Opposition leaders cutting across party lines are under the scanner of central agencies. While the govt claims they are being investigated for alleged irregularities committed by them, the opposition has termed the actions political vendetta.
The Extended Working Committee of the NCP is set to adopt a set of resolutions calling for opposition unity, an assessment of the economic scenario, farmers' issues, and women's empowerment, which will be a critique of the Modi government's performance.
Lok Sabha 2024: Speaking to reporters after meeting several non-BJP leaders here, Kumar said he had "very good and long discussions".
As the JD(U) leader continues his efforts to unite Opposition parties after severing ties with the BJP, he met CPI(ML) general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya on Wednesday morning.
Sharad Pawar on BJP arrogance: Addressing party workers in Dhule, some 325 kilometres from there, Pawar said there was a legend about the sun never setting on the British Empire, but it collapsed when the common man united.
Sharad Pawar was earlier accused of breaking the Shiv Sena after Ramdas Kadam said Sena was "systematically weakened" by Pawar.
Maharashtra news: The Shiv Sena MLA also added that Sharad Pawar had been trying to break the party for a long time but could not do it since Balasahed Thackeray was there.
Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024: On the decision to rename Aurangabad and Osmanabad districts taken in the last cabinet meeting of the Uddhav Thackeray-led government, Pawar said the issue was not part of the MVA's common minimum programme.
Sharad Pawar pointed out that the failure of the Eknath Shinde government will lead to several rebel MLAs returning to their original party.
Maharashtra Floor Test: The BJP-Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde camp) government held office on Thursday after Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis took as Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, a day after Uddhav Thackeray resigned as CM.
NCP spokesman Mahesh Tapase said BJP had termed the erstwhile Maha Vikas Aghadi govt as a "three-wheel auto-rickshaw" pulling in different directions when the new dispensation headed by Shiv Sena rebel Shinde itself resembled a two-wheeler.
Maharashtra Political Crisis: While rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde was sworn in as the new chief minister of Maharashtra following the collapse of the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government, Devendra Fadnavis, a former CM who had said he would remain outside, took oath as Shinde's deputy.
Devendra Fadnavis's announcement defied expectations that he would return as chief minister with the support of the Shinde faction.
I had come (to power) in an unexpected manner and I am going out in a similar fashion, Uddhav Thackeray said as he announced his resignation as Maharashtra Chief Minister during Facebook LIVE address today.
In this Sena vs Sena battle, Eknath Shinde's camp had earlier asked Uddhav to leave this unnatural Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance and patch up with the BJP, however, no such move was made by the chief minister.
The faction - currently in a Guwahati hotel - erupted into joy and celebrations after the apex court ruling and also expressed gratitude to the Centre for providing security to the rebel MLAs and their families.
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray has upped the ante and said those who want to leave can do so and also tore into the BJP, saying it wants to 'finish off Shiv Sena'.
Sources said Murmu called them up personally and spoke to them before filing her nomination for the July 18 presidential election.
Maharashtra political crisis: Several Shiv Sena MLAs led by Eknath Shinde have revolted against the party, plunging the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra into a crisis.
Addressing a presser, when asked if the opposition BJP had a role to play in the ongoing political crisis in the state, Ajit Pawar said, "So far, no top BJP leader has been seen in the forefront."
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