Maharashtra poll: Election Commission rejects Congress claims, invites delegation on December 3
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Maharashtra poll: Election Commission rejects Congress claims, invites delegation on December 3

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India has dismissed the Congress’s complaints about the recently concluded Maharashtra assembly election, citing alleged discrepancies in poll figures and draft electoral rolls. Election Commission of India staff break the seal of an Electronic Voting Machine as polling agents of various political parties look on before starting tabulation of votes at a counting centre for the Maharashtra state assembly elections in Mumbai on November 23, 2024. “As regards the first allegation regarding addition and deletion of voters in Maharashtra, as the INC is aware, electoral rolls are always prepared and finalised with close involvement of all political parties including yourselves. The copies of the draft electoral roll published is given to all political parties and the verification process involves political parties at every stage of the process,” the letter stated.

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Council polls: 5 Mahayuti candidates set to be elected unopposed
1 week, 4 days ago

Council polls: 5 Mahayuti candidates set to be elected unopposed

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Five nominees of the ruling Mahayuti alliance are expected to be elected unopposed to the legislative council as no opposition party has fielded candidates for any of the seats. Council polls: 5 Mahayuti candidates set to be elected unopposed The five seats fell vacant after members from the ruling alliance – three from the BJP and one each from …

Shiv Sena, NCP Field Candidates For Maharashtra Council Bypoll, No Oppn Candidate In Fray
1 week, 5 days ago

Shiv Sena, NCP Field Candidates For Maharashtra Council Bypoll, No Oppn Candidate In Fray

ABP News  

Mumbai, Mar 17 The Shiv Sena and the NCP, partners in the ruling Mahayuti alliance, on Monday announced one candidate each for the March 27 bypolls to five seats in the Maharashtra legislative council. The Shiv Sena has nominated Chandrakant Raghuvanshi, a prominent party worker from Nandurbar district, while the NCP has fielded Sanjay Khodke, whose wife won the 2024 …

BJP declares three candidates for Maharashtra council bypolls
1 week, 6 days ago

BJP declares three candidates for Maharashtra council bypolls

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday announced the names of three candidates, including a close aide of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and a former MLA, for the March 27 by-elections to five seats in the State legislative council. The BJP on Sunday announced the names of Sandip Diwakarrao Joshi, former mayor of Nagpur and a close aide of Mr. …

BJP Announces 3 Candidates For Maharashtra Legislative Council By-Elections
1 week, 6 days ago

BJP Announces 3 Candidates For Maharashtra Legislative Council By-Elections

ABP News  

Mumbai, Mar 16 The BJP on Sunday announced the names of three candidates, including a close aide of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and a former MLA, for the March 27 by-elections to five seats in the state legislative council. The BJP on Sunday announced the names of Sandip Diwakarrao Joshi, former mayor of Nagpur and a close aide of …

Maharashtra: BJP releases list of 3 candidates for state Legislative Council bypolls
1 week, 6 days ago

Maharashtra: BJP releases list of 3 candidates for state Legislative Council bypolls

Live Mint  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday revealed the names of three candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra Legislative Council by-elections, after receiving approval from the party's Central Election Committee. The by-polls are being held to fill vacant seats in the Legislative Council, and the BJP, aiming to strengthen its presence in the state legislature. Five seats in the state legislative council …

Congress leader rules out going it alone in Bihar polls, flags lack of coordination among INDIA bloc partners
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Congress leader rules out going it alone in Bihar polls, flags lack of coordination among INDIA bloc partners

New Indian Express  

As Bihar gears up for assembly elections scheduled for later this year, senior Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Tariq Anwar said the party must get its act together as its preparations are not up to the mark. Speaking to The New Indian Express, Anwar said the party should take decisions on the selection of candidates and seats early as …

Shiv Sena (UBT) stakes claim to LoP post ahead of Maharashtra Assembly Budget session
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Shiv Sena (UBT) stakes claim to LoP post ahead of Maharashtra Assembly Budget session

The Hindu  

Shiv Sena staked claim to the position of Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly on Saturday, ahead of the State Budget set to begin on Monday. In the past decade, other parties that had less than 10% of the seat share in the Assembly have been given the LoP position, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said, expressing his …

People have chosen real Shiv Sena, NCP: Amit Shah
1 month ago

People have chosen real Shiv Sena, NCP: Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

The people of Maharashtra have given a clear verdict on which is the genuine Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party by ensuring a massive victory for the Mahayuti in the recently held assembly polls, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said here on Saturday. Speaking at an event where the first instalment was transferred to 10 lakh beneficiaries, Shah criticized Gandhi …

CEC Rajiv Kumar: A Tenure of Glaring Questions & Missed Opportunities
1 month, 1 week ago

CEC Rajiv Kumar: A Tenure of Glaring Questions & Missed Opportunities

The Quint  

Since I have closely studied the Maharashtra data, I want to go into it in a bit of detail. Additions to voter rolls far exceeding the realistic growth rate: During the Maharashtra elections, 8 lakh electors were deleted 48 lakh new electors were added in five months between the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections—a 4.25% increase. By contrast, in …

EXPLAINED: What Shiv Sena (UBT)‘s Decision to Go Solo in BMC Election Means for MVA’s Future in Maharashtra
1 month, 2 weeks ago

EXPLAINED: What Shiv Sena (UBT)‘s Decision to Go Solo in BMC Election Means for MVA’s Future in Maharashtra

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 13, 2025 18:33 IST - 4 MINS READ After its massive loss in the Maharashtra Assembly election in November 2024, the State’s opposition alliance Maha Vikas Aghadi is falling apart—just before elections to local bodies, where the Mumbai municipal battle is particularly crucial. The Shiv Sena’s unilateral decision to go solo came as a shock to its …

AAP-Congress fight helped BJP in Delhi polls: Sena (UBT) mouthpiece Saamana
1 month, 2 weeks ago

AAP-Congress fight helped BJP in Delhi polls: Sena (UBT) mouthpiece Saamana

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: The Aam Aadmi Party and Congress, both INDIA bloc members, fighting each other contributed to the Bharatiya Janata Party's victory in the Delhi assembly polls, the Shiv Sena claimed on Monday. An editorial in the Sena mouthpiece Saamana also raised questions over the need for opposition alliances if their constituents continue to fight against each other instead of the …

Maharashtra pattern responsible for the defeat in Delhi Polls, says Sanjay Raut
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra pattern responsible for the defeat in Delhi Polls, says Sanjay Raut

The Hindu  

While Shiv Sena leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday, claimed the Delhi polls defeat of Congress and Aam Aadmi Party was due to the “Maharashtra pattern”, the ruling alliance state Delhi people wanted change and supported development. NCP-SP leader Rohit Pawar called Delhi assembly election results “shocking.” “Even if AAP, especially Manish Sisodia has to face defeat, …

‘Had Congress, AAP been together’: INDIA bloc leaders on Delhi election results
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘Had Congress, AAP been together’: INDIA bloc leaders on Delhi election results

The Hindu  

With the Aam Aadmi Party poised to lose the Delhi Assembly elections after winning there thrice consecutively, and the BJP set to comfortably win, some INDIA bloc leaders lamented that the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party should have fought the polls together against the BJP. Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday weighed in on the Delhi Election trends, …

‘Mard Ki Aulad Hai Toh...’: Uddhav’s Dare To Eknath Shinde, BJP; Backs Rahul Gandhi’s Maha Poll Claims
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘Mard Ki Aulad Hai Toh...’: Uddhav’s Dare To Eknath Shinde, BJP; Backs Rahul Gandhi’s Maha Poll Claims

ABP News  

Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray on Friday launched a scathing attack on Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and the Bharatiya Janata Party over reports of his party members joining the rival Shiv Sena faction. Mumbai: Uddhav Thackeray Reacts to Reports of Shiv Sena MPs Leaving, saying "Today, news is circulating that 6-7 Shiv Sena MPs are planning to leave. …

Maharashtra elections: Election Commission to respond in writing with complete facts
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra elections: Election Commission to respond in writing with complete facts

The Hindu  

As the Opposition parties, led by the Congress, yet again made allegations of poll “irregularities” and demanded that the Election Commission share the final voters’ list used for both Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Maharashtra, the poll body said it would “respond in writing with full factual and procedural matrix uniformly adopted across the country”. Opposition workers on the …

‘39 lakh new voters in 5 months,’ Rahul Gandhi alleges manipulation in Maharashtra polls; ‘introspect,’ says Fadnavis
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘39 lakh new voters in 5 months,’ Rahul Gandhi alleges manipulation in Maharashtra polls; ‘introspect,’ says Fadnavis

Live Mint  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged discrepancies in last year's Maharashtra assembly elections claiming that there were more registered voters than the state's adult population. 32 lakh voters “What we've found regarding the Maharashtra elections raises several questions for the Election Commission. Between the 2019 Vidhan Sabha elections and the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, 32 lakh voters were added …

Sensing Congress rout in Delhi polls, Rahul doing 'cover firing': Fadnavis on voter list claim
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sensing Congress rout in Delhi polls, Rahul doing 'cover firing': Fadnavis on voter list claim

The Hindu  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday rejected Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's allegation of irregularities in the State voter list, saying the claim stems from his party's imminent defeat in the Delhi Assembly polls. Devendra Fadnavis hits out at Rahul Gandhi over claims of voter list fraud "Rahul Gandhi is doing cover firing after sensing huge defeat for the Congress …

Rahul Gandhi questions Election Commission on why more voters added in 5 months than in 5 years in Maharashtra
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi questions Election Commission on why more voters added in 5 months than in 5 years in Maharashtra

The Hindu  

There are more registered voters in Maharashtra than the total adult population of the State and more voters were added in five months between the 2024 Lok Sabha and Assembly polls than in the past five years, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi claimed on Friday. In his press conference, Mr. Gandhi demanded centralised data of …

Maharashtra Elections Rigged? Rahul Gandhi Says Voter Data Was Fudged To Benefit BJP
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra Elections Rigged? Rahul Gandhi Says Voter Data Was Fudged To Benefit BJP

ABP News  

In an explosive claim about the Maharashtra Assembly election last year, the Maha Vikas Aghadi said that the results of the elections were fudged to benefit the Bharatiya Janata Party. "Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi.In 5 years between the Vidhan Sabha elections in 2019 and Lok Sabha, 2024 - 32 lakh voters were added. However, in period …

Rahul Gandhi to EC: Why were 39 lakh voters added in Maharashtra after Lok Sabha polls?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi to EC: Why were 39 lakh voters added in Maharashtra after Lok Sabha polls?

India TV News  

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, along with Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut and NCP-SCP MP Supriya Sule, on Friday alleged large-scale discrepancies in Maharashtra’s voter list ahead of the upcoming assembly elections. Rahul Gandhi raises questions on sudden increase in voters Rahul Gandhi highlighted that while 32 lakh voters were added in Maharashtra over …

'Kejriwal Will Take Oath As Delhi CM': Uddhav Sena Picks AAP Over Congress As Favourites In Poll Race
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'Kejriwal Will Take Oath As Delhi CM': Uddhav Sena Picks AAP Over Congress As Favourites In Poll Race

ABP News  

Delhi Election Results: Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena, which was split for choice in the battle of allies in Delhi, has finally picked a side. Picking a side in the Delhi polls could only widen the already fragile INDIA bloc, which, some of the leaders of the 'united' Opposition platform said, ended right after the Lok Sabha elections last year. Dismissing …

Rahul Gandhi asks ECI to provide data, claims 70 lakh voters added in Maharashtra between Lok Sabha and Assembly polls
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi asks ECI to provide data, claims 70 lakh voters added in Maharashtra between Lok Sabha and Assembly polls

The Hindu  

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged that about 70 lakh voters, equivalent to Himachal Pradesh's population, were added to the electoral rolls in Maharashtra between the Lok Sabha and State elections, and demanded the Election Commission of India furnish data to opposition parties in the state. Between the Lok Sabha polls, which the INDIA bloc won, and the …

Now Raj Thackeray doubts EVMs, gets support from Congress
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Now Raj Thackeray doubts EVMs, gets support from Congress

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Nearly three months after the results, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Thursday expressed doubts over the results of the recently concluded Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha polls describing them as 'unbelievable.' Of the 1,400 votes that Raju Patil was supposed to get, not a single vote was received from his village,” Thackeray said while addressing a party meeting in …

Shiv Sena (UBT) Not to Support AAP or Congress in Delhi Polls
2 months ago

Shiv Sena (UBT) Not to Support AAP or Congress in Delhi Polls

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Describing both AAP and Congress as its ‘friends,’ Shiv Sena has decided to maintain a neutral stance in the Delhi Assembly Elections scheduled for February 5. From the INDIA bloc, the Samajwadi Party and Trinamool Congress have lent their support to the AAP in the Delhi polls. While the Shinde Sena has thrown its backing behind the BJP in …

'Wounded Tiger' Vs 'Inheritor': Uddhav, Shinde Hold Parallel Rallies To Mark Balasaheb's Birth Anniversary
2 months ago

'Wounded Tiger' Vs 'Inheritor': Uddhav, Shinde Hold Parallel Rallies To Mark Balasaheb's Birth Anniversary

ABP News  

The rival Shiv Sena camps in Maharashtra held parallel public rallies in Mumbai on the 99th birth anniversary of party founder Bal Thackeray. While Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray used the event to launch an attack on the 'traitors', rival camp leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said that the people have given their verdict on which is …

Will Sharad Pawar’s NCP contest municipal polls alone after Thackeray’s Sena? Party chief says ‘will decide by…’
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Will Sharad Pawar’s NCP contest municipal polls alone after Thackeray’s Sena? Party chief says ‘will decide by…’

Live Mint  

Amid questions over the future of the opposition alliance Maha Vikas Aghadi in Maharashtra after drubbing th recently held Assembly elections, Sharad Pawar on Tuesday revealed that the decision about contesting municipal elections jointly or separately will be taken in the next few days. The remark came just days after Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said that his party will …

Congress must clarify if alliance was only for polls: Shiv Sena (UBT)
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress must clarify if alliance was only for polls: Shiv Sena (UBT)

The Hindu  

Shiv Sena on Monday slammed Congress for its inactive approach towards the INDIA bloc and undermining regional parties. In an editorial published on Monday in Shiv Sena ‘s mouthpiece Saamana, the party raised concerns about the future of the INDIA bloc and said the Congress needed to decide whether to go solo or strengthen the alliance. The editorial also reflected …

DC Edit | Sena blow to Cong, INDIA bloc
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

DC Edit | Sena blow to Cong, INDIA bloc

Deccan Chronicle  

The decision of the Shiv Sena to go it alone in the municipal elections in Maharashtra reflects another major schism in the Maha Vikas Aghadi and the INDIA bloc at the national level. It was not for the best of political reasons that the Shiv Sena, which has its roots in the hardline Hindutva and Maratha pride politics, joined hands …

Sanjay Raut defends Shiv Sena (UBT)’s decision to go solo for local polls: ‘Congress leaders should have the habit…’
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Sanjay Raut defends Shiv Sena (UBT)’s decision to go solo for local polls: ‘Congress leaders should have the habit…’

Live Mint  

A day after Shiv Sena decided to contest solo in the Maharashtra local body polls, the party's Rajya Sabha parliamentarian Sanjay Raut said on Sunday that he had never called for a dissolution of the opposition INDIA bloc or the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance in Maharashtra, reported Hindustan Times. INDIA bloc and MVA alliances: The INDIA bloc and MVA alliances …

'Never wanted INDIA bloc to dissolve': Sena UBT after deciding to go solo for local polls
2 months, 2 weeks ago

'Never wanted INDIA bloc to dissolve': Sena UBT after deciding to go solo for local polls

Hindustan Times  

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said on Sunday that he had never called for a dissolution of the opposition INDIA bloc or the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance in the state. Decision of Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena comes as a latest irritant in the Congress-led INDIA bloc after alliance partners decided to back Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party against the grand …

BJP's Maharashtra win ended Sharad Pawar's betrayal politics: Amit Shah
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP's Maharashtra win ended Sharad Pawar's betrayal politics: Amit Shah

India Today  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said veteran politician Sharad Pawar played politics of betrayal and treachery in Maharashtra from 1978, which was ended by BJP's massive victory in the assembly polls with its resolve to establish a stable government. Addressing a state BJP convention in Shirdi, Shah said the people of Maharashtra showed Pawar, who heads NCP, and …

BJP's Maharashtra win ended Sharad Pawar's betrayal politics: Amit Shah
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP's Maharashtra win ended Sharad Pawar's betrayal politics: Amit Shah

India Today  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said veteran politician Sharad Pawar played politics of betrayal and treachery in Maharashtra from 1978, which was ended by BJP's massive victory in the assembly polls with its resolve to establish a stable government. Addressing a state BJP convention in Shirdi, Shah said the people of Maharashtra showed Pawar, who heads NCP, and …

Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena makes big announcement, to contest Mumbai, Thane and Nagpur municipal polls alone
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena makes big announcement, to contest Mumbai, Thane and Nagpur municipal polls alone

Live Mint  

The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena made a surprising announcement on Saturday, January 10, regarding local body elections, sparking concerns over the opposition INDIA bloc's unity, PTI reported. Shiv Sena declared it would contest the local body polls independently amid a blame game following the Maha Vikas Aghadi’s defeat in the state assembly elections. Besides, Sanjay Raut suggested that the INDIA …

Maharashtra: Rift Widens In INDIA Bloc? Shiv Sena (UBT) Announces Decision To Go Solo In Local Body Polls
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra: Rift Widens In INDIA Bloc? Shiv Sena (UBT) Announces Decision To Go Solo In Local Body Polls

ABP News  

In a massive setback for the INDIA Bloc in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday announced that the Uddhav sena will contest the upcoming municipal corporation elections in Mumbai, Thane, Nagpur, and various local bodies alone. He also said that the INDIA bloc and MVA alliances were for the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, news agency PTI reported. …

Uddhav Sena to fight Mumbai civic polls alone as INDIA bloc rift widens
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Uddhav Sena to fight Mumbai civic polls alone as INDIA bloc rift widens

India Today  

The Uddhav faction of Shiv Sena on Saturday announced that they will fight the municipal corporation elections in Mumbai, Thane, Nagpur and other municipal corporations, zilla parishads and panchayats alone, in a huge setback to the INDIA bloc in Maharashtra. Announcing the decision to go solo, Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut said, "In an alliance, workers of individual …

INDIA bloc parties in Maharashtra blame each other for Assembly poll debacle
2 months, 2 weeks ago

INDIA bloc parties in Maharashtra blame each other for Assembly poll debacle

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: The INDIA bloc parties in Maharashtra have started blaming each other for the Assembly election debacle. Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut blamed Congress for derailing alliance partners by bargaining hard for the Assembly seats. Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar blamed Raut and state Congress president Nana Patole for delay in seat sharing, which he claimed was the reason for the …

Democracy sans opposition: Is Maharashtra already the BJP's 'shat pratishat' dream lab?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Democracy sans opposition: Is Maharashtra already the BJP's 'shat pratishat' dream lab?

New Indian Express  

The seemingly decisive turn Indian politics has taken since 2014 may have reached a major milestone in Maharashtra en route to the ultimate destination of a Hindu Rashtra characterised by an elected autocracy dominated by a single party. The apparent surrender by two of the three major Opposition parties in the state to the authority of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis …

Delhi Assembly polls: Chief Electoral Officer to inquire into AAP's complaint on Parvesh Verma, fake voters
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi Assembly polls: Chief Electoral Officer to inquire into AAP's complaint on Parvesh Verma, fake voters

India TV News  

Delhi Assembly elections: Hours after Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Atishi led a delegation to the poll authority, the Election Commission directed the CEO to get the complaint inquired into, ascertain the actual facts, and take "immediate appropriate action" as per the provisions of the Model Code of Conduct and electoral laws. An AAP delegation met the Commission on …

Congress questions CEC clean chit to electoral roll additions
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress questions CEC clean chit to electoral roll additions

The Hindu  

A day after Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar reiterated that the addition of voters to electoral rolls was a fool-proof process, the Congress on Wednesday claimed that the Election Commission appeared to have enrolled more voters in Maharashtra than the adult population of the State as estimated in a report of the National Democratic Alliance government. “We have a simple …

Over 60 pleas filed by INDIA bloc candidates challenging Maharashtra poll results
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Over 60 pleas filed by INDIA bloc candidates challenging Maharashtra poll results

India Today  

Members of the INDIA alliance claim that about 63 election petitions have been filed across various benches of the Bombay High Court in Maharashtra against discrepancies in the recently held Assembly election. Eight Congress leaders from Vidarbha — Prafull Kudade, Yashonati Thakur, Subhash Dhote, Girish Pandav, Shekhar Shende, Satish Varjurkar, and Santosh Singh Rawat — along with four leaders from …

Ajit Pawar to voters in Baramati: 'You have voted for me, does not mean you have become my master'
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Ajit Pawar to voters in Baramati: 'You have voted for me, does not mean you have become my master'

India TV News  

Ajit Pawar controversial statement: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar lost his temper during an event on Sunday, addressing the people of his constituency, Baramati. In the recently concluded Maharashtra Assembly elections, the BJP, Shiv Sena, and Nationalist Congress Party alliance, known as 'Mahayuti', secured a resounding victory, winning 230 out of 288 seats. Shinde's faction of Shiv Sena claimed …

Ajit Pawar-led NCP preparing to contest 25 seats in Delhi assembly polls
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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Ajit Pawar-led NCP preparing to contest 25 seats in Delhi assembly polls

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Keen to get the status of ‘national party’ back, the Ajit Pawar-led NCP will contest the Delhi assembly elections, scheduled to be held in February. In a major setback, the Election Commission on April 11, 2023, withdrew the national party status of the NCP on the grounds that it no longer fulfilled the eligibility criteria. The EC also revoked …

NCP (SP) MLA claims 'EVM tampering' behind Mahayuti win; BJP says immature comments
3 months ago

NCP (SP) MLA claims 'EVM tampering' behind Mahayuti win; BJP says immature comments

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: NCP lawmaker Uttam Jankar on Sunday alleged that the Mahayuti coalition won the Maharashtra assembly polls due to “EVM tampering,” a claim the BJP dismissed as “immature.” Talking to a Marathi news channel, Jankar, who won from the Malshiras assembly constituency in Solapur district, also claimed that Deputy Chief Minister and NCP head Ajit Pawar lost the Baramati seat …

Maharashtra's 40 Lakh New Voters: Cong Alleges Fraud, EC Denies. Here's the Data
3 months ago

Maharashtra's 40 Lakh New Voters: Cong Alleges Fraud, EC Denies. Here's the Data

The Quint  

The Election Commission of India, on 24 December, dismissed allegations of discrepancies in voter data in the recently concluded Maharashtra State Assembly elections. The two main issues raised by the party were: Arbitrary deletion of voters and subsequent addition of over 10,000 voters in each constituency from the final voter lists. In its response, the Commission said that considering 5 …

EC dismisses Congress’s objections, says no discrepancy in Maharashtra poll
3 months ago

EC dismisses Congress’s objections, says no discrepancy in Maharashtra poll

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai:The Election Commission has once again rejected Congress’ allegations regarding irregularities in the recently concluded Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha elections. The Maharashtra Congress has alleged of arbitrary addition and deletion of voter names from the electoral rolls in Maharashtra, where Vidhan Sabha elections were held in November. In a letter to the Election Commission on November 29, the Maharashtra Congress claimed …

‘Misleading’, ‘baseless’, says EC, rejects Congress’s claims on Maharashtra voter lists
3 months ago

‘Misleading’, ‘baseless’, says EC, rejects Congress’s claims on Maharashtra voter lists

The Hindu  

The Election Commission of India on Tuesday rejected as “factually incorrect and misleading” the Congress’s claims of “arbitrary deletion” and “subsequent addition” in electoral rolls and ruled out discrepancies in voter turnout data in the Maharashtra Assembly elections. The EC’s response came following a complaint filed by the Congress with the poll panel in November in which the party had …

EC tells Congress: 'No arbitrary deletion or addition of voters in Maharashtra polls'
3 months ago

EC tells Congress: 'No arbitrary deletion or addition of voters in Maharashtra polls'

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India on Tuesday said there were no “arbitrary additions or deletions of voters” in the recently concluded Maharashtra assembly elections, PTI reported. The EC statement is in response to Congress, which alleged “arbitrary deletion of voters” and addition of over 10,000 voters in each constituency from the final voter lists. “Inexplicable increase in voting percentages from …

Sanjay Raut hints at Uddhav Sena's solo fight in Mumbai civic polls
3 months, 1 week ago

Sanjay Raut hints at Uddhav Sena's solo fight in Mumbai civic polls

India Today  

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday hinted that his party, led by Uddhav Thackeray, may contest the upcoming Mumbai local body polls alone, without an alliance with Congress and Sharad Pawar’s NCP. Raut said that party workers are demanding to contest the Mumbai Municipal Corporation polls alone and mentioned that the party chief will take a decision after consulting …

'When You Get 100 MPs...': Omar's Jibe At Congress Over 'EVM Rigging' Allegation
3 months, 1 week ago

'When You Get 100 MPs...': Omar's Jibe At Congress Over 'EVM Rigging' Allegation

ABP News  

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday criticised INDIA bloc ally Congress over its Electronic Voting Machines rigging allegations, echoing a defence similar to that stated by BJP that a party cannot accept election results when it wins and turn around and blame EVMs after defeat. Reacting to the concerns raised by the Congress regarding the EVMs, Omar …

Shiv Sena MLAs scramble for berths ahead of Maharashtra cabinet expansion today | What we know so far
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Shiv Sena MLAs scramble for berths ahead of Maharashtra cabinet expansion today | What we know so far

Hindustan Times  

The swearing-in ceremony of the Maharashtra cabinet is expected to be held in Nagpur on Sunday evening, just a day before the winter session of the assembly begins. The announcement will come after weeks of intense discussions between Mahayuti alliance partners - BJP, Shiv Sena and the NCP - that registered a resounding victory in the Maharashtra assembly elections on …

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