NCP’s Chhagan Bhujbal says he rejected RS seat offer week before Maharashtra Cabinet expansion
1 week 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 in Nashik district, said he rejected the Rajya Sabha seat proposal as it would amount to betrayal with his assembly constituency which he won in the State polls last month. Mr. Bhujbal said he had not spoken to NCP head and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar after being denied the State Cabinet berth. ‘I cannot be finished off’ Mr. Bhujbal, who served as the food and civil supplies minister in the previous Mahayuti government, said he was upset at not being included in the new cabinet.

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

Maharashtra Cabinet: Will Chhagan Bhujbal quit Ajit Pawar’s NCP? Rumours swirl around OBC leader
6 days, 14 hours ago

Maharashtra Cabinet: Will Chhagan Bhujbal quit Ajit Pawar’s NCP? Rumours swirl around OBC leader

Live Mint  

Senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal has openly lashed out at party chief Ajit Pawar, voicing his dissatisfaction with the way the party is being run. “Where peace is absent, there is no reason to remain,” Bhujbal told reporters on Tuesday, alleging that he was not inducted into the Cabinet even though Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was keen on his inclusion. …

Rift in Ajit Pawar’s NCP? Chhagan Bhujbal’s BIG ‘jahan nahi chaina’ remark amid Cabinet snub
6 days, 17 hours ago

Rift in Ajit Pawar’s NCP? Chhagan Bhujbal’s BIG ‘jahan nahi chaina’ remark amid Cabinet snub

Live Mint  

Chhagan Bhujbal is unhappy after being left out of the state cabinet, which was expanded on Sunday in Nagpur, and he is making sure that the world knows about it. The senior Mahayuti leader triggered speculation about his future plans by saying, “Jahan nahi chain, wahan nahi rahna.” A day later, the NCP stalwart took a jibe at Ajit Pawar …

Am I a Toy?: NCP's Bhujbal Asks Party
1 week ago

Am I a Toy?: NCP's Bhujbal Asks Party

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: After being denied cabinet berth in the Devendra Fadnavis-led government, disgruntled senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal on Tuesday slammed senior party leader Praful Patel and Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar asking whether he was a toy in their hands. Mr. Bhujbal also claimed that chief minister Devendra Fadnavis wanted him to be part of his cabinet. Speaking with …

Is NCP's Chhagan Bhujbal upset over not getting berth in Devendra Fadnavis' Maharashtra Cabinet?
1 week ago

Is NCP's Chhagan Bhujbal upset over not getting berth in Devendra Fadnavis' Maharashtra Cabinet?

India TV News  

National Communist Party's Chhagan Bhujbal has reportedly left for Nashik in the middle of the Winter Session of the Maharashtra Assembly. A total of 39 legislators from Mahayuti allies were sworn in on Sunday in the first cabinet expansion of the 10-day-old Devendra Fadnavis-led ministry including 16 new faces, while 10 former ministers were excluded. While the BJP secured 19 …

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

Rejected RS seat offer week before Maharashtra cabinet expansion: NCP's Chhagan Bhujbal
1 week ago

Rejected RS seat offer week before Maharashtra cabinet expansion: NCP's Chhagan Bhujbal

New Indian Express  

NAGPUR: Senior NCP 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. Talking to reporters in Nagpur on Monday, Bhujbal, the legislator from Yeola in Nashik district, said he rejected the Rajya Sabha seat proposal as …

Maharashtra cabinet expansion: Overlooked for berth, Shiv Sena MLA Narendra Bhondekar quits party posts
Top News
1 week, 1 day ago

Maharashtra cabinet expansion: Overlooked for berth, Shiv Sena MLA Narendra Bhondekar quits party posts

The Hindu  

Shiv Sena MLA Narendra Bhondekar has resigned from all party posts while expressing disappointment at not being included in the Maharashtra cabinet. Speaking to reporters in Bhandara on Sunday, Mr. Bhondekar, who was the Shiv Sena's deputy leader and co-ordinator for eastern Vidarbha districts, claimed his party head and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde had promised him a cabinet berth. …

Maharashtra polls: We forgave Bhujbal for ‘mistakes’ but he betrayed us, says Sharad Pawar
1 month, 1 week ago

Maharashtra polls: We forgave Bhujbal for ‘mistakes’ but he betrayed us, says Sharad Pawar

Hindustan Times  

Yevla: Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday came down heavily on his former colleague and cabinet minister Chhagan Bhujbal for betraying his ideology and his party, while urging people to teach him a lesson in the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections. Addressing thousands of people who had gathered for the NCP rally in support of its candidate, Manikrao Shinde, …

‘I wish to become MP’: Is Chhagan Bhujbal upset? What NCP leader says as party nominates Sunetra Pawar for RS polls
6 months, 1 week 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 …

NCP swapped Satara with BJP for Rajya Sabha seat: Ajit Pawar
7 months, 3 weeks ago

NCP swapped Satara with BJP for Rajya Sabha seat: Ajit Pawar

Hindustan Times  

Pune: The Nationalist Congress Party has swapped the Satara Lok Sabha seat with the Bharatiya Janata Party for a Rajya Sabha seat, said Ajit Pawar on Tuesday. NCP has swapped the Satara Lok Sabha seat with BJP for a Rajya Sabha seat, said Ajit Pawar on Tuesday. Speaking to a Marathi news channel, Ajit said that while the Satara Lok …

Bhujbal opts out of Nashik battle but seat still a bone of contention
8 months 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 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 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, 1 week 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, …

Sharad Pawar’s NCP names its candidates for Beed and Bhiwandi
8 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal Gets Death Threat, Letter Claims Rs 50-Lakh Contract
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal Gets Death Threat, Letter Claims Rs 50-Lakh Contract

ABP News  

NCP leader and Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal, who switched over to the BJP-led NDA along with Ajit Pawar in July last year, has said that he has received a threat letter. Bhujbal, the Food and Civil Supplies Minister in Maharashtra, said, "I did receive a threat letter which read that a contract of Rs 50 lakh has been given to …

Maha Dy CM Ajit Pawar Appoints Sameer Bhujbal as Mumbai Chief of His Faction of NCP
1 year, 2 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 …

Parliament Budget Session Highlights March 13
1 year, 9 months ago

Parliament Budget Session Highlights March 13

The Hindu  

Both Houses of Parliament adjourned till tomorrow amid chaos— Lok Sabha saw Opposition members protesting and gathering in the well of the House after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi demanded an apology from Rahul Gandhi over his speech in London. Lok Sabha | 2:10 p.m. Lok Sabha adjourned till 11 a.m. on Tuesday As members …

News Analysis | Denial of Rajya Sabha seat to R.C.P. Singh reveals unease in BJP-JD(U) alliance
2 years, 6 months ago

News Analysis | Denial of Rajya Sabha seat to R.C.P. Singh reveals unease in BJP-JD(U) alliance

The Hindu  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s denial of a Rajya Sabha seat to his party leader and Union Minister R.C.P. On the face of it, Mr. Kumar is well within his rights to nominate any suitable candidate to the Rajya Sabha, but denying Mr. Singh, a Union Minister, is much more than a technicality. According to those in the know, Mr. …

Prominent Maratha leader Sambhaji Chhatrapati pulls out of Rajya Sabha poll race
2 years, 6 months ago

Prominent Maratha leader Sambhaji Chhatrapati pulls out of Rajya Sabha poll race

Firstpost  

Chhatrapati accused Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray of breaking his promise on providing Shiv Sena’s support for his second term in the Upper House of Parliament Mumbai: Sambhaji Chhatrapati, a descendant of Shivaji Maharaj and prominent Maratha leader, on Friday pulled out of the race for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls, days after he announced that he would contest the …

Steel Minister R.C.P. Singh's fate hangs in the balance of JD(U)-BJP relations
2 years, 7 months ago

Steel Minister R.C.P. Singh's fate hangs in the balance of JD(U)-BJP relations

The Hindu  

With just a week to go before the final deadline to file nominations for Rajya Sabha elections scheduled for June, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar continues to keep Union Steel Minister R.C.P. The announcement will be made at the right time.” Significantly, despite, speculations being rife in Bihar on Mr. Singh’s uncertain future, Mr. Kumar chose not to settle the …

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