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Ajit Pawar breaks records as deputy CM, but his long quest for the top job remains unfulfilled

Ajit Pawar took oath as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister for a record sixth time on Thursday, having demonstrated the invaluable political lessons learned from his uncle — veteran politician, current Opposition leader, and four-time Chief Minister Sharad Pawar — even though the top job still remains elusive. Now, Mr. Ajit Pawar has emerged as the “strongest player”, securing 41 Assembly …

Maharashtra Congress Election Chief Minister Shiv Sena Mahayuti Lok Sabha

1 month ago

No more Pawar play? Is Sharad Pawar losing his grip on Maharashtra politics?

Firstpost

The Maha Vikas Aghadi has been blown away in the Maharashtra polls by the ruling Mahayuti, which has come roaring back to power. Let’s take a closer look: Worst poll performance According to Economic Times, this is Pawar’s worst poll performance ever in his decades of political experience. Pawar’s NCP also trails Ajit’s NCP in the 26 seats which both …

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1 month ago

Baramati’s battle: In last rallies, Sharad Pawar asks for new blood, Ajit seeks continuity

Hindustan Times

As the curtains fell on the campaigning for Maharashtra’s November 20 assembly polls, Baramati on Monday witnessed an electrifying showdown. Sharad Pawar, patriarch of the Pawar clan, made a fervent pitch for his grandnephew Yugendra Pawar, while Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar appealed to voters to reject emotional overtures and focus on continuity. Unlike his speeches at other rallies, Sharad …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Battle royale Maharashtra: Eight prestige seats that may go down to the wire

India Today

Battle royales and grudge matches are at play in the intense contest for power in Maharashtra, India’s most industrialised state. As the nominee of the undivided Shiv Sena, Thackeray got a cakewalk of sorts when Sachin Ahir, an ex-MLA from the seat and a former minister from the Nationalist Congress Party, joined the Shiv Sena. While the BJP was eager …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Ajit Pawar predicts Maharashtra assembly election results for Mahayuti alliance

Hindustan Times

Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Monday predicted that the ruling Mahayuti alliance will win more than 175 seats in the upcoming assembly elections. Besides Ajit Pawar's NCP, the Mahayuti alliance comprises Bharatiya Janata Party and chief minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. Ajit Pawar-led NCP manifesto On November 6, the NCP unveiled its manifesto for the Maharashtra elections, promising …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Maharashtra Assembly polls: Sena faces Sena on 49 seats, NCP vs NCP on 36 seats

The Hindu

Two Shiv Senas and two Nationalist Congress Parties will be in the poll fray in Maharashtra come November 20, facing each other on 85 seats in total. Here are five key seats which will witness the most intense battle Kopri Pachpakhadi - Eknath Shinde Vs Kedar Dighe Shiv Sena leader and incumbent CM Eknath Shinde is seeking a fourth term …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Husband vs wife, uncle vs nephew: Families battle their own in Maharashtra

Deccan Chronicle

Amid parties accusing rivals of promoting dynastic politics, the November 20 Maharashtra assembly polls will see brothers, cousins and father-children in the fray, with members of the same family taking on each other in some seats.In one constituency, the battle is between husband and wife, while another seat has an uncle and nephew pitted against each other.In the high stakes …

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Maharashtra elections see family rivalries play out: Husbands vs wives, uncles vs nephews

Hindustan Times

Amid parties accusing rivals of promoting dynastic politics, the November 20 Maharashtra assembly polls will see brothers, cousins and father-children in the fray, with members of the same family taking on each other in some seats. In the Kannad constituency in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, independent candidate Harshwardhan Jadhav is pitted against his estranged wife and Shiv Sena candidate Sanjana Jadhav, the …

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NCP Announces 38 Candidates for Maharashtra Assembly Elections

ABP News

Maharashtra's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has released its first list of 38 candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections. The party will contest the Baramati seat, with Ajit Pawar set to contest from the Baramati constituency. Additionally, Pawar will also contest the Yeola seat with Chaggan Bhjbal, and Dilip Walse Patil will contest the Ambegaon seat.

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NCP Announces Ajit Pawar as Candidate for Baramati Assembly Election

Hindustan Times

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has released its first list of candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections. The party will contest the elections in an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena. The party has nominated Ajit Pawar to contest from the family bastion Baramati. Other candidates include Manisha Ravindra Waykar, Suhas Dwarkanath Kande, Pradip Shivnarayan Jaiswal, …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Pune: Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar's Snub To ‘Eknath Ganesh Festival’ Sparks Shiv Sena-NCP Faceoff

ABP News

Pune, Sep 10 Shiv Sena Pune district president Surendra Jeware on Tuesday covered a cut-out of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar with a black cloth after the latter failed to attend a Ganesh festival organised by him, triggering a protest by the Nationalist Congress Party. As tension prevailed, police intervene and detained Jeware, who has organised the Ganesh festival …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra Polls: Sanjay Raut Predicts Ajit Pawar's Defeat From This Seat, Says 'His Remorse Is Of No Use’

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Mumbai: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Monday said there is no point in Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar "repenting" some of his political actions and claimed the NCP leader would lose the upcoming assembly poll from his home turf Baramati. Raut's remarks came after Ajit Pawar recently admitted publicly that he had made a mistake by fielding his …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Divided by rivalry, united in ambition

Hindustan Times

In Maharashtra politics, the fiercest rivals now are Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and chief minister Eknath Shinde. NCP chief Sharad Pawar, who had suggested Thackeray’s name for the top job when the MVA government was formed in 2019, has not supported Shiv Sena demand so far. With senior IAS officer I S Chahal appointed additional chief secretary last week, …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Made a mistake: Ajit Pawar on fielding wife against cousin in Baramati polls

India Today

Underlining that politics shouldn't be allowed to enter homes, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has said he made a mistake by pitting his wife against his cousin Supriya Sule in the Baramati Lok Sabha polls. In an interview with a Marathi news channel, Ajit Pawar, who is on a statewide 'Jan Samman Yatra', said the decision taken by the …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Why Bhujbal landed unannounced at Sharad Pawar’s home

Hindustan Times

A day after he suggested--without naming him-- that Sharad Pawar was out to “set Maharashtra on fire” over the quota issue, Chhagan Bhujbal landed at his former boss’s Mumbai home and requested the 83-year-old Pawar to take the lead in defusing tensions in the state. Bhujbal’s conciliatory visit to Sharad Pawar’s home surprised many in the government especially after his …

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5 months, 1 week ago

NCP sounds poll bugle from Baramati, intends to take welfare schemes to people

Hindustan Times

Nationalist Congress Party on Sunday sounded bugle for the upcoming assembly polls in Maharashtra with senior leaders urging workers to take welfare schemes announced in the recently presented budget to people. Pawar said the Ladki Bahin scheme, and measures like three free LPG cylinders, free college education for girls, free electricity for farmers. NCP sounds poll bugle from Baramati, intends …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

In Maharashtra, Muslims mobilized specifically to defeat BJP, fatwas were issued

Op India

The results of the current Lok Sabha Elections were wild in the state of Maharashtra with the Muslims extending support to parties other than BJP. Alarm was raised by Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis pic.twitter.com/0V0mQMA51U — Megh Updates 🚨™ June 7, 2024 ‘Fatwas helped Shiv Sena win seats in Mumbai’: Deepak Kesarkar Shiv Sena leader and Maharashtra minister Deepak Kesarkar, a …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra election results 2024: After drubbing, a rocky road ahead for Ajit Pawar, Eknath Shinde?

The Hindu

With Maharashtra witnessing a wipeout of a Lok Sabha outcome, the results have been a near-decimation for Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s ruling Nationalist Congress Party faction, while the performance of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena left a lot to be desired. Mr. Fadnavis had, however, always maintained that the BJP’s alliance with Ajit Pawar’s NCP is “strategic” and …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Sule wins Baramati for fourth time; Kolhe, Barne retain seats

Hindustan Times

With the exception of the Pune Lok Sabha seat, three other seats in the district including Baramati, Shirur and Maval saw incumbent MPs retain their seats in the 2024 general elections. In Shirur, despite a strong challenge from Ajit Pawar and the Bharatiya Janata Party, voters elected sitting MP Amol Kolhe for the second consecutive time. I thank all those …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Exit polls predict 17 seats for BJP in Maharashtra, 9 to 14 for Thackeray camp; setback for Ajit Pawar

Live Mint

Exit polls 2024: For Maharashtra, one of the most keenly watched states, exit polls have predicted nearly equal victories for the main opposing parties Various exit polls on the Lok Sabha election have predicted that Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti will get 22 to 35 seats, while Maha Vikas Aghadi 15 to 26 seats in Maharashtra, a keenly watched state. According …

Maharashtra Congress Shiv Sena Mahayuti Lok Sabha Sena Pawar

7 months, 1 week ago

Ajit’s ‘absence’ from poll campaign sparks speculation of turmoil in NCP faction

The Hindu

With Nationalist Congress Party leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar skipping campaigning during the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha election, speculation is rife about the rebel NCP faction being in turmoil. The NCP leader had even skipped Prime Minister Modi’s roadshow in Ghatkopar on May 15, triggering rumours about Mr. Ajit being allegedly upset at the way …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Shadow of Maratha quota agitation, Pawar vs Pawar fight loom large in Maharashtra’s poll arena in fourth phase

The Hindu

The spectre of the Maratha quota agitation hovers over several electoral battles as 11 key seats in Maharashtra go to polls in phase four of the general election on May 13. The seats that are located in the State’s arid, economically backward Marathwada region, the prosperous western part and north Maharashtra, will also feel the effect of the splits in …

Maharashtra Congress Shiv Sena Mahayuti Sena Pawar Pune

7 months, 2 weeks ago

'Nakli Shiv Sena campaigning with 1993 Mumbai blasts convict': PM Modi slams Uddhav Thackeray's party

Op India

Calling the Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena “nakli,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked the party on Friday and said that the fake Shiv Sena people are campaigning with the convict of 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case for the sake of the votes. Addressing a public meeting in Maharashtra’s Nandurbar, PM Modi said that in Maharashtra fake Shiv Sena is roaming around …

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7 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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Ajit Pawar breaks records as deputy CM, but his long quest for the top job remains unfulfilled

No more Pawar play? Is Sharad Pawar losing his grip on Maharashtra politics?

Baramati’s battle: In last rallies, Sharad Pawar asks for new blood, Ajit seeks continuity

Battle royale Maharashtra: Eight prestige seats that may go down to the wire

Ajit Pawar predicts Maharashtra assembly election results for Mahayuti alliance

Maharashtra Assembly polls: Sena faces Sena on 49 seats, NCP vs NCP on 36 seats

Husband vs wife, uncle vs nephew: Families battle their own in Maharashtra

Maharashtra elections see family rivalries play out: Husbands vs wives, uncles vs nephews

NCP Announces 38 Candidates for Maharashtra Assembly Elections

NCP Announces Ajit Pawar as Candidate for Baramati Assembly Election

Pune: Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar's Snub To ‘Eknath Ganesh Festival’ Sparks Shiv Sena-NCP Faceoff

Maharashtra Polls: Sanjay Raut Predicts Ajit Pawar's Defeat From This Seat, Says 'His Remorse Is Of No Use’

Divided by rivalry, united in ambition

Made a mistake: Ajit Pawar on fielding wife against cousin in Baramati polls

Why Bhujbal landed unannounced at Sharad Pawar’s home

NCP sounds poll bugle from Baramati, intends to take welfare schemes to people

In Maharashtra, Muslims mobilized specifically to defeat BJP, fatwas were issued

Maharashtra election results 2024: After drubbing, a rocky road ahead for Ajit Pawar, Eknath Shinde?

Sule wins Baramati for fourth time; Kolhe, Barne retain seats

Exit polls predict 17 seats for BJP in Maharashtra, 9 to 14 for Thackeray camp; setback for Ajit Pawar

Ajit’s ‘absence’ from poll campaign sparks speculation of turmoil in NCP faction

Shadow of Maratha quota agitation, Pawar vs Pawar fight loom large in Maharashtra’s poll arena in fourth phase

'Nakli Shiv Sena campaigning with 1993 Mumbai blasts convict': PM Modi slams Uddhav Thackeray's party

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