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.
Maharashtra news: 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.
A total of 2.09 crore persons were eligible to vote for 258 candidates in the third phase, for which 23,036 polling centres were set up, an election official said. There were 1,07,64,741 male voters, 1,02,26,946 female voters and 929 from the third gender.
Uddhav Thackeray claimed that there will be crackers burst in India as well as China if the BJP wins elections as there will be a “timid” government in New Delhi.
Former Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam, along with his wife and daughter, joined Shiv Sena in the presence of Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde. Nirupam expressed his decision, likening it to a 'ghar wapasi' after 20 years.
The political landscape in Mumbai is charged with anticipation as the parties gear up for the electoral tussle. Each faction is strategising and mobilising its resources to secure victory in the Lok Sabha elections. Mumbai will go to polls on May 20.
The Lok Sabha elections will be held in three more phases in Maharashtra - on May 7, 13 and 20. The voting was held earlier in two phases wherein the state recorded voter turnouts of 63.70 per cent and 59.63 per cent respectively.
Maharashtra is voting in the first five phases during the Lok Sabha elections. Polling on 13 Lok Sabha seats has already concluded in the first two phases.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Former Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam was seeking a ticket from Mumbai North West. Nirupam, who was eyeing the Mumbai North West Lok Sabha constituency, was miffed with the Congress for allowing the Shiv Sena (UBT) to take the seat for the parliamentary polls.
The manifesto laid out a detailed set of commitments aimed at tackling a spectrum of issues, spanning from economic progress to environmental preservation. Eight seats in Maharashtra will go to polls in the second phase of the Lok Sabha polls on Friday.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The voters in 88 constituencies will use their franchise on April 26 in the second phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. 13 states and Union Territories including UP, MP, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Assam and Bihar will go to polls in the second phase.
India TV Chunav Manch: The general elections for 543 Lok Sabha seats will be held in seven phases, with the first scheduled for April 19. The counting of votes has been scheduled for June 4.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde took a jibe at the father-son duo (Uddhav Thackeray and Aditya Thackeray), saying the son is bigger than the father. His remark comes after junior Thackeray allegedly called Shinde a 'neech'.
Hot seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Shiv Sena has been winning the constituency since 1989 except for one election - the Lok Sabha elections 2009 - when Congress wrested the seat from Sena.
Hot Seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Polling in Maharashtra will take place in the first five phases during the Lok Sabha elections 2024. Voting for the first phase has already concluded on Friday, April 19. The second phase is set for April 26.
Hot seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The BJP has pitted Union Minister Narayan Rane against sitting MP Vinayak Raut.
Shiv Sena (UBT) had asked the ECI to clarify whether speeches made by PM Modi and Amit Shah during the recent assembly elections invoking religion were "corrupt practice" (under the Representation of People Act), Uddhav Thackeray claimed.
The Election Commission of India has issued a notice to Shiv Sena (UBT) faction regarding the party's campaign song featuring the slogan "Jai Bhavani." The poll body raised concerns over the use of a religious reference in the song.
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