In a setback to Sharad Pawar, the EC recognised the camp led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar as the real NCP and also allotted the party name and symbol to it.
Maharashtra: The BJP-Shiv Sena alliance contested the elections together in 2019. However, disagreements arose when it came to forming the government. Eventually, Shiv Sena allied with the NCP and Congress to form the government.
"The SC on Monday said it cannot allow the murder of democracy regarding the Chandigarh mayoral election. Despite that the ECI today gave a similar decision regarding the party name and its symbol. It is highly unfortunate," said Anil Deshmukh.
Lok Sabha elections are due to held in April-May this year. Ahead of the polls, opposition parties have formed a bloc named I.N.D.I.A to take on the BJP-NDA government.
The Maha Vikas Aghadi will hold a meeting today in Mumbai to discuss the seat-sharing formula among the I.N.D.I.A bloc allies in Maharashtra for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The alliance had also invited Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi chief Prakash Ambedkar to attend the meeting.
The petitions from the Sharad Pawar faction urged the Supreme Court to intervene and instruct the speaker to make a prompt decision on the disqualification pleas against the Ajit Pawar faction under anti-defection law.
Sharad Pawar attacked the Centre over ED summons to various Opposition leaders in different cases and alleged that the agency was being used to "terrorise and silence" political opponents.
Uddhav Thackeray, who is also the leader of the Shiv Sena, has taken the matter to the Supreme Court, seeking a legal intervention in what is perceived as a significant internal party matter. The decision by the Speaker has implications for the party's identity and could potentially influence its po
After this ruling, there is now no threat to Eknath Shinde government. The Speaker relied on three main points in his verdict: the Shiv Sena constitution, Shiv Sena party’s leadership structure and its legislative majority.
On October 12 last year, the top court extended by three months the interim bail of Malik in the case.
I.N.D.I.A bloc will have no common manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, due to be held in April-May this year, sources said. Each party in the alliance will have their own manifesto, however, the bloc will work for a common agenda.
A meeting of members of the I.N.D.I.A bloc was held at Congress leader's Mukul Wasnik's residence in Delhi. Speaking after the meeting, Sanjay Raut assured that they will fight elections together.
Nationalist Congress Party Sharad Pawar faction leader Jitendra Awhad had said in Shirdi that Lord Shri Ram was a non-vegetarian. Since then he is being criticized a lot.
Workers of the Ajit faction created a ruckus outside the house of Sharad Power faction leader Jitendra Awhad. Awhad had made controversial remarks on Lord Ram.
Rahul Gandhi met Sharad Pawar after I.N.D.I.A. bloc's Friday protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar over the suspension of MPs from the Parliament in the recently concluded Winter Session.
Nawab Malik attended the Maharashtra Assembly for the first time yesterday after being released from jail on medical grounds. He was seen sitting on the bench beside the Ajit Pawar faction's MLA. Fadnavis wrote a letter to Ajit Pawar opposing induction of Nawab Malik in the alliance.
Sharad Pawar said that there is a difference between his and Ajit Pawar's role in the party. On his resignation from the party's chief post, Pawar said it was a mutual decision.
Maharashtra news: "The Mahayuti (grand alliance) will contest the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha (Maharashtra assembly) elections together and we will win more than 45 seats for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha elections," CM Shinde said.
Ajit Pawar had joined the Maharashtra government in July this year along with eight other NCP MLAs. Anil Deshmukh alleged that BJP has given a contract to Ajit Pawar to end the political career of Sharad Pawar.
Both factions of NCP had filed disqualification pleas against each other to Maharashtra Assembly Speaker. Ajit Pawar had joined the state government on July 2 this year along with eight other NCP MLAs.
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