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Fadnavis will take oath as Maharashtra CM after 2024 Assembly election, says BJP State chief Bawankule

BJP State president Bawankule proclaims Fadnavis will take oath as Maharashtra CM after 2024 election; Pawar says such statements made to enthuse party cadres.

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Poll results will have no impact on INDIA alliance, says Pawar

NCP chief Sharad Pawar says INDIA bloc's losses won't affect alliance; CM Shinde, Deputy CM Ajit Pawar & BJP leader Fadnavis say PM Modi's charisma remains intact; Fadnavis predicts BJP will sweep 2024 polls.

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Won't be surprised if INDIA alliance blames EVMs for assembly polls outcome: Ajit Pawar

Ajit Pawar says people may blame EVMs for poll results; PM Modi's work being appreciated. He believes tampering with EVMs on such a large scale is impossible. K Chandrasekhar Rao's overconfidence in Maharashtra expansion led to his rejection in Telangana. People's decision is always supreme.

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Call to not ally with BJP was always clear, says Sharad Pawar

Sharad Pawar, NCP president, stated his party's clear stance of not joining hands with BJP. He also took a jibe at his nephew Ajit Pawar, who is now Deputy CM, saying that if anyone claimed it was party's policy, they should not be taken seriously. He also said that Praful…

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Won’t heed anyone’s advice as I believe I’m on the right track, says Chhagan Bhujbal

Chhagan Bhujbal, NCP leader and Maharashtra Minister, sparks controversy with his comments on Maratha reservation issue and against pro-quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil. He believes Marathas should get a separate quota instead of eating into OBC's share. He calls Jarange Patil 'immature, illiterate, and arrogant' for threatening government

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Maharashtra Winter Session: Jarange Patil demands extension to deliberate on Maratha quota issue

Jarange Patil also indicated a willingness to extend the December 24 ‘ultimatum’ he had issued to the Shinde government

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Fadnavis outlines approach to seat-sharing formula for 2024 Lok Sabha elections

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that discussions with allies would determine the seat-sharing formula for 2024 Lok Sabha elections

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No discussions on seat sharing yet: Ajit Pawar

He said no discussions have taken place regarding seat sharing for the upcoming elections in Maharashtra.

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NCP split | Ajit Pawar faction submits 40 responses to Speaker; senior Pawar group nine

NCP factions led by Sharad & Ajit Pawar present responses to Speaker in disqualification petitions. Both sides seek to disqualify MLAs supporting opposing faction. 40 responses from Ajit's faction & 9 from Sharad's.

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Bonus for paddy crop to be announced in Winter Session of Maharashtra Legislature, says Shinde

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde announced bonus for paddy crop in Winter Session. He, along with Deputy CMs, attended a shaasan aplya daari programme. Mahayuti govt plans to bring 8-10k hectare of land under irrigation. Opposition MVA disputed claims of Mahayuti winning two-thirds of panchayat polls. Govt schemes like health care,…

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Sharad Pawar snipes at Modi, says never seen a PM who attacks CMs in a personal manner

Sharad Pawar critiqued PM Modi's personal attacks on Chief Ministers, saying no PM had done this before. He also clarified his meeting with nephew Ajit Pawar, saying it was a longstanding tradition of the Pawar clan to come together to celebrate Deepavali.

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Pawar family maintains Diwali tradition despite NCP split

While the bhau beej programme usually takes place at Sharad Pawar’s Govindbaug residence in Baramati, this time it was held at his nephew’s residence in the nearby Katewadi village.

The Hindu

Chhagan Bhujbal crosses swords with Jarange Patil over Maratha quota

OBC leader Chhagan Bhujbal called on OBCs to spread "terror" to get things done, while Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil warned of "choking" lifelines of politicians if demands not met.

The Hindu

Ruling ‘Mahayuti’ parties reign supreme in Maharashtra gram panchayat election

The ruling tripartite ‘Mahayuti’ parties bested the Opposition three-party Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in the Maharashtra gram panchayat (GP) polls, with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday stating that the results were clear proof of the faith displayed by the State’s electorate in the ruling government.

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Maratha quota stir | Situation under control in Beed; 49 people arrested

Police have arrested 49 people in connection with the violence in Maharashtra’s Beed district during the ongoing agitation for Maratha reservation, an official said. A curfew was imposed in parts of Beed district after a series of incidents of violence and arson targeting properties of politicians.

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Lok Sabha MP Sunil Tatkare welcomes Supreme Court order in NCP split case

Sunil Tatkare, Mumbai MP, welcomes SC's directive to Speaker to decide NCP's petition seeking disqualification of nine MLAs of Ajit Pawar faction by Jan '24. SC also asked Speaker to decide cross-petitions of Shiv Sena factions by Dec '23. Tatkare said NCP satisfied with SC's decision to treat petitions separately.

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Maratha quota stir descends into violence as homes of NCP leaders are torched

The raging Maratha quota agitation veered dangerously towards arson and vandalism on Monday, with agitators torching the homes and offices of two elected representatives from Beed district who are members of rival Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) factions.

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SC puts Maharashtra Speaker on a deadline to decide defection pleas against breakaway Shiv Sena, NCP lawmakers

The Supreme Court on Monday directed Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar to decide disqualification petitions filed under the Tenth Schedule (anti-defection law) of the Constitution against the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde camp in the Shiv Sena dispute by December 31, 2023. Rahul Narwekar to decide disqualification petitions against the Chief…

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If Shinde is disqualified, he will be elected via Legislative Council to continue as CM, says Fadnavis

Mr. Fadnavis made clear that the 2024 elections would be fought by the three ruling parties under Mr. Shinde’s leadership

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Praful Patel says Ajit Pawar diagnosed with dengue, taking rest; quashes Deputy CM’s ‘resentment‘ rumours

Ever since he split the NCP, there has been much sabre-rattling and squabbling among the three allies

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Ajit should have left dais or corrected PM on criticism of Sharad: Anil Deshmukh

Former Minister Deshmukh criticizes Deputy CM Ajit Pawar for not protesting PM Modi's comments questioning NCP Chief Sharad Pawar's contribution to farmers. He suggests Ajit should have left the dais or corrected the PM. Deshmukh believes Sharad Pawar served as Agriculture Minister and did much for farmers.

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Maratha reservation stir: Jarange Patil casts aspersions on Modi’s intent in granting quota

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil criticizes PM Modi and Maharashtra govt. over reservation issue. He claims PM's silence indicates he no longer needs the poorer sections of the Maratha community. Activists in Maharashtra are intensifying their agitation, with several villages banning entry of politicians and effigy burning. All parties…

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In Shirdi, PM Modi questions Pawar’s farmer welfare efforts

The Prime Minister mentioned PM Kisan Samman Nidhi under which small farmers received ₹2,60,000 crore, including ₹26,000 crore for the small farmers of Maharashtra.

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Those in power will have to pay price for disregarding Maharashtra’s youth, says Sharad Pawar

Sharad Pawar launches his grand-nephew Rohit Pawar’s Yuva Sangharsh Yatra, planned as a massive outreach programme to woo youth towards the NCP faction led by the senior Pawar

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Despite acrimonious NCP split, Pawar clan attend event together

Pawar family comes together in Baramati for first time since split. Sharad Pawar lauds Ajit Pawar's leadership of PDEA. Anantrao Pawar English Medium School inaugurated in memory of Ajit's father. Despite tension, Sharad Pawar recalls Anantrao's contribution to his success in 1967. Family insists politics and personal relations are separate.…

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