The undivided Shiv Sena controlled the cash-rich BMC for 25 consecutive years — from 1997 to 2022. The term of the previous elected representatives of the BMC ended in early March 2022, and fresh polls are due for nearly three years now.
Maharashtra Assembly elections: The leader expressed his disbelief that the MVA is getting not even 75 seats in the state.
Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: Amit Thackeray filed his nominations on Monday from the Mahim constituency for the upcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra.
The court, however, suspended the sentence for 30 days to enable him file an appeal. Sanjay Raut, in his revision application before the sessions court, said the magistrate's order was "bad in law and improper on facts".
Maharashtra is slated to go to Assembly Elections next month, for which seat-sharing talks are underway among the MVA allies.
Notably Sanjay Raut has been booked under sections 353 (2) (circulating statements containing false information) and 356 (2) (Defamation) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS).
Sanjay Raut of Shiv Sena (UBT) criticises Congress's independent election strategy after its defeat in Haryana, urging for clarity and unity among alliance partners.
Sanjay Raut has been granted bail hours after a Mumbai court sentenced him to 15 days in prison for Sanjay Raut has been granted bail hours after a Mumbai court sentenced him to 15 days in prison for defamation, stemming from accusations made against BJP leader Kirit Somaiya and his wife.
Sanjay Raut had alleged that the Somaiya couple was involved in a scam of Rs 100 crore by misusing funds for toilet construction.
As Maharashtra gears up for the 2024 Assembly elections, cracks likely appear within the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance.
Raut said talks on the chief ministerial candidate of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections can be held later as its first task is to dislodge the "corrupt" Mahayuti-led dispensation in the state
Shiv Sena UBT MP Sanjay Raut was arrested by the ED in a money laundering case on August 1, 2022, and was later released on bail by a special court.
The political slugfest between the ruling and the opposition parties began after Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced the government’s decision to observe June 25, the day on which the Emergency was declared in 1975, as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas'.
The Shiv Sena UBT contested the recently-concluded Lok Sabha Elections in alliance with the Congress and NCP SP. However, Thackeray-led party's strike rate was the lowest among the MVA allies in the elections.
Raut said that NCP (SP) head Sharad Pawar and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi felt the MVA should choose a leader who has the support of all three parties.
Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut had drawn a parallel between Aurangzeb and PM Narendra Modi, stating that the Mughal Emperor "who was born in Gujarat" was "buried in Maharashtra". PM Modi hit back at the party during his rally in Maharashtra's Nandurbar.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut made controversial statement against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Ahmednagar public meeting. He drawn comparison between PM and Aurangzeb based on their birthplace Gujarat.
In his controversial speech during election campaigning in Ahmednagar, he likened PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah to Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.
Lok Sabha elections 2024: Maharashtra has 48 Lok Sabha seats, the second-largest after Uttar Pradesh. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP won 23 out of 25 seats it contested in alliance with the undivided Shiv Sena.
The immovable properties of Pravin Raut and some other people known to him are located in and around Palghar, Dapoli, Raigad and Thane and a provisional order has been issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
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