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Don't want to contest any more elections; Let New Gen come: Sharad Pawar

"I have fought elections 14 times, and will think if I should detach or not from my parliamentary position after my Rajya Sabha tenure completes," said Sharad Pawar. Must follow the story on Dynamite News:

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Samajwadi Party’s Abu Azmi faces old friend Nawab Malik in high-voltage battle

This seat also highlights the infighting within the ruling Mahayuti alliance. Read further on Dynamite News:

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No CM face, alliance turmoil: It’s a tightrope for both BJP and Congress in Maharashtra

Weeks after the Haryana poll results, the assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand provide yet another provincial setting for a face-off between the two principal national alliances. But pre-poll alliances are grappling with pressures and pulls of seat negotiations.

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Maharashtra Polls: NCP(AP) issues 3rd list of 4 candidates

So far, Ajit Pawar-led NCP has announced the names of 49 candidates for the November 20 elections. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Maharashtra Polls: NCP (SP) announces 45 candidates

The state will go to polls on November 20. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Maharashtra polls: Ajit Pawar-led NCP releases list of 38 candidates

Party chief Ajit Pawar will contest from Baramati, the party announced. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Baba Siddique murder case: Mumbai Police detains two more persons

The Mumbai Police on Tuesday detained two more people from Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh in connection with the murder of the Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction) leader Baba Siddique. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Senior Indian Politician With Bollywood Ties Shot Dead In Mumbai

Tragic shooting of senior politician Baba Siddique in Mumbai raises concerns about political figure safety and prompts a thorough investigation.

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Muslim politician Baba Siddique shot dead in India’s Mumbai

Two suspects are in custody after Baba Siddique was shot multiple times outside his legislator son’s office in Mumbai.

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Security tightens outside Salman Khan's house after Siddique's killing

Security has been increased outside the apartment of Bollywood. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Baba Siddique Murder: 'Five teams formed to probe killing'- Ajit Pawar

Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday said that five teams have been formed and sent to different states to probe the killing of NCP leader Baba Siddique. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Eknath Shinde: A figurehead or Maharashtra’s new powerhouse?

Two years ago, when the Shiv Sena fractured into two factions and Eknath Shinde aligned with the BJP, backed by 40 MLAs, many political observers viewed it as the conch-call heralding the end of his political career. The sentiment was that Shinde, as Maharashtra chief minister, would be a pawn…

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Maha Tribal MLAs including Dy Speaker jump from Mantralaya third floor

Several Tribal MLAs, including NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) MLA and Deputy Speaker Narhari Jhirwal, allegedly attempted suicide in Mantralaya on Friday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Ajit Pawar’s ad blitz: Over Rs 30 lakh spent on Meta ads as election looms

In a blow to the Mahayuti alliance in the Maharashtra Lok Sabha election, Ajit Pawar’s NCP emerged as the biggest casualty of the three allies – losing three out of the four seats it contested, including the high-profile Baramati. The BJP won nine seats, and the Eknath Shinde Shiv Sena…

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Shivaji Maharaj Statue Collapse: Maha Govt forms Joint panel to probe

Various opposition leaders including Shiv Sena (UBT) Uddhav Thackery questioned the BJP-led Mahayuti government over the incident. Read further on Dynamite News:

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From Pawar to Shinde, Maratha-OBC quota row leaves parties in a bind ahead of Maharashtra polls

The Maratha demand to grant Kunbi certificates to all Marathas in order to grant them an OBC quota, and the OBC community’s opposition to these demands, have left Maharashtra’s political stalwarts in a bind ahead of the assembly polls.

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Bhiwandi warehouses one reason for Mumbai-Nashik highway potholes: Survey

THANE: The presence of warehouses in Bhiwandi and 'uncontrolled' heavy vehicle traffic using the stretch within Thane limits are primarily accountable for potholes and colossal traffic congestion on the route reveals a survey of Mumbai-Nashik highway, officials said.

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Maharashtra: Four NCP leaders, after leaving Ajit Pawar, reunite with Sharad Pawar camp

At Sharad Pawar residence in Pune, the former NCP Pimpri-Chinchwad unit chief, Ajit Gavhane, was among the leaders who joined his faction. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Maharashtra: New budget to assist women, youth and farmers, says CM Shinde

CM Eknath Shinde said that this budget is revolutionary which would make future of weaker sections, farmers and youth bright. Read further on Dynamite News:

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BJP tally didn’t dip only due to minorities. But blaming them is both easy and strategic

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was the first. A “certain community”, he said, was responsible for the defeat of the BJP in three northeastern states: Manipur, Meghalaya and Nagaland. Sarma, it seemed, was referring to Christians.

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NCP (Ajit Pawar-led) leader demands Muslim political reservation also in Maharashtra

Sarang is one of those who had been demanding reservation for Muslims for decades. Read further on dynamite News:

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Devendra Fadnavis is villain of Maharashtra's politics: Sanjay Raut

Launching a scathing attack on Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut labelled Fadnavis' urge to relieve him from ministerial duties as a 'gimmick' and blamed him for BJP's abysmal performance in Maharashtra. Read the full report of Dynamite News

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Alliance troubles, Maratha factor: What made Maharashtra the BJP’s Achilles heel

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Maharashtra 18 times over the past two months to campaign for the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance, but the state turned out to be the Achilles' heel for his own party.

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India election results: Which allies does Modi depend on now?

Modi now relies on a series of parties that have flip-flopped between his alliance and the opposition over the years.

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Sharad Pawar’s 80% strike rate vs Ajit’s 25%: It’s clear who carries the NCP legacy

In the last two decades, Sharad Pawar has predicted poll results only twice. Once in 2004, when he said that Atal Bihari Vajpayee wouldn’t become the prime minister again. And next this year, when he forecasted around 30 Lok Sabha seats for the Maha Vikas Aghadi in Maharashtra.

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