Assembly elections are going to be held in Maharashtra and Haryana this year. While the schedule of elections in Haryana has been announced and it is going to be held on October 1, dates of election in Maharashtra are yet to be announced.
After success in the Lok Sabha elections, the Samajwadi Party is pushing for more seats in the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections. Significantly, the SP at present has two MLAs in the state.
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections are speculated to be held in October-November to elect the 288 members. The tenure of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on November 26.
Raj Thackeray alleged that Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray were trying to trigger riots in the run-up to the Assembly Elections in Maharashtra using Maratha quota stir.
Uddhav Thackeray is scheduled to hold talks with I.N.D.I.A bloc leaders and could also discuss upcoming Maharashtra assembly polls. The elections in the state are slated to be held in October-November.
As the last session of the assembly before the state elections is going to be started on June 27, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde may undertake cabinet expansion with the inclusion of MLAs from all Mahayuti parties.
Meetings and meetings continued throughout the day from Delhi to Mumbai. In Delhi, Amit Shah, JP Nadda decided the strategy for assembly elections in 4 states.
The Nationalist Congress Party has a total of 54 MLAs. One lawmaker had died while there is no clarity on the status of Nawab Malik.
Amid protests demanding Maratha reservation, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has said that his government is committed to giving reservation to the Maratha community in the state.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar will attend the meeting to review next year's Lok Sabha election preparedness.
There is no rift in the NCP, all the members are our leaders, said party supremo Sharad Pawar adding that there is no conflict that Ajit Pawar is our leader.
In order to strengthen his faction, Ajit Pawar-led NCP has handed over the responsibility to all its nine ministers and Praful Patel.
Maharashtra Deputy CM and HM Devendra Fadnavis has been constantly arguing against the idea of legalisation of casinos in state under the Maharashtra Casinos (Control and Taxation) Act 1976.
Speaking at a party meeting, Raj Thackeray -- the estranged cousin of former Chief Minister and Shiv Sena (UBT) President Uddhav Thackeray -- did not reveal who made the offer, or when.
After emerging victorious in the assembly elections, saffron allies Sena and BJP are locked in a dispute over the power-sharing formula for the new government.
Ghoda Krushna Arjun of the Shiv Sena had emerged victorious from Palghar assembly constituency in the 2014 assembly elections. He had defeated a Congress candidate by a margin of 515 votes.
The Nashik East Assembly Constituency of Maharashtra is currently held by Balasaheb Mahadu Sanap of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
The Nashik West Assembly Constituency is currently held by Seema Mahesh Hiray of the Bharatiya Janata Party, who had won the 2014 Maharashtra Assembly elections against Sudhakar Bhika of the Shiv Sena.
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