Mumbai Diary | Congress leadership yet to decide on Patole’s fate
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Mumbai Diary | Congress leadership yet to decide on Patole’s fate

New Indian Express  

The Congress leadership has yet to decide on Nana Patole’s future as the party president in Maharashtra. Patole recently submitted his resignation to party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, taking responsibility for the party’s defeat in the state elections. Perform or perish: CM’s message to ministers During the recent cabinet expansion, CM Devendra Fadnavis sent a loud and clear message to his party leaders by not only inducting new faces but also assigning them key portfolios. While senior ministers received less significant portfolios, the newer, less established political leaders were given important roles.

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Maharashtra Congress will soon have a new chief: Nana Patole
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Maharashtra Congress will soon have a new chief: Nana Patole

India TV News  

Maharashtra: Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole today said the party’s state unit will soon have a new chief as he has asked their central leadership to relieve him of the post. He said a decision on the new Maharashtra Congress chief will be taken soon. Name of legislature party leader will be announced soon Patole said he has asked the …

Maharashtra Congress chief Patole offers to resign after assembly poll defeat
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Maharashtra Congress chief Patole offers to resign after assembly poll defeat

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Tuesday said that he has expressed his willingness to resign from the post, and now the party high command will decide on it. Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole addresses a press conference at Tilak Bhavan, in Mumbai Talking to reporters on Vidhan Bhavan premises, Patole said the Congress's group leader in the state legislature …

Willing to resign as Maharashtra Congress chief, high command will take call: Patole
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Willing to resign as Maharashtra Congress chief, high command will take call: Patole

Deccan Chronicle  

Nagpur: Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Tuesday said that he has expressed his willingness to resign from the post, and now the party high command will decide on it. Talking to reporters on Vidhan Bhavan premises, Patole said the Congress's group leader in the state legislature will be chosen today. Patole said the Congress's Maharashtra in-charge will arrive in …

Nana Patole urges Kharge to relieve him from Maharashtra Congress chief post after crushing defeat
1 month ago

Nana Patole urges Kharge to relieve him from Maharashtra Congress chief post after crushing defeat

India TV News  

Maharashtra: Days after the Congress suffered its worst-ever defeat in Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024, its state unit president Nana Patole requested the central leadership to relieve him of the responsibility of the organisational post, party sources said today. Nana Patole wrote a letter to All India Congress Committee president Mallikarjun Kharge where he requested him to be relieved from the …

Nana Patole asks Mallikarjun Kharge to relieve him of state chief post: Sources
1 month ago

Nana Patole asks Mallikarjun Kharge to relieve him of state chief post: Sources

India Today  

The Maharashtra Congress president, Nana Patole, wrote to party leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Sonia Gandhi, seeking to be relieved of his position, sources told India Today TV. The Congress, an ally of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi bloc, contested 101 seats in the Maharashtra elections but won only 16, marking its lowest tally in the state’s history. The party, which …

Congress candidate's 'RSS agent' charge against Nana Patole: He destroyed party
1 month, 1 week ago

Congress candidate's 'RSS agent' charge against Nana Patole: He destroyed party

India Today  

The Maharashtra Congress found itself embroiled in internal strife after Bunty Shelke, the party’s candidate for Nagpur Central in the recent assembly elections, accused state party chief Nana Patole of being an “RSS agent” and colluding with the BJP. BUNTY SHEKLE GETS SHOW CAUSE NOTICE In response to Shelke’s statements, the Maharashtra Congress issued a show cause notice on Saturday, …

Cong MLAs authorise Kharge to choose new CLP leader
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Cong MLAs authorise Kharge to choose new CLP leader

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The newly elected Congress MLAs, in a meeting on Wednesday, authorised party president Mallikarjun Kharge to choose the new leader of the Congress Legislature Party and the chief whip in the state assembly. Mumbai, India – Nov 27, 2024: Newly elected MLAs meeting of Congress party leaders in the presence of State President Nana Patole, Former Chief Minister Prithviraj …

Maharashtra Congress to launch campaign demanding return of ballot papers
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra Congress to launch campaign demanding return of ballot papers

The Hindu  

Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Wednesday said the party will initiate a signature campaign demanding the return of traditional ballot papers in elections in the country. Mr. Patole said “crores of signatures” will be obtained and submitted to the President, Prime Minister, Chief Election Commissioner, and the Chief Justice of India. Mr. Patole said, “The Congress will be the …

After poll debacle, Patole meets Kharge, denies resigning from post
1 month, 2 weeks ago

After poll debacle, Patole meets Kharge, denies resigning from post

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Amid speculations that he offered to quit from the position of Maharashtra Congress president, Nana Patole on Monday met party president Mallikarjun Kharge to apprise him of what happened in the state assembly polls, following the party’s debacle. Expressing his doubt over the results, Patole said they are going to find out the actual reason behind the landslide victory …

Nana Patole denies resigning as Maharashtra Congress chief: 'MVA is intact'
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Nana Patole denies resigning as Maharashtra Congress chief: 'MVA is intact'

India Today  

Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Monday denied that he was resigning as the party chief after the Maha Vikas Aghadi lost in the Maharashtra Assembly elections. Notably, the Mahayuti alliance, comprising the BJP, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP secured 235 seats in the Assembly elections, while the MVA alliance, comprising the Congress, the Uddhav …

Nana Patole resigns as Maharashtra Congress chief after poll defeat: Sources
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Nana Patole resigns as Maharashtra Congress chief after poll defeat: Sources

India Today  

Nana Patole has reportedly tendered his resignation as the Maharashtra Congress President following Maha Vikas Aghadi's defeat in the recently concluded assembly polls. Nana Patole, however, couldn't meet Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi on Monday, sources said, adding that his resignation hasn't been accepted by the party high command yet. Several opposition leaders, including former Maharashtra Chief Minister …

Maharashtra Congress chief Patole meets Kharge, dismisses resignation talk as 'rumours'
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra Congress chief Patole meets Kharge, dismisses resignation talk as 'rumours'

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Monday dismissed as "rumours" talk of his resignation following the assembly polls debacle and stressed on "collective accountability" for the defeat. "Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and other national and state leaders were leading Maha Vikas Aghadi from the forefront during the assembly polls. So, we were sure that the trends …

Maharashtra polls: MVA seeks EVM data; in self-introspection mode
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra polls: MVA seeks EVM data; in self-introspection mode

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A day after its drubbing in the Maharashtra assembly elections, party leaders in the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, which included NCP chief Sharad Pawar and Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole, said while they accept the results, they will seek more information and analyse the data of Electronic Voting Machines, before commenting on any possible malpractice. People are the most …

‘Cong will ensure Mahayuti fulfills poll promises’, says state party chief Nana Patole
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘Cong will ensure Mahayuti fulfills poll promises’, says state party chief Nana Patole

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Sunday said the party will examine the rout in the state assembly elections, and ensure the newly elected Mahayuti coalition government fulfils the promises made in its election manifesto. AICC in-charge of Maharashtra Ramesh Chennithala with state Congress President Nana Patole addresses a press conference after the results of the Maharashtra Assembly elections, in …

A Close Fight: These Candidates Won By The Lowest Margins In Maharashtra
1 month, 3 weeks ago

A Close Fight: These Candidates Won By The Lowest Margins In Maharashtra

ABP News  

Maharashtra Election Results: The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance retained power by winning 230 of the 288 assembly seats in Maharashtra, as the Congress-led Maha Vikas Aghadi's dream of wresting power fizzled on Saturday. Nana Patole: Congress' Maharashtra unit chief Nana Patole won the Sakoli assembly constituency against BJP leader Avinash Ananrao Brahmankar with a margin of just 208 votes. Gaikwad Sanjay …

Maharashtra results: Nana Patole wins by 208 votes; several MVA stalwarts lose
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra results: Nana Patole wins by 208 votes; several MVA stalwarts lose

Hindustan Times  

All the ministers of the BJP-led Mahayuti government who were in the fray won the Maharashtra assembly election. Chief minister Eknath Shinde, his deputies Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar and state BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule were among the winners. Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole won the Sakoli seat by a thin margin of 208 votes. …

Maharashtra Election Results 2024: Check latest updated list of BJP, Congress, Shiv Sena, NCP winning, losing candidates
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra Election Results 2024: Check latest updated list of BJP, Congress, Shiv Sena, NCP winning, losing candidates

Live Mint  

The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance secured a decisive victory in Maharashtra's assembly elections on Saturday, winning 230 of the 288 seats. The BJP won 132 seats, Shiv Sena 57, and NCP 41, while in the MVA, NCP claimed 10 seats, Congress 16, and Shiv Sena 20. Also Follow: MVA vs Mahayuti Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE With the outcome now clear, …

Who will be next Maharashtra CM? Mahayuti, MVA constituents drop different names
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Who will be next Maharashtra CM? Mahayuti, MVA constituents drop different names

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Even before the first votes are counted in Maharashtra, fissures have emerged within the ruling Mahayuti and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi on who will head the next government with constituents in both camps laying claim over the chief minister's post. On the Mahayuti side, Shiv Sena MLA and party spokesperson Sanjay Shirsat said the assembly elections were contested …

Who will be next CM of Maharashtra? Mahayuti, MVA jostle as counting day nears
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Who will be next CM of Maharashtra? Mahayuti, MVA jostle as counting day nears

Live Mint  

The counting of votes for Maharashtra elections 2024 is scheduled for November 23, Saturday. In the Assembly elections, The ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance made a determined bid to retain power and the opposition MVA coalition hoped to continue its good showing in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra. On the Mahayuti side, Shiv Sena MLA and party spokesperson Sanjay …

Maharashtra election: Congress leader Nana Patole's ‘dog’ jibe triggers row; BJP reacts
2 months ago

Maharashtra election: Congress leader Nana Patole's ‘dog’ jibe triggers row; BJP reacts

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday slammed the Congress over its Maharashtra unit chief Nana Patole's 'dog' remark, saying such comments show Maha Vikas Aghadi's dejection over impending defeat in the assembly election. BJP leader Pradeep Bhandari said Nana Patole made the controversial remark out of frustration. Campaigning for a candidate in the Akola district on Monday, Maharashtra Congress chief …

Congress Demands Removal of DGP Rashmi Shukla Amid Political Tensions
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress Demands Removal of DGP Rashmi Shukla Amid Political Tensions

ABP News  

Congress formally demands the removal of Maharashtra's Director General of Police (DGP), Rashmi Shukla, citing concerns about potential biases in investigations and governance. The Congress argues that Shukla's continued role may jeopardize the impartiality of law enforcement actions, particularly during the election period, as it raises concerns about potential biases in investigations and governance.

Pawar Scrutinizes Aspiring Candidates, Signals Tough Election Battles Ahead
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Pawar Scrutinizes Aspiring Candidates, Signals Tough Election Battles Ahead

New Indian Express  

The next generation of the Thackerays is stepping away from their families’ ‘remote control politics’ and is interested in roughing it out in the electoral field. The next Thackeray, Amit, becomes the second to enter the electoral arena, with some questioning Raj’s decision. Pawar Sr, the party’s patriarch, has personally screened over 1,600 applications of aspirants, ensuring a diverse and …

Maharashtra Congress Chief Nana Patole Warns of a 'Khoke Sarkar' in Education and Employment
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra Congress Chief Nana Patole Warns of a 'Khoke Sarkar' in Education and Employment

India TV News  

Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole has expressed concerns about the education and employment situation in the state under the current government. He called the Mahayuti government a 'khoke sarkar' and said that under their rule, the education system and employment opportunities are facing challenges. Patole also addressed the issue of Rahul Gandhi's reservations abroad, stating that he has no issue …

Congress and Shiv Sena Clash Over Seat-Sharing in Maharashtra Assembly Elections
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress and Shiv Sena Clash Over Seat-Sharing in Maharashtra Assembly Elections

Live Mint  

Congress and the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) parties are locked in negotiations regarding seat-sharing for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections. The ongoing discussions have highlighted issues regarding the allocation of 30-40 seats within the MVA. Congress leaders have expressed a willingness to find a solution, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has finalized its candidate list, indicating its preparedness for …

Mumbai Diary | Congress Nana Patole eyes MCA president’s post
6 months, 1 week ago

Mumbai Diary | Congress Nana Patole eyes MCA president’s post

New Indian Express  

Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole is likely to run for the Mumbai Cricket Association president post in the upcoming elections scheduled for July 23. Eknath Shinde’s power play Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde recently met Union Minister Amit Shah in Delhi, where he reportedly made power-point presentations. Speculation is rife that Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has enough numbers to …

Cong compromised on seat-sharing for LS polls: Patole
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Cong compromised on seat-sharing for LS polls: Patole

Hindustan Times  

Pune: Congress state unit president Nana Patole on Saturday claimed that like the Nationalist Congress Party, the national party too compromised on seat-sharing for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Congress state unit president Nana Patole on Saturday claimed that like the NCP, the national party too compromised on seat-sharing for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. “The Congress too also took …

Irked with Thackeray, a sulking Nana Patole skips MVA meet
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Irked with Thackeray, a sulking Nana Patole skips MVA meet

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Despite winning 30 out of the 48 seats in Maharashtra in the Lok Sabha elections, it appears all is not well within the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi. Congress leader Nana Patole Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole is seemingly upset with the opposition alliance’s top leadership, especially Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray. On our behalf, we asked Prithviraj Chavan and Balasaheb …

Mumbai Diary | BJP strategist picks up key candidates
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Mumbai Diary | BJP strategist picks up key candidates

New Indian Express  

BJP’s national general secretary Vinod Tawde has been instrumental in selecting suitable candidates for the party in the Lok Sabha polls. Despite strong opposition from BJP minister Girish Mahajan, Tawde ensured tickets for NCP leader Eknath Khadse’s daughter-in-law and BJP Lok Sabha MP Rakasha Khadse in Raver, as well as for Smita Wagh in Jalgaon. Mumbai BJP leadership faces tough …

Quit Pros Kyun from Congress? Maha Question for State Chief Nana Patole as Deora, Siddiqui, Chavan Exit
11 months ago

Quit Pros Kyun from Congress? Maha Question for State Chief Nana Patole as Deora, Siddiqui, Chavan Exit

News 18  

A day after resigning from the Congress, Ashok Chavan on Tuesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of the party’s state president Chandrashekhar Bawankule and Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Before Chavan, Milind Deora and Baba Siddique also left the grand old party and joined the Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party, respectively. While Chavan refused to …

Ashok Chavan’s departure deals a blow to Congress’ 2024 poll prospect?
11 months ago

Ashok Chavan’s departure deals a blow to Congress’ 2024 poll prospect?

Live Mint  

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan's departure from the Congress party has dealt a significant blow to the party's strategy for the upcoming 2024 elections. Chavan's departure following Baba Siddique, and Milind Deora has added an element of intrigue to the political landscape, raising questions about the potential impact on both the Congress party and the BJP as they navigate …

Maharashtra Dy CM Ajit Pawar To Inaugurate New NCP Office Near Mantralaya In Mumbai Today
1 year, 6 months ago

Maharashtra Dy CM Ajit Pawar To Inaugurate New NCP Office Near Mantralaya In Mumbai Today

ABP News  

Two days after taking oath as the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and turning state politics upside down, Ajit Pawar will on Tuesday inaugurate the new Nationalist Congress Party office near Mantralaya in Mumbai. With Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar at two corners of the NCP, the 'name' fight for the party that happened during the Shiv Sena crisis is set …

Maharashtra political crisis | NCP feud festers, goes to Assembly Speaker’s court
1 year, 6 months ago

Maharashtra political crisis | NCP feud festers, goes to Assembly Speaker’s court

The Hindu  

A day after the vertical split in his party, Nationalist Congress Party supremo Sharad Pawar on July 3 announced the expulsion of MPs Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare for their “anti-party activities”. The action comes after the party’s national president and Baramati MP Supriya Sule recommended disciplinary action against the two MPs for “indulging in anti-party activities by facilitating and …

Ajit Pawar's 'speaker' remarks surprising, not the time for ifs and buts: Maha Cong chief Patole
1 year, 8 months ago

Ajit Pawar's 'speaker' remarks surprising, not the time for ifs and buts: Maha Cong chief Patole

India Today  

Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Friday termed "surprising" NCP leader Ajit Pawar's remarks that Patole resigned as Speaker in 2021 without consulting then chief minister Uddhav Thackeray. It is not the time to get into ifs and buts when the Supreme Court has given a chance to take the state's progressive ideology forward, Patole told reporters. His assertion came …

The Nana Patole conundrum
1 year, 10 months ago

The Nana Patole conundrum

The Hindu  

When Nana Patole, the Bharatiya Janata Party ‘import’ into the Congress, took over as Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee chief in 2021, he had raised hopes of galvanising the party rank and file. But on taking over as Congress chief, Mr. Patole’s frequent refrain that the Congress will ‘go it alone’ in future polls vexed the MVA’s coalition allies as well …

Ramesh Chennithala sent to sort out differences in Maharashtra Congress
1 year, 10 months ago

Ramesh Chennithala sent to sort out differences in Maharashtra Congress

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: After the recent infighting among top Maharashtra Congress leaders, the party has appointed Ramesh Chennithala to assess the situation and submit its report to the president Mallikarjun Kharge. “Congress president has deputed Ramesh Chennithala to assess the latest political situation in Maharashtra and report to him, with immediate effect,” states a letter issued by KC Venugopal, general secretary, Congress. …

I suggest my colleagues do not consider the party as their private property: Nana Patole
1 year, 11 months ago

I suggest my colleagues do not consider the party as their private property: Nana Patole

Hindustan Times  

Slug: Nana Patole, president, Maharashtra Congress Mumbai, India - February 10, 2023: Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Nana Patole, at Tilak Bhavan, Prabhadevi, in Mumbai, India, on Friday, February 10, 2023. Strap: Senior Congress leader refutes the charges of sabotaging Satyajeet Tambe’s candidature; defends his resignation from speaker’s post and says the deputy speaker should have used his power to …

Balasaheb Thorat resigns as Maharashtra Congress legislature party chief
1 year, 11 months ago

Balasaheb Thorat resigns as Maharashtra Congress legislature party chief

Live Mint  

Maharashtra Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat on Tuesday resigned as the state legislature party head, a day after his letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge over apparent friction with state unit chief Nana Patole came out, party sources said. Thorat's resignation came a day after his letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge citing his inability to work with unit chief Nana …

Maha Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat resigns as state legislature party head: Report
1 year, 11 months ago

Maha Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat resigns as state legislature party head: Report

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat on Tuesday resigned as the state legislature party head, a day after his letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge over apparent friction with state unit chief Nana Patole came out, party sources said. Thorat is a staunch Congress loyalist and has earlier served as the party’s state president and many key ministerial portfolios. Thorat is …

The fragile edifice of the Maha Vikas Aghadi troika in Maharashtra
1 year, 11 months ago

The fragile edifice of the Maha Vikas Aghadi troika in Maharashtra

The Hindu  

The contretemps over the Nashik graduates’ constituency seat in the upcoming Maharashtra Legislative Council polls have not only exposed the raging factionalism within the Maharashtra Congress, but cast a shadow over the future tenability of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi troika of the Nationalist Congress Party, the Congress and the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction. Last week, the Congress’ chosen …

Will inform party high command about cross-voting in MLC polls, says Nana Patole
2 years, 6 months ago

Will inform party high command about cross-voting in MLC polls, says Nana Patole

India TV News  

Highlights Maha Cong chief Nana Patole claimed there was cross voting during MLC polls in Maharashtra. Maharashtra political crisis: A day after the Maha Vikas Aghadi government saw a set back in the Maharashtra Legislative Council elections, Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Tuesday said that cross-voting has been done during the polls, and he will inform the high command …

BJP using Central agencies to threaten MLAs in Maharashtra Council poll: Congress
2 years, 6 months ago

BJP using Central agencies to threaten MLAs in Maharashtra Council poll: Congress

The Hindu  

Congress MLAs were being called by Central investigation agencies directly and asked to support the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Maharashtra Legislative Council polls slated for June 20, State Congress president Nana Patole alleged on Saturday. Our MLAs are being called directly and asked to favour the BJP,” Mr. Patole claimed, adding that information pertaining to this would be brought …

Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole accuses NCP of 'backstabbing'
2 years, 8 months ago

Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole accuses NCP of 'backstabbing'

Op India  

Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president Nana Patole has accused its coalition partner NCP of “backstabbing” by siding with BJP in the Bhandara Zilla Panchayat elections. If they backstab while being beside us, they will be asked questions: Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole pic.twitter.com/hcSsxux072 — ANI May 11, 2022 Speaking to the media, Maharashtra Congress Chief lashed out at Sharad Pawar’s …

No party wants to go with BJP, claims Goa Congress chief ahead of poll results
2 years, 10 months ago

No party wants to go with BJP, claims Goa Congress chief ahead of poll results

Hindustan Times  

PANAJI: Expressing confidence that the smaller parties, most prominently the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, will join the Congress in a post poll scenario, Goa Congress president Girish Chodankar said that the Bharatiya Janata Party’s betrayal of the MGP was still fresh in the minds of the regional forces. “Over the last 2 terms, the BJP has betrayed various political parties and …

Anita Katyal | Pawar struggle over Speaker’s post; Mahua’s fall from grace
3 years ago

Anita Katyal | Pawar struggle over Speaker’s post; Mahua’s fall from grace

Deccan Chronicle  

Is Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Pawar deliberately delaying the election of a new Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly? Mr Pawar’s party colleague Narhari Zirwal Sitaram has been conducting the Assembly proceedings in his capacity as deputy Speaker in the absence of a Speaker and the NCP chief would prefer this arrangement to continue. The NCP and Sena finally agreed …

Congress will stand with Maharashtra CM for 5 years, MVA won't face problems from party: Nana Patole
3 years, 6 months ago

Congress will stand with Maharashtra CM for 5 years, MVA won't face problems from party: Nana Patole

India TV News  

Days after indicating that the Congress will contest the next Maharashtra Assembly polls alone and not as partners of the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance, the party's state unit chief Nana Patole on Sunday assured that his party supports Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray with all its might till the government completes its full five-year term. Earlier in the day, Patole had …

Ready to be Congress' CM face in 2024 elections, says Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole
3 years, 7 months ago

Ready to be Congress' CM face in 2024 elections, says Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole

India TV News  

Senior Congress leader Nana Patole has said that the party will contest the next Assembly polls in Maharashtra alone, news agency ANI reported. Reacting to Patole's comment, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut had said that all are "free to expand and strengthen their party". The Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress came together to form government in Maharashtra following the Assembly …

Saamana edit indicates disquiet in MVA over Nana Patole taking over as Maharashtra Congress chief
3 years, 11 months ago

Saamana edit indicates disquiet in MVA over Nana Patole taking over as Maharashtra Congress chief

Firstpost  

Although the Saamana editorial praised Patole as a “straight-forward and aggressive leader”, it also preferred advise that “restraint” was key to smooth functioning of the three-party government The Shiv Sena on Saturday appeared to disfavour ally Congress’s decision to replace state Congress chief Balasaheb Thorat with Nana Patole and the latter’s resignation as Maharashtra Assembly Speaker. An editorial in the …

Nana Patole appointed as Maharashtra Congress chief after resigning as Assembly Speaker
3 years, 11 months ago

Nana Patole appointed as Maharashtra Congress chief after resigning as Assembly Speaker

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The Congress on Friday appointed Nana Patole as the party’s Maharashtra state committee president, replacing Balasaheb Thorat. “The Congress president has appointed Nana Patole as the new president of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee,” according to a party statement. Congress chief Sonia Gandhi also appointed six working presidents — Shivaji Rao Moge, Basavaraj Patil, Mohamed Arif Naseem Khan, Kunal …

Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Nana Patole Resigns From Post, Likely To Take Over Position Of State Congress Chief
3 years, 11 months ago

Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Nana Patole Resigns From Post, Likely To Take Over Position Of State Congress Chief

ABP News  

Mumbai: Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Nana Patole resigned from his post on Thursday, soon after reports of him becoming state Congress chief began spreading. As per reports that site legislature sources, Nana Patole handed over his resignation to deputy speaker Narhari Zhirwal. Following this, he is likely to replace revenue minister Balasaheb Thorat as state Congress president soon. Formal discussion …

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