Samta Parishad requests Chhagan Bhujbal to contest LS polls
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Samta Parishad requests Chhagan Bhujbal to contest LS polls

Hindustan Times  

Pune: Though Nationalist Congress Party leader Chhagan Bhujbal has announced to not contest the Lok Sabha election, the Samta Parishad office-bearers have appealed to him to rethink his decision. Though NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal has announced to not contest the LS election, the Samta Parishad office-bearers have appealed to him to rethink his decision. Samta Parishad, founded by Bhujbal and works for OBC citizens, organised a meeting at Nashik on Tuesday and requested Bhujbal to contest the Nashik seat. Samta Parishad leaders Dilip Khaire, Balasaheb Kardak and other leaders said, “Prime minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah suggested Bhujbal’s name for Nashik and requested chief minister Eknath Shinde to give the constituency to BJP.

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NCP miffed with Chhagan Bhujbal, won’t include him in cabinet
2 days, 21 hours ago

NCP miffed with Chhagan Bhujbal, won’t include him in cabinet

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party has decided to keep its senior leader and former minister Chhagan Bhujbal out of the state cabinet despite him sulking publicly after being denied a ministerial berth in the Mahayuti 2.0 government. The party leadership is upset with Bhujbal for several reasons, including being pressured to nominate his son Pankaj to the legislative …

Chhagan Bhujbal continues to sulk over cabinet snub, says won’t take any hasty decision
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Chhagan Bhujbal continues to sulk over cabinet snub, says won’t take any hasty decision

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Senior Nationalist Congress Party leader and MLA Chhagan Bhujbal continued to sulk on Wednesday after being denied a berth in the new Maharashtra cabinet, while also indirectly blaming party president and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar for it. Nashik, Nov 20 : Nationalist Congress Party leader Chhagan Bhujbal speaks to the media after casting his vote for the Maharashtra …

NCP’s Chhagan Bhujbal says he rejected RS seat offer week before Maharashtra Cabinet expansion
3 weeks, 1 day ago

NCP’s Chhagan Bhujbal says he rejected RS seat offer week before Maharashtra Cabinet expansion

The Hindu  

Senior Nationalist Congress Party leader Chhagan Bhujbal, who is disappointed at not being included in the new Mahayuti government in Maharashtra, has claimed he was offered a Rajya Sabha berth eight days ago but he rejected it. Full list of 39 ministers joining the Devendra Fadnavis government Talking to reporters in Nagpur on Monday, Mr. Bhujbal, the legislator from Yeola …

Chhagan Bhujbal hits out at Ajit Pawar amid resentment in party: 'Am not toy in anyone’s hand'
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Chhagan Bhujbal hits out at Ajit Pawar amid resentment in party: 'Am not toy in anyone’s hand'

India TV News  

Senior Nationalist Congress Party leader Chhagan Bhujbal has expressed frustration with the conduct of the party leadership that precipitated his exclusion from the Maharashtra Cabinet and delay in political decisions. While acknowledging that Fadnavis had been keen on his inclusion, Bhujbal implied that his exclusion was a decision made at the top levels of NCP leadership, hinting at party chief …

Yevla Assembly Election Results 2024 Live: Will Chhagan Bhujbal win the seat for fifth time?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Yevla Assembly Election Results 2024 Live: Will Chhagan Bhujbal win the seat for fifth time?

India TV News  

Yevla Assembly Election Results 2024 Live: Counting for votes for the Yevla constituency will begin at 8 am on November 23. In the 2024 Assembly Elections, the total voter turnout in Yevla was recorded at 76.30 per cent. In the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections, NCP's Chhagan Chandrakant Bhujbal won the Yeola seat in Nashik district, defeating Shiv Sena's Sambhaji Sahebrao …

Basmath, Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: NCP's Chandrakant Alias Rajubhaiya Ramakant Navghare with 107655 defeats NCP (SP)'s Dandegaonkar Jayprakash Raosaheb Salunke
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Basmath, Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: NCP's Chandrakant Alias Rajubhaiya Ramakant Navghare with 107655 defeats NCP (SP)'s Dandegaonkar Jayprakash Raosaheb Salunke

India Today  

Live blog Basmath, Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: NCP's Chandrakant Alias Rajubhaiya Ramakant Navghare with 107655 defeats NCP 's Dandegaonkar Jayprakash Raosaheb Salunke Basmath Election Results 2024 Live: NCP's Chandrakant Alias Rajubhaiya Ramakant Navghare has emerged victorious with 107655 votes. Basmath, Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2024 40 NCP's Chandrakant Alias Rajubhaiya Ramakant Navghare with 107655 defeats NCP 's Dandegaonkar …

19 Candidates Vie for Three Assembly Seats in Pimpri-Chinchwad
2 months, 3 weeks ago

19 Candidates Vie for Three Assembly Seats in Pimpri-Chinchwad

Hindustan Times  

19 candidates are vying for three assembly seats in Pimpri-Chinchwad, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leading the pack. The three seats are held by BJP representatives Ashwini Jagtap, Mahesh Landge, and Anna Bansode, while the NCP has candidates Nana Kate, Rahul Kalate, and Ajit Gavhane.

Shivajinagar seat: Congress keen to recover lost ground amid BJP’s attempts to retain it
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Shivajinagar seat: Congress keen to recover lost ground amid BJP’s attempts to retain it

Hindustan Times  

Once known to be bastion of the undivided Shiv Sena and later of the Congress, Shivajinagar assembly seat went to the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2014 when the latter contested the polls without Sena as an ally. During the 2019 state polls, BJP candidate Siddharth Shirole secured a narrow victory by just 5,000 votes, while in the recently held Lok …

BJP, NCP may settle on 6-2 formula in Pune city
5 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP, NCP may settle on 6-2 formula in Pune city

Hindustan Times  

After Union Home Amit Shah’s visit to the city on Sunday, it looks like the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Nationalist Congress Party may settle on the 6-2 seat sharing formula in Pune for the upcoming state assembly elections. Deputy chief minister and senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis had said that the BJP is likely to contest five seats including …

‘I wish to become MP’: Is Chhagan Bhujbal upset? What NCP leader says as party nominates Sunetra Pawar for RS polls
6 months, 3 weeks ago

‘I wish to become MP’: Is Chhagan Bhujbal upset? What NCP leader says as party nominates Sunetra Pawar for RS polls

Live Mint  

Nationalist Congress Party leader Chhagan Bhujbal has expressed his desire to become an MP. Following reports of NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal feeling sidelined due to the party's choice of Sunetra Pawar as a Rajya Sabha candidate, Bhujbal expressed his aspiration to become a Member of Parliament on Friday. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} Bhujbal also said there were 13 contenders for the Rajya …

Maharashtra Phase 3 Lok Sabha Elections: Key seats, vote timings for May 7 polls
8 months ago

Maharashtra Phase 3 Lok Sabha Elections: Key seats, vote timings for May 7 polls

Hindustan Times  

Polling for 11 of Maharashtra's 48 Lok Sabha seats will take place on Tuesday, with all eyes on the high-stakes showdown in Baramati. Third phase elections in Maharashtra: Key candidates Baramati: NCP vs NCP The Baramati Lok Sabha seat is a battleground not only for political prestige but also for the Pawar family legacy. Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg: BJP vs Shiv Sena Union …

Rahul Gandhi’s political chess, juggling between Wayanad and Rae Bareli, leaves Congress in a quandary in Kerala
8 months ago

Rahul Gandhi’s political chess, juggling between Wayanad and Rae Bareli, leaves Congress in a quandary in Kerala

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, fighting the second seat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from another perceived stronghold of the party in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh, may have brought himself to challenge the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Hindi heartland. If Mr. Gandhi relinquishes the Wayanad seat, many Congress leaders believe that it will impact the Congress party’s prospects in …

Lok Sabha election 2024 phase 2: 53% turnout in eight seats in Maharashtra
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha election 2024 phase 2: 53% turnout in eight seats in Maharashtra

The Hindu  

The second phase of the Lok Sabha election for eight constituencies in Maharashtra concluded peacefully on Friday without any major incident. The constituencies where polling took place include five in the Western Vidarbha area — Buldhana, Akola, Amravati, Wardha, and Yavatmal-Washim — and three in the drought-prone Marathwada region — Hingoli, Nanded and Parbhani. According to data, Wardha recorded 56.66% …

Bhujbal opts out of Nashik battle but seat still a bone of contention
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Bhujbal opts out of Nashik battle but seat still a bone of contention

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: State minister and senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal declared on Friday that he was withdrawing from the Nashik constituency race in order to resolve the prolonged deadlock within the ruling alliance. But I believe an immediate decision is expected.” While Bhujbal emphasised that his withdrawal did not mean that the NCP would not contest from Nashik, sitting Shiv Sena …

Lok Sabha election | Ajit Pawar’s NCP cuts ‘Gordian knot’ over Nashik after Bhujbal opts out of fray
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha election | Ajit Pawar’s NCP cuts ‘Gordian knot’ over Nashik after Bhujbal opts out of fray

The Hindu  

After weeks of discord among the ruling Mahayuti partners over the Nashik Lok Sabha seat in north Maharashtra, cabinet Minister and senior Nationalist Congress Party leader Chhagan Bhujbal on Friday announced that he was withdrawing from the electoral fray as the delay in announcing a candidate for the seat was affecting the prospects of the ruling coalition. Mr. Bhujbal’s cutting …

Setback to Mahayuti as NCP minister Chhagan Bhujbal refuses to contest Lok Sabha election
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Setback to Mahayuti as NCP minister Chhagan Bhujbal refuses to contest Lok Sabha election

New Indian Express  

In a setback to the Mahayuti in Maharashtra, NCP minister Chhagan Bhujal has refused to contest the Lok Sabha election from Nashik. Addressing a press conference on Friday, Bhujbal said, “I am grateful to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah who offered me the Nashik Lok Sabha seat to contest. Both were keen to field me, but …

Mahayuti impasse over key Lok Sabha seats continues
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Mahayuti impasse over key Lok Sabha seats continues

The Hindu  

While the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi has announced its seat-sharing deal, the deadlock within the ruling tripartite Mahayuti alliance over key Lok Sabha seats, especially Nashik, continued even as Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar assured of a speedy resolution to the impasse. The Nashik seat has proven to be a major bone of contention within the Mahayuti, …

BJP keen I contest Nashik but I won’t on lotus symbol: Chhagan Bhujbal
8 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP keen I contest Nashik but I won’t on lotus symbol: Chhagan Bhujbal

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: NCP leader and state minister Chhagan Bhujbal on Thursday said the Mahayuti leadership is keen that he fight the Lok Sabha election from Nashik but denied reports saying he had been asked do contest under the BJP’s electoral symbol. Chhagan Bhujbal “There is no truth in the report that BJP has asked me to fight under the lotus symbol. …

Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar call the shots in MVA’s seat-sharing deal as ceding of Sangli reflects waning Congress influence
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar call the shots in MVA’s seat-sharing deal as ceding of Sangli reflects waning Congress influence

The Hindu  

April 09, 2024 11:41 pm | Updated April 10, 2024 11:30 am IST - Pune As Maharashtra’s Opposition, the Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition, formalised its seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming Lok Sabha election after two months of parleys and wrangling on Tuesday, the deal saw Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena — a regional entity — overshadowing the Congress, a national party. …

Sharad Pawar’s NCP names its candidates for Beed and Bhiwandi
9 months ago

Sharad Pawar’s NCP names its candidates for Beed and Bhiwandi

The Hindu  

The Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party NCP released the names of candidates for the Beed and Bhiwandi Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra on April 2. The party has fielded Bajrang Sonwane — who recently defected from Ajit Pawar’s NCP faction — in the crucial Beed seat, where he will be pitted against the BJP’s Pankaja Munde, while Suresh Mhatre will …

LS Polls: NCP (SP) Releases Second List Of 2 Candidates, Fields Suresh Mhatre From Bhiwandi
9 months ago

LS Polls: NCP (SP) Releases Second List Of 2 Candidates, Fields Suresh Mhatre From Bhiwandi

ABP News  

New Delhi: NCP announced the names of two more candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on Thursday. The party has fielded Supriya Sule for Baramati, Amar Kale for Wardha, Bhaskar Bhagare for Dindori, Amol Kolhe for Shirur, Nilesh Lanke for Ahmednagar, Bajarang Sonawane for Beed, and Suresh Mhatre for Bhiwandi. pic.twitter.com/vH5ALrVH1m — ANI April 4, 2024 In the upcoming …

LS poll: Azad to contest from Anantnag seat, take on NC, PDP
9 months ago

LS poll: Azad to contest from Anantnag seat, take on NC, PDP

The Hindu  

Ghulam Nabi Azad, a former J&K Chief Minister and the Democratic Progressive Alliance Party chairman, will contest from the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency in Kashmir. “The party has decided to field Ghulam Nabi Azad as its Lok Sabha candidate from the Anantnag-Rajouri seat,” DPAP leader Taj Mohiuddin said. The announcement came a day after the National Conference decided to field Mian Altaf, …

Odisha BJP to announce Assembly candidates in next two days
9 months, 1 week ago

Odisha BJP to announce Assembly candidates in next two days

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: With the announcement of candidates for Andhra Pradesh Assembly election, the state unit of the BJP is expecting the central election committee of the party to clear the list of candidates for the first two phases of Assembly elections within a day or two. Attributing the delay in announcement of candidates for the three Lok Sabha seats and Assembly …

JS Leaders Demand Bhimili Seat for Party, Write to Alliance Leaders
9 months, 2 weeks ago

JS Leaders Demand Bhimili Seat for Party, Write to Alliance Leaders

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Leaders of the Jana Sena have made a formal request to the NDA alliance partners, the Telugu Desam and Bharatiya Janata Party, urging them to allocate the Bhimili constituency seat to their party. They collectively advocated for Sandeep Panchkarla, the party's in-charge for Bhimili, to be nominated as the NDA alliance candidate for the constituency.Krishnaiah emphasised Panchkarla Sandeep's dedicated …

BSP gets Nagarkurnool, Hyderabad LS seats as part of its alliance with BRS
9 months, 3 weeks ago

BSP gets Nagarkurnool, Hyderabad LS seats as part of its alliance with BRS

The Hindu  

hyderabad Bahujan Samaj Party Telangana president Dr. R.S. Praveen Kumar is all set to contest from the Nagarkurnool Lok Sabha seat as part of its alliance with the Bharat Rashtra Samithi. According to the BRS sources, party president and former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has finalised the allotment of two seats to BSP on Friday after talks with the …

Suspense continues in TDP-JSP over Rajahmundry Rural seat
10 months, 1 week ago

Suspense continues in TDP-JSP over Rajahmundry Rural seat

New Indian Express  

RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM: Suspense continues in the TDP-JSP combine over the contestant of Rajamahendravaram Rural Assembly seat in the upcoming elections. Sitting TDP MLA Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary is Though the Rajamahendravaram Rural seat did not figure in the first list of the TDP-JSP alliance announced on Saturday, Durgesh is said to have been suggested to give way to Butchaiah Chowdary, and contest …

Maha Dy CM Ajit Pawar Appoints Sameer Bhujbal as Mumbai Chief of His Faction of NCP
1 year, 3 months ago

Maha Dy CM Ajit Pawar Appoints Sameer Bhujbal as Mumbai Chief of His Faction of NCP

News 18  

Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar has appointed Sameer Bhujbal, nephew of Nationalist Congress Party leader Chhagan Bhujbal, as the new chief of the Mumbai unit of his faction of the party. While the fight over the “real NCP” – the one belonging to NCP supremo Sharad Pawar or Ajit Pawar – is pending in court, Ajit Pawar has made …

Pune LS seat: Sharad Pawar says decision will be taken after deliberations in MVA
1 year, 7 months ago

Pune LS seat: Sharad Pawar says decision will be taken after deliberations in MVA

Hindustan Times  

A day after Ajit Pawar staked claim for Pune Lok Sabha seat ahead of possible bypolls, Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday said final decision will be taken only after consultations by alliance partners of the Maha Vikas Aghadi. Ajit Pawar staked claim for Pune Lok Sabha seat ahead of possible bypolls Pawar senior while speaking in Pune …

Setback for Shinde as MVA wins most seats in APMC elections in Maharashtra
1 year, 8 months ago

Setback for Shinde as MVA wins most seats in APMC elections in Maharashtra

The Hindu  

In a setback to the Eknath Shinde-led government, the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi was on track to win the most seats in the agricultural produce marketing committees election. As of Sunday, the MVA comprising Nationalist Congress Party, Congress and Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena, had won 76 out of 131 bodies while the ruling alliance bagged 31 committees. In Baramati APMC, …

After NCP stakes claim over Pune LS seat, Cong asks for Baramati in exchange
1 year, 8 months ago

After NCP stakes claim over Pune LS seat, Cong asks for Baramati in exchange

Hindustan Times  

PUNE: The local units of the Nationalist Congress Party and Congress are at loggerheads over the Pune Lok Sabha seat which fell vacant due to the demise of veteran Bharatiya Janata Party leader Girish Bapat. NCP workers from the city have put up banners in some parts demanding that the seat be allotted to the NCP with party city unit …

BJP, Cong indulge in bypoll fued; Ajit Pawar rues hasty talks
1 year, 9 months ago

BJP, Cong indulge in bypoll fued; Ajit Pawar rues hasty talks

Hindustan Times  

PUNE: Following the death of MP Bapat, there is a possibility of a by-election for the Pune Lok Sabha seat, BJP state unit said. Following the demise of Pune Member of Parliament Girish Bapat, various political parties, including the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress have fuelled the possibility of a bypoll election. Citizens will be enraged if Maha Vikas …

Amid Maha CM's Appeal for Unopposed Contest, NCP Announces Candidate for Assembly Bypoll in Pune
1 year, 11 months ago

Amid Maha CM's Appeal for Unopposed Contest, NCP Announces Candidate for Assembly Bypoll in Pune

News 18  

The Nationalist Congress Party on Tuesday said Nana Kate will be its candidate for the upcoming bypoll to Chinchwad Assembly seat in Pune district. The byelections to Pune’s Chinchwad and Kasba Peth constituencies, scheduled for February 26, have been necessitated due to the death of sitting Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs Laxman Jagtap and Mukta Tilak. Maharashtra NCP chief Jayant Patil …

Ratnagiri Constituency Result: Shiv Sena's Uday Samant wins
5 years, 2 months ago

Ratnagiri Constituency Result: Shiv Sena's Uday Samant wins

India TV News  

Ratnagiri Assembly Constituency: With only six candidates in the fray for the Ratnagiri assembly seat, Shiv Sena's incumbent MLA Uday Ravindra Samant has won by defeating NCP leader Sudesh Sadanand Mayekar with a margin of 87335 votes. Ratnagiri Constituency: 2009 and 2014 Maharashtra Assembly Elections In the 2014 Maharashtra elections, Shiv Sena's Sanjay Bhashkar Raimulkar won the election with a …

NCP leaders, workers want party patriarch Sharad Pawar to contest bypolls for Satara Lok Sabha constituency
5 years, 3 months ago

NCP leaders, workers want party patriarch Sharad Pawar to contest bypolls for Satara Lok Sabha constituency

Firstpost  

NCP leaders and workers from the Satara Lok Sabha constituency want party chief Sharad Pawar to contest the 21 October bypoll from the seat in Western Maharashtra, sources said on Wednesday Mumbai: NCP leaders and workers from the Satara Lok Sabha constituency want party chief Sharad Pawar to contest the 21 October bypoll from the seat in Western Maharashtra, sources …

JJP and BSP join hands for assembly election
5 years, 4 months ago

JJP and BSP join hands for assembly election

The Hindu  

The Jannayak Janta Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party have formed an alliance for the upcoming Assembly election in Haryana due later this year. The JJP, which was formed after a split in Indian National Lok Dal in December last year, will contest the 50 seats in the 90-member state Assembly leaving the remaining 40 for the BSP. Asserting that …

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