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.
Facebook began sending notifications from the morning to its over 300 million users in India, saying "get information about voting and share that you've voted."
Polling began on Monday morning in all 288 Assembly constituencies of Maharashtra where 3,237 candidates, including 235 women, are in the fray. The voting commenced at 7 am and will end at 6 pm.
Campaigning in Maharashtra and Haryana for the Assembly elections, 2019 concluded on Saturday. The Model Code of Conduct came into force on September 21 after the Election Commission of India announced Assembly election dates.
As people turn out to cast votes in Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly Elections 2019, India TV reporters bring to you the minute-by-minute update from across various cities and polling stations. Assembly Elections Live Updates:
Polling will be held today to elect Maharashtra and Haryana assemblies with the BJP and its allies seeking to retain power in the two states on the back of the recent Lok Sabha polls victory, while the opposition is hoping to turn the tide by taking advantage of any anti-incumbency. Bypolls will also be held to 51 assembly seats and two Lok Sabha constituencies spread across 18 states.
With a staggering 3,237 candidates in the fray from among a host of different parties, the contests for the 288 seats promises to be an all-out political war, especially among a few key seats.
The campaign for the Maharashtra assembly elections dominated by the aggressive narrative of nullification of Article 370 by the BJP, which is seeking a second straight term under Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, came to end on Saturday evening.
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