Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis, suggested that Union Minister Nitin Gadkari would likely be featured prominently in the BJP's second list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections once the ruling alliance in the state finalizes its seat-sharing agreement.
The speaker had, in an order on January 10, declared the Shiv Sena bloc led by Shinde as the "real political party" after its split in June 2022. He had also rejected the Thackeray faction's plea to disqualify 16 MLAs of the ruling camp, including Shinde.
Mumbai North Central Lok Sabha Election 2024: Pramila Dandavate, Ramdas Athawale, Priya Dutt and Eknath Gaikwad also represented the Mumbai North Central constituency. BJP's Poonam Mahajan defeated Congress candidate and Sunil Dutt's daughter Priya Dutt twice in 2014 and 2019.
The BJP-led NDA alliance has set a target of winning over 45 out of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra. Amit Shah has emphasised that electing Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister and securing more than 45 seats in Maharashtra are top priorities.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray held talks over the seat-sharing in Mumbai Lok Sabha for the general elections, sources said.
Eknath Shinde has declined the invitation for dinner by Sharad Pawar.
Two Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) leaders engaged into a scuffle inside the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan. The reason for the argument is not known as of now but the opposition has demanded an inquiry in the matter.
Maharashtra is going to witness an interesting contest this year after the split of two key parties including Shiv Sena and NCP. So, which bloc -- NDA or MVA led by I.N.D.I.A -- will perform better in Lok Sabha 2024. Let's take a look.
India TV-CNX Opinion Poll: BJP appears to be strong in Mumbai North, Mumbai North-East, Mumbai North-Central, Palghar, Bhiwandi, Pune, Ahmednagar, Solapur, Sangli, Nagpur, Nandurbar, Dhule, Jalgaon, Raver, Dindori, Akola, Amravati, Wardha, Bhandara-Gondiya, Gadchiroli-Chimur, Chandrapur etc.
India TV-CNX conducted an opinion poll to predict which bloc -- NDA or I.N.D.I.A -- will have an edge in Maharashtra in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, due in few weeks. Stay tuned
Mumbai South Lok Sabha Election 2024: Shiv Sena leader Arvind Ganpat Sawant won the two consecutive elections from the Mumbai South constituency in 2014 and 2019. He defeated Congress leader Milind Deora on both occasions.
VBA was inducted into the MVA earlier in January this year. Prakash Ambedkar has written to the MVA leaders seeking information on the seat sharing in Maharashtra for the Lok Sabha polls.
Devendra Fadnavis expressed confidence in the BJP's victory in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections and said that the party is not facing any anti-incumbency and does not need to target the Opposition.
Last year in May, he was admitted to the same hospital after experiencing a brain haemorrhage, indicating ongoing health challenges.
The demise of Manohar Joshi marks the end of an era in Maharashtra's political landscape. As a prominent figure in the state's political arena, Joshi's contributions have left an indelible mark on Maharashtra's history.
Manohar Joshi was Maharashtra Chief Minister from 1995 to 1999. He also served as Lok Sabha Speaker from 2002 to 2004 during the Vajpayee government.
Earlier, Congress's Maharashtra in-charge Ramesh Chennithala had said seat-sharing talks between the constituents of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) were in the last stage.
The incident took place after a clash broke out between BJP and Shiv Sena (UBT) workers in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district. Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has assured strict action against the culprits.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, his deputies - Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar - held a meeting on Wednesday to finalise the names for the Upper House. Elections for 56 Rajya Sabha seats in 15 states will be held on February 27.
As an interim relief, the petition has sought an ex-parte stay on the operation and effect of the January 10 order passed by the speaker, pending a decision on the plea before the apex court.
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