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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.

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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.

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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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Maharashtra Dy CM Ajit Pawar accuses Opposition parties of spreading false information about contract-based jobs

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday accused Opposition parties of spreading false information

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Maharashtra government to scrap order meant for contractual recruitment, says Fadnavis

Maharashtra govt cancels order to recruit contract-based staff; CM Eknath Shinde, Dy CM Ajit Pawar agree to scrap GR; Oppn had raised concerns over move.

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'Mahayuti' to focus on winning 45 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra: CM Eknath Shinde

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on October 18 said constituents of the ‘Mahayuti’ (grand alliance) will now focus on winning 45 out of the total 48 Lok Sabha seats in the State, in the general elections due next year.

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Sharad Pawar was in the dark about Ajit Pawar’s swearing-in ceremonies in both 2019 and 2023, claims Supriya Sule

Ms. Sule, who is Mr. Sharad Pawar’s daughter and a three-term MP from Baramati, added that her father had never had any interest in joining the BJP. Instead, he had always hewed close to the Congress’ ideology and that of his mentor, Maharashtra’s first CM Y.B. Chavan, she said.

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The ‘guardians of power’ in Maharashtra

Ever since Ajit Pawar joined the Shinde-Fadnavis government on July 2, there has been an intense power tussle among the three allies over the allotment of Cabinet berths and guardian ministership

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On his 100th day in Maharashtra government, Ajit Pawar proclaims himself as national president of NCP

Mr. Ajit Pawar, who became Deputy CM for the fifth time, set a record for the largest number of appointments to this position since it was created in 1978, by joining hands with the NDA on July 2. On Tuesday, he marked his 100th day in office.

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SC to hear on October 13 Sharad Pawar camp plea against Speaker’s ‘inaction’ on disqualification proceedings of breakaway NCP MLAs

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list on October 13 a petition filed by Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar’s loyalist, Jayant Patil, to intervene with Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar to hear disqualification proceedings against party legislators who have changed fealty to Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.…

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