'Vote for these candidates if you wish to elect secular govt,' Osman Hiroli appeals Muslims at Pune event
7 months, 2 weeks ago

'Vote for these candidates if you wish to elect secular govt,' Osman Hiroli appeals Muslims at Pune event

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: All India Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind in an event Elan-e-Lok Sabha Elections organised in Maharashtra's Pune requested the people belonging to the Muslim community to vote for four particular candidates if they wish to elect a secular government in power. Jamaat-e-Tanzim's member Osman Hiroli requested the Muslim community to vote for NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar's party candidate Supriya Sule in Baramati, Amol Kohle in Shirur, Ravindra Dhangekar in Pune, and Sanjog Waghire in Maval Lok Sabha constituency. Osman Hiroli further said that if a secular government is to be brought in the country, then it is everyone's duty to vote in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, hence the Muslim community should fulfil this duty. ALSO READ | Lok Sabha Elections: Lalu Yadav bats for Muslim reservation, hits out at BJP for its 'Jungle Raj' rhetoric

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Polarisation? Again, why only 10 Muslim MLAs in new Maharashtra assembly
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Polarisation? Again, why only 10 Muslim MLAs in new Maharashtra assembly

India Today  

Maharashtra’s Muslims—12 per cent of the state’s 125 million people but for long politically underrepresented—have 10 MLAs from the community in the new 288-member legislative assembly, the same as in 2019. The highest number of Muslim MLAs belong to the Congress, followed by the Samajwadi Party and Nationalist Congress Party of deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar. The 2009 elections to …

Muslims don’t vote for JD(U) in elections, Lalan Singh’s remark sparks political row in Bihar
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Muslims don’t vote for JD(U) in elections, Lalan Singh’s remark sparks political row in Bihar

New Indian Express  

PATNA: Senior JD leader and Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh, alias Lalan Singh, has stirred a political controversy with his remark that Muslims do not vote for his party in elections. While addressing a JD workers’ meeting in Muzaffarpur, North Bihar, Singh, a former national president of the party, argued that Muslims have not voted for JD despite the developmental …

Maharashtra election: How MVA and Mahayuti performed in Muslim-dominated seats
1 month ago

Maharashtra election: How MVA and Mahayuti performed in Muslim-dominated seats

Hindustan Times  

In the Maharashtra assembly elections, 11 constituencies with over 35 per cent Muslim voters delivered mixed results. Mumba Devi: Congress’s Amin Patel defeated Shiv Sena’s Shaina NC by 34,844 votes in a constituency with over 50 per cent Muslim voters. Follow- Election results live Akola West: Congress’s Sajid Pathan narrowly beat BJP’s Vijay Agarwal by 1,283 votes in a constituency …

Election results Highlights: CM Eknath Shinde picked as Shiv Sena's legislative leader
1 month ago

Election results Highlights: CM Eknath Shinde picked as Shiv Sena's legislative leader

Hindustan Times  

Election results live: Maharashtra minister Deepak Kesarkar said that Shiv Sena MLAs feel Eknath Shinde should continue to work as the state chief minister. Election results Highlights: In a historic mandate, the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance secured a landslide victory in Maharashtra, leaving the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi stunned. • BJP won 132 out of 148 seats it contested, with allies …

Election results Highlights: CM Eknath Shinde picked as Shiv Sena's legislative leader
1 month ago

Election results Highlights: CM Eknath Shinde picked as Shiv Sena's legislative leader

Hindustan Times  

Election results live: Maharashtra minister Deepak Kesarkar said that Shiv Sena MLAs feel Eknath Shinde should continue to work as the state chief minister. Election results Highlights: In a historic mandate, the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance secured a landslide victory in Maharashtra, leaving the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi stunned. • BJP won 132 out of 148 seats it contested, with allies …

162 votes: Victory margin for lone AIMIM winning candidate in Maharashtra polls
1 month ago

162 votes: Victory margin for lone AIMIM winning candidate in Maharashtra polls

India Today  

Just 162 votes was all that saved All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen candidate Mufti Mohammad Ismail from a defeat in the Malegaon Central Assembly seat of Maharashtra, election results announced on Saturday showed. While the Asaduddin Owaisi-led party, who fielded 14 candidates, managed to open its account in Maharashtra, its lone winning candidate secured a victory with a narrow margin as …

Maharashtra election results 2024: BJP defies odds to register stellar win in Marathwada
1 month ago

Maharashtra election results 2024: BJP defies odds to register stellar win in Marathwada

The Hindu  

Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti not only diffused the potential impact of Maratha agitation on their voter base in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra but also succeeded in getting the people’s mandate in a fiercely contested Assembly election. Maharashtra election results 2024: LIVE coverage Narratives like ‘batenge toh katenge’ and ‘ek hain toh safe hain’ narrative has worked out against the …

Maharashtra election result: Have bellwether seats cleared the test again in 2024?
1 month ago

Maharashtra election result: Have bellwether seats cleared the test again in 2024?

Firstpost  

Maharashtra election result 2024 has been in favour of BJP-led Mahayuti alliance, but did the bellwether constituencies in the state, which have in previous polls correctly voted with the popular mandate, go correct this time too? The parties which were voted and won on these four bellwether seats went on to form the government in Maharashtra that year Kandivali As …

Maharashtra Election Results 2024: Full List Of Winners With Constituencies
1 month ago

Maharashtra Election Results 2024: Full List Of Winners With Constituencies

ABP News  

Maharashtra Election Results 2024: The counting of votes for the Maharashtra Assembly elections, which was held three days ago on November 20 in a single phase, is currently underway. The BJP contested 148 constituencies while CM Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar's NCP contested 80 and 53 seats respectively. In the MVA, Congress contested the most number …

Maharashtra Election Results 2024: Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM leads in Aurangabad East, trails in 15 seats
1 month ago

Maharashtra Election Results 2024: Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM leads in Aurangabad East, trails in 15 seats

Live Mint  

Maharashtra Election Results 2024: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen led by Asaduddin Owaisi, is ahead in Aurangabad East, but trailing in fifteen constituencies. Sources within the AIMIM party said the reason behind focusing only on 16 seats was to increase the party's chances of winning, rather than expanding its base in Maharashtra. We are very sure that the seats we …

Maharashtra election results: CM Eknath Shinde claims victory in assembly polls, thanks voters
1 month ago

Maharashtra election results: CM Eknath Shinde claims victory in assembly polls, thanks voters

Firstpost  

Assembly Elections 2024 Result Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde thanked his supporters as Mahayuti is set for a landslide victory in the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly Elections. #WATCH | Thane | Maharashtra CM & Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde and his party leaders celebrate with 'ladoos' as Mahayuti is set to form govt in the state pic.twitter.com/HisjKYQTor — ANI November 23, …

Election results: Politicians react as Mahayuti wins big in Maharashtra, JMM in Jharkhand
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1 month ago

Election results: Politicians react as Mahayuti wins big in Maharashtra, JMM in Jharkhand

Live Mint  

The counting of votes for the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections took place on Saturday — with the Mahayuti alliance and the JMM winning the polls. Here's what political parties say about the crucial elections On Maharashtra elections, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said on Friday, "The results will be out tomorrow. Exuding confidence, Jharkhand BJP leader Babulal Marandi said, …

Election Results LIVE: Buldhana, Chikhli and Jalgaon (Jamod) seats in Buldhana district, Maharashtra
1 month ago

Election Results LIVE: Buldhana, Chikhli and Jalgaon (Jamod) seats in Buldhana district, Maharashtra

Hindustan Times  

Live By Live updates on election results for Buldhana, Chikhli and Jalgaon assembly seats in Buldhana district. Track vote counting trends announced by the Election Commission for these seats in the Maharashtra assembly elections. L to R: BJP's Jalgaon Jamod seat candidate Sanjay Kutre, Congress's Chikhri seat candidate Rahul Bondre The Election Commission is announcing results for Buldhana, Chikhli and …

Election Results LIVE: Akola East, Akola West, Akot, Balapur and Murtizapur seats in Akola district, Maharashtra
1 month ago

Election Results LIVE: Akola East, Akola West, Akot, Balapur and Murtizapur seats in Akola district, Maharashtra

Hindustan Times  

Live By Live updates on election results for Akola East, Akola West, Akot, Balapur and Murtizapur assembly seats in Akola district. Track vote counting trends announced by the Election Commission for these seats in the Maharashtra assembly elections. Shiv Sena's Balapur candidate Baliram Siraskar The Election Commission is announcing results for Akola East, Akola West, Akot, Balapur and Murtizapur seats …

Yavatmal Election 2024 Results Live: Wani, Ralegaon, Arni & other constituencies counting begins soon
1 month ago

Yavatmal Election 2024 Results Live: Wani, Ralegaon, Arni & other constituencies counting begins soon

Hindustan Times  

Yavatmal Election 2024 Results Live: The Election Commission is announcing results for Wani, Ralegaon, Yavatmal, Digras, Arni, Pusad, Umarkhed seats in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra today. Maharashtra has been in a state of political flux since the last assembly elections in 2019, marked by significant splits in key parties, including the Shiv Sena in 2022 and the NCP in 2023. …

Assembly Election Results LIVE: Dhule City, Dhule Rural, Jalgaon City, Jalgaon Rural and Shrigonda, Maharashtra
1 month ago

Assembly Election Results LIVE: Dhule City, Dhule Rural, Jalgaon City, Jalgaon Rural and Shrigonda, Maharashtra

Live Mint  

The Election Commission is announcing results for Dhule City, Dhule Rural, Jalgaon City, Jalgaon Rural and Shrigonda seats in North Maharashtra district of Maharashtra today. The 2024 assembly election results come against the backdrop of multiple political upheavals in the state. A subsequent split in the Shiv Sena saw one of its two factions joining the BJP -led Mahayuti and …

Assembly Election Results LIVE: Akola East, Amravati, Bhandara, Chandrapur and Murtizapur seats in Maharashtra
1 month ago

Assembly Election Results LIVE: Akola East, Amravati, Bhandara, Chandrapur and Murtizapur seats in Maharashtra

Live Mint  

The Election Commission is announcing results for Akola East, Amravati, Bhandara, Chandrapur and Murtizapur seats in Vidharbha district of Maharashtra today. The 2024 assembly election results come against the backdrop of multiple political upheavals in the state. A subsequent split in the Shiv Sena saw one of its two factions joining the BJP -led Mahayuti and forming the government in …

Sangli election results LIVE: Candidates list, previous results
1 month ago

Sangli election results LIVE: Candidates list, previous results

Hindustan Times  

Live By Sangli election results LIVE: The Election Commission will be announcing results for Miraj, Sangli, Islampur, Shirala, Palus-Kadegaon, Khanapur, Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal, and Jath seats in Sangli district of Maharashtra today. Sangli election results LIVE: Local commuters in queue for casting their vote for Sangli constituency of Assembly election at Sangli on Wednesday. Sangli election results LIVE: The Election Commission …

Kopri-Pachpakhadi Assembly Election Result LIVE: Will CM Eknath Shinde win against Kedar Dighe (Sena UBT)?
1 month ago

Kopri-Pachpakhadi Assembly Election Result LIVE: Will CM Eknath Shinde win against Kedar Dighe (Sena UBT)?

India TV News  

Kopri-Pachpakhadi Assembly Election Result 2024: The counting of votes for the Maharashtra Assembly elections is set to begin at 8 am on Saturday. The constituency witnessed a contest between Shiv Sena leader and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Kedar Dighe. In the last Assembly election in 2019, Eknath Shinde won the Kopri-Pachpakhadi seat, defeating Ghasigaonkar Sanjay Pandurang of Congress. …

Hindu BJP candidate trounces 11 Muslims in UP. What led to his massive win?
1 month ago

Hindu BJP candidate trounces 11 Muslims in UP. What led to his massive win?

India Today  

Amid BJP's rallying cry of "ek hain to safe hain", the saffron party has pulled off an unprecedented poll stunner by winning the Uttar Pradesh Kundarki Assembly seat, a Muslim dominant region, in the recently-concluded by-election, courtesy - Ramveer Thakur. According to the Election Commission of India, Ramveer Thakur defeated 11 of his contenders from the Muslim community in Kundarki, …

BJP sweeps UP bypolls, wins seven of nine seats; SP suffers setback in Dalit, Muslim-majority seats
1 month ago

BJP sweeps UP bypolls, wins seven of nine seats; SP suffers setback in Dalit, Muslim-majority seats

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: After facing a humiliating defeat in recent Lok Sabha polls, the ruling BJP managed to salvage its pride by sweeping the bypoll to nine assembly constituencies winning seven of them on Saturday. While Moradabad’s Kundarki, the stronghold of senior SP leader late Shafiqur Rehman Barq, is a Muslim-dominated seat, Katehri in Ambedkar Nagar has a substantial chunk of Dalit …

Maharashtra polls: Mixed bag for MVA, Mahayuti in Muslim-dominated seats
1 month ago

Maharashtra polls: Mixed bag for MVA, Mahayuti in Muslim-dominated seats

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: It was a mixed bag for 11 seats with more than 35 per cent Muslim voters, where six candidates of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi emerged victorious in the Maharashtra Assembly polls on Saturday, while four seats went to the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance. The Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehad Muslimeen, which is not aligned with either of the coalitions, …

Elections 2024: Maharashtra, Jharkhand Brace For Results Today In Mahayuti Vs MVA, INDIA Vs NDA Battles
1 month ago

Elections 2024: Maharashtra, Jharkhand Brace For Results Today In Mahayuti Vs MVA, INDIA Vs NDA Battles

ABP News  

Election Results 2024: The counting of votes for the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections as well will commence at 8 am on Saturday, with the battle lines drawn between the ruling BJP-led Mahayuti coalition and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance in Maharashtra and a high-octane NDA vs INDIA battle in the tribal state. Senior Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat expressed …

Maharashtra polls: Increase in voter turnout fuels hope in Mahayuti, MVA
1 month ago

Maharashtra polls: Increase in voter turnout fuels hope in Mahayuti, MVA

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: An impressive voter turnout across the state in the assembly elections, marked by a rise by around 4.5% over 2019 has fuelled optimism among leaders of both the ruling Mahayuti and opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi that the results will swing in their favour. An impressive voter turnout across the state in the assembly elections, marked by a rise by …

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: ‘Democracy can wait, but waist cannot,’ Billionaire slams elites who may not vote
1 month ago

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: ‘Democracy can wait, but waist cannot,’ Billionaire slams elites who may not vote

Live Mint  

A Mumbai billionaire has criticised the city's elites, accusing them of being reluctant to step out and vote as Maharashtra goes to the polls today. Voting for the single-phase Maharashtra Assembly elections began at 7 am on Wednesday and will conclude at 6 pm, with polling taking place across 288 assembly constituencies. After all, democracy can wait, but the waist …

Maharashtra Election 2024 LIVE Updates: Voting Across 288 Constituencies Begin
1 month ago

Maharashtra Election 2024 LIVE Updates: Voting Across 288 Constituencies Begin

News 18  

Maharashtra Election 2024 LIVE Updates: All 288 constituencies of Maharashtra is going to polls today in a high-stakes clash between the ruling Mahayuti alliance and the Maha Vikas Aghadi. The Mahayuti alliance – comprising of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party are looking to retain power. Prominent faces in the campaign were Prime Minister …

Maharashtra elections: How to find your nearest polling booth
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1 month ago

Maharashtra elections: How to find your nearest polling booth

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra and Jharkhand are set to cast their votes for the state assembly elections on Wednesday, November 20. The counting of votes for both Maharashtra and Jharkhand will take place on November 23. The Mahayuti alliance, comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, and Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party is one key contender. Meanwhile, Jharkhand has already voted …

Maharashtra Election 2024: High-octane campaign wraps up; 97 million voters to choose between Mahayuti and MVA
1 month ago

Maharashtra Election 2024: High-octane campaign wraps up; 97 million voters to choose between Mahayuti and MVA

Live Mint  

The high-ocatane election campaign for the Maharashtra assembly polls ended on Monday. The election campaign saw prominent leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and many Union ministers crisscrossing the state to garner votes. The Mahayuti, comprising the BJP, Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, and the Nationalist …

Candidates reach out to voters on last day of campaigning
1 month ago

Candidates reach out to voters on last day of campaigning

Hindustan Times  

Pune: All candidates from the eight assembly seats of Pune city tried to reach maximum voters by holding various rallies on Monday, the last day for campaign. All candidates from the eight assembly seats of Pune city tried to reach maximum voters by holding various rallies on Monday, the last day for campaign. ) Wrestler Vinesh Phogat participated in the …

Maharashtra elections 2024: Caste, religion, class... all variables matter in Aurangabad
1 month ago

Maharashtra elections 2024: Caste, religion, class... all variables matter in Aurangabad

The Hindu  

If the variable “effective number of parties” — which measures the competitive party contestants in any constituency — is considered for all seats in Maharashtra, then the three constituencies of Aurangabad city — its East and Central seats in particular — might be among the top. To complicate matters, the other strong political force in the constituency – the All …

Maharashtra Assembly Elections: 4,136 Candidates In Fray, Over 2,000 Independents Contesting
1 month, 1 week ago

Maharashtra Assembly Elections: 4,136 Candidates In Fray, Over 2,000 Independents Contesting

ABP News  

Mumbai, Nov 14 : A total of 4,136 candidates are in the fray for the November 20 Maharashtra assembly elections, a rise of 27.7 per cent over the number five years ago. Of the ruling Mahayuti alliance, the Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded 149 candidates, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena has fielded 81 candidates, and deputy CM Ajit Pawar-led …

Election cycle starts with voting in Jharkhand today
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1 month, 1 week ago

Election cycle starts with voting in Jharkhand today

Hindustan Times  

Ranchi: Jharkhand will kick off crucial assembly elections on Wednesday as 13.7 million people across 43 of its 81 seats will vote in the first phase of polls and bypolls will be held in 32 seats across 10 states, marking the beginning of a high-stakes round of contests. The BJP suffered some setbacks in these regions during the Lok Sabha …

Jamshedpur West Assembly Election 2024: Will JD-U's Saryu Roy regain his seat from Congress's Banna Gupta?
1 month, 1 week ago

Jamshedpur West Assembly Election 2024: Will JD-U's Saryu Roy regain his seat from Congress's Banna Gupta?

India TV News  

Jamshedpur West Assembly Election 2024: The Jamshedpur West Assembly constituency is set for a high-stakes battle in the 2024 elections, as JDU's Sarya Roy is set to face Congress's Banna Gupta. Key candidates The key candidates for the Jamshedpur West are Congress-sitting MLA Banna Gupta, and JDU leader Saryu Roy among others. Jamshedpur West Constituency Demographic Profile As per data …

Maharashtra Elections 2024 Live: PM Modi Accuses Congress of Dividing People On Caste Lines
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra Elections 2024 Live: PM Modi Accuses Congress of Dividing People On Caste Lines

News 18  

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 Live Updates: The election campaign is set to intensify with less than two weeks left for polling in Maharashtra. Addressed a rally in Maharashtra’s Dhule today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Congress of pitting one caste against another and asked people to stay united, saying “Ek hai, toh safe hai.” “ Modi quipped that the …

Meet Marathi Muslim Seva Sangh (MMSS), NGO practicing 'vote jihad', instigating hatred, fear among Muslims to vote against BJP
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Meet Marathi Muslim Seva Sangh (MMSS), NGO practicing 'vote jihad', instigating hatred, fear among Muslims to vote against BJP

Op India  

On Friday, 8th November, BJP’s Kirit Somaiya filed a police complaint at Mulund Police station in Maharashtra’s Mumbai against the Marathi Muslim Seva Sangh alleging them of practising vote jihad ahead of the state assembly elections, voting for which is scheduled to happen on 20th November. It has come to the fore that around 180 NGOs are working on the …

Jamaat-e-Islami helping Priyanka in Wayanad bypoll: Pinarayi Vijayan
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Jamaat-e-Islami helping Priyanka in Wayanad bypoll: Pinarayi Vijayan

Op India  

Kerala Chief Minister and seasoned Communist Party of India leader Pinarayi Vijayan raised the involvement of Jamaat-e-Islami’s participation in the Wayanad Lok Sabha by-election on 7th November. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the general secretary of the Congress, was accused by him of contesting the Wayanad by-election with support from Jamaat-e-Islami after Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition of Lok Sabha vacated …

Maharashtra election 2024: PM Modi targets opposition over Marathi language
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra election 2024: PM Modi targets opposition over Marathi language

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra election 2024 highlights: Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj during a public meeting for the Maharashtra Assembly elections, in Nashik on Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold nine rallies across Maharashtra this week, starting with his first in Dhule on Friday, as part of the BJP's campaign for the state assembly elections. Opposing them …

Fight for driver's seat in MVA 'gaadi': PM's dig over chief minister candidate
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Fight for driver's seat in MVA 'gaadi': PM's dig over chief minister candidate

India Today  

With less than a month left for the Maharashtra elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday tore into the Opposition over who will be the Chief Ministerial face of the Maha Vikas Aghadi, saying that there is infighting as to "who will sit on the driver's seat." Highlighting the five years of political upheaval which witnessed several governments and alliances …

Islampur Assembly elections 2024: Constituency profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidates
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Islampur Assembly elections 2024: Constituency profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidates

India TV News  

Islampur Assembly constituency, located in Maharashtra, was created as a result of the 2008 delimitation of Assembly seats. The redrawing of boundaries in 2008 aimed to better represent the population distribution, and Islampur has since been a key constituency in the state’s legislative assembly elections. Islampur Assembly Elections 2024: Poll date The Islampur constituency in Maharashtra will go to the …

PM to address nine election rallies across Maharashtra, starting today
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

PM to address nine election rallies across Maharashtra, starting today

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address nine rallies over a week in Maharashtra as part of the BJP’s campaign effort for the State Assembly polls. The State Bharatiya Janata Party said in a statement on Thursday that the PM will also hold a roadshow in Pune on November 12. Modi will then address rallies on November 14 at three places …

Maharashtra Elections 2024: Congress Leader Balasaheb Thorat Predicts MVA Victory, Slams BJP’s Governance
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra Elections 2024: Congress Leader Balasaheb Thorat Predicts MVA Victory, Slams BJP’s Governance

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 07, 2024 10:27 IST - 9 MINS READ Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat is a veteran politician who has been an MLA from the Sangamner constituency in Ahilyanagar district, Maharashtra, since 1985. If Maha Vikas Aghadi comes into power in the upcoming Assembly election, and the Congress gets a greater number of seats, Thorat could be a strong …

Maharashtra polls: Over 180 NGOs work to enrol Muslim voters, increase awareness
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra polls: Over 180 NGOs work to enrol Muslim voters, increase awareness

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: At least 180 NGOs and organisations have been working for months among Muslim voters to increase the community’s voter turnout, an endeavour that had positive results in the Lok Sabha polls. “This resulted in raising the voter turnout to over 60% in the Lok Sabha election, around 15% higher than the average in previous elections,” said Fakir Mehmood Thakur, …

Maharashtra Election: 420 candidates vie for 36 Mumbai seats on November 20
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra Election: 420 candidates vie for 36 Mumbai seats on November 20

Live Mint  

As many as 4,140 candidates are in the fray for 288 Maharashtra assembly seats voting on November 20. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led faction of Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar-led faction of Nationalist Congress Party are part of Maharashtra's ruling NDA bloc led by the BJP in Maharashtra. The alliance is contesting against the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi grouping comprising the …

Mahayuti Allies to Resolve Rebel Troubles: Eknath Shinde
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mahayuti Allies to Resolve Rebel Troubles: Eknath Shinde

India Today  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde expressed confidence that the Mahayuti alliance will find a way to address the issue of rebels contesting against the alliance's candidates in Assembly polls. He said that senior leaders of the Mahayuti alliance will sit and decide the way forward before the last date of filing nominations.

Shaina NC to Contest on Shiv Sena Ticket in Maharashtra Assembly Election
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Shaina NC to Contest on Shiv Sena Ticket in Maharashtra Assembly Election

ABP News  

The Shiv Sena has released its third list of 15 candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections on Monday. Among the notable names is BJP leader Shaina NC, who is set to contest on a Shiv Sena ticket from the Mumbadevi Assembly constituency. The party has also nominated several other candidates, including Milind Deora, Rajendra Vithal Raut, and Sanjay Nirupam.

BSP Fielded Muslim and Upper Caste Candidates in Uttar Pradesh Assembly Bypolls
1 month, 4 weeks ago

BSP Fielded Muslim and Upper Caste Candidates in Uttar Pradesh Assembly Bypolls

Hindustan Times  

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has fielded a list of eight candidates for the Uttar Pradesh assembly bypolls, including two Muslims, two upper castes, two Dalits, and two Brahmins. This move comes despite Mayawati having blamed Muslims for rallying around the SP-Congress alliance in the 2024 Lok Sabha election and causing her party's defeat.

Shiv Sena Releases First List of 45 Candidates for Maharashtra Assembly Polls
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2 months ago

Shiv Sena Releases First List of 45 Candidates for Maharashtra Assembly Polls

New Indian Express  

The Shiv Sena has released its first list of 45 candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly polls. The party has re-nominated almost all the MLAs who backed Eknath Shinde when he led a revolt against the then-Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in June 2022. The party has fielded ministers from various constituencies, including those who were previously dropped by the previous …

Haryana's Hindu Dominance Fuels BJP's Momentum, While Jammu's Results Underscore the Rise of Hindu Nationalism
2 months, 1 week ago

Haryana's Hindu Dominance Fuels BJP's Momentum, While Jammu's Results Underscore the Rise of Hindu Nationalism

Hindustan Times  

Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir election results mark a watershed moment in Indian politics. The BJP's return to power in Haryana, a state with a rich historical context, is a significant victory for the party. The results also dealt a blow to the Congress, which had been hoping to regain its footing in the state. The assembly election results have …

Maharashtra elections: Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi announces first list of 11 candidates, including a transgender
3 months ago

Maharashtra elections: Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi announces first list of 11 candidates, including a transgender

Hindustan Times  

The Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi on Saturday announced its first list of 11 candidates, including a transgender, for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections. VBA president Prakash Ambedkar, who announced the candidates at a press conference in Mumbai, said Shamibha Patil, a transgender from the Leva Patil community, will contest the Raver assembly seat in Jalgaon district. HT Image The VBA’s other …

Cong Muslim, Dalit leaders demand fair representation in assembly polls
3 months, 1 week ago

Cong Muslim, Dalit leaders demand fair representation in assembly polls

Hindustan Times  

Pune: Muslim candidates in Pune are pushing the Congress to give them representation in the upcoming assembly polls. Senior state leaders, including Nana Patole, Prithviraj Chavan, and Sushilkumar Shinde, heard the demands of Muslim aspirants seeking party tickets at the meeting held for western Maharashtra at Congress Bhavan recently. Despite having significant Muslim voter base in constituencies like Hadapsar and …

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