NCP unveils its list of 27-star campaigners for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections, excluding Nawab Malik due to legal issues and BJP objections.
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).
Maharashtra Assembly elections: In Maharashtra, the ruling coalition Mahayuti — the BJP, the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party — will be up against the Maha Vikas Aghadi, the alliance of the Congress and the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (NCP-SP) and the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT).
At a public meeting in Islampur, Sharad Pawar hinted at Jayant Patil as the NCP's (SP) chief ministerial candidate for Maharashtra’s upcoming elections. Watch the highlights of Pawar’s praise for Patil’s leadership and potential to lead the state.
The mass resignation came on the same day when the Election Commission announced the schedule for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections. On Tuesday, seven MLCs took the oath with two NCP (ACP) candidates.
The Maharashtra Assembly has a total of 288 seats and the state has a total of 9.63 crore electors, of which, 4.97 crore are male voters and 4.66 crore are female voters. There are 1.85 crore young voters (20-29 years of age), the EC announced.
The Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition has finalised 222 seats for the upcoming elections, but ongoing disputes over key constituencies, particularly Muslim-majority areas, pose challenges to its electoral strategy against the BJP
Congress MLA Hiraman Khoskar has not been active in the party since the Rajya Sabha elections. He was suspected of cross-voting against the party. The Maharashtra Assembly election is set to take place in the next few weeks.
The Mahayuti alliance has finalised the names of the nominees for the Maharashtra Legislative Council, sources said, adding that the BJP is all set to get the major chunk.
Baba Siddique's murder: NCP leader Baba Siddique was laid to rest on Sunday night with state honours in the presence of a large number of people and political leaders across the spectrum amid tight security.
NCP leader Baba Siddique was laid to rest with full state honours at Bada Qabrastan in Mumbai. He was shot dead in Bandra East on Saturday evening.
Baba Siddique shot dead: According to the police, he was fired upon by unidentified people and rushed to Lilavati Hospital. Mumbai police have apprehended two persons related to the incident.
Unidentified people opened fire and injured Baba Siddique of the Ajit Pawar-led NCP in Mumbai's Bandra East on Saturday evening. The firing took place outside his MLA son Zeeshan Siddiqui's office near Colgate ground in Nirmal Nagar.
The move comes just weeks ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly Elections. Ajit Pawar welcomed the actor-politician into his party.
Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: Uddhav Thackeray cornered Maharashtra government for recently launching Majhi Ladki Bahin and other schemes and said now they are announcing schemes one after the other, Doing advertisements, Fifty crores for traitors and fifteen hundred for sisters.
Maharashtra Assembly elections are speculated to be held in mid-November to elect the 288 members. The tenure of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on November 26.
Sachin Kurmi, a key leader of the NCP faction led by Ajit Pawar, was shot dead by unknown assailants in Byculla, Mumbai. The Mumbai Police have launched an investigation to identify the attackers and ascertain the motive behind this brutal act.
Shiv Sena spokesperson and MLA Sanjay Shirsat asked why Sharad Pawar could not resolve the reservation issue when he was in government.
As a lawmaker, Majeed Memon has served as a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice and a member of the Consultative Committee on the Ministry of Law and Justice.
Sharad Pawar urged the court to direct Ajit Pawar to seek a new symbol from the Election Commission until the SC resolves his appeal against the ECI's decision to recognise Ajit’s faction as the official NCP.
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