BJP is scared of Uddhav Thackeray, says Sanjay Raut Sanjay Raut claimed the BJP was “scared” of his party chief Uddhav Thackeray and said it was a good thing. The Hindu · Jun 11, 2023
Reservation for Muslims is against the Constitution, says Amit Shah In his first rally at Nanded ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Mr. Shah also took a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The Hindu · Jun 10, 2023
‘Surveys show Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena poised to get more seats than BJP-Shinde group in BMC poll’: NCP leader The NCP leader claimed that as the surveys pointed to more seats for Mr. Thackeray, the BJP’s top brass were straining every sinew to win the crucial poll. The Hindu · Jun 4, 2023
Maharashtra Congress takes stock of 41 LS seats, to review Mumbai constituencies, Chandrapur separately The seat-allocation would be discussed in the Maha Vikas Aghadi meeting. All the parties in the alliance will discuss and decide on sharing of seats. We are determined to defeat the BJP, the State Congress president said The Hindu · Jun 4, 2023
BJP should have never aligned with Shiv Sena in Maharashtra’s 2019 election: BJP national general secretary The undivided Shiv Sena and BJP together won a comfortable majority in the 288-member Assembly, but Mr. Thackeray broke the decades-old alliance after accusing the BJP of not sharing the Chief Ministerial tenure equally as promised. The Hindu · Jun 3, 2023
Tremendous anger among people on the way MVA govt. was toppled: Prithviraj Chavan Addressing a press conference, Mr. Chavan said a two-day review meeting of all 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra was assessing the political situation and how the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra and the party’s win in Karnataka had impacted Maharashtra politics at the ground level. The Hindu · Jun 2, 2023
Uddhav camp claims Shinde faction MLAs, MPs disgruntled with BJP’s ‘step-motherly’ behaviour Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) claimed that 22 legislators and nine Lok Sabha MPs of the rival Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena were reportedly unhappy with the BJP The Hindu · May 31, 2023
A total of 22 MLAs, nine MPs from Shinde-led Shiv Sena feeling suffocated, could quit party: Sena (UBT) The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) on May 30 claimed that 22 MLAs and nine MPs from rival Shiv Sena were feeling suffocated due to “step-motherly treatment” by the BJP and could quit the group led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. The Hindu · May 30, 2023
Suresh ‘Balu’ Dhanorkar, Congress’ sole Lok Sabha MP from Maharashtra, passes away The Congress’ lone Lok Sabha member from Maharashtra, Suresh ‘Balu’ Dhanorkar, died at a private hospital in Delhi on May 30 early morning, a party leader said. The Hindu · May 30, 2023
MVA will contest Maharashtra assembly, Lok Sabha polls together to defeat Shiv Sena, BJP alliance, says Ajit Pawar Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar on Monday said that Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) will contest the Maharashtra assembly and Lok Sabha polls together to defeat the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance. The Hindu · May 30, 2023
Parties which boycotted inauguration of new Parliament have disrespected democracy, Savarkar: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde Eknath Shinde, who, along with Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis was present at the inauguration of the new building, later offered tributes to the Hindutva ideologue V.D. Savarkar at the Maharashtra Sadan in New Delhi on the occasion of his 140th birth anniversary. The Hindu · May 28, 2023
NCP, Shiv Sena (UBT) lament “no invite” to President Murmu for new Parliament building inauguration The Nationalist Congress Party and Shiv Sena (UBT) lament the fact that President Murmu was not invited for the new Parliament building inauguration The Hindu · May 28, 2023
Shiv Sena MLA spots bad garden infra, alerts Thane civic chief THANE: The family of Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik got a first-hand experience of badly maintained gardens in Thane city during a recent random visit to one of the facilities with their grandson following which they have written to the municipal corporation requesting an immediate revamp. The Times of India · May 27, 2023
New Parliament unveiling: Why opposition boycott did not bother BJP NEW DELHI: In the historic moment of the inauguration of the new Parliament building by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, the political parties got divided into two groups. Despite the principal opposition party Congress and 20 others boycotting the event, the odds were stacked in favour of the ruling… The Times of India · May 27, 2023
The Hindu · May 26, 2023 No talks with Shiv Sena yet on seat sharing for Lok Sabha poll, says BJP In 2019, the consolidated Shiv Sena had contested the Lok Sabha election on 22 seats.
The Hindu · May 25, 2023 ‘I am not bound by the Election Commission and will decide independently’: Rahul Narwekar In an interview to The Hindu, the Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, Rahul Narwekar talks about the questions before him and says, “I am not bound by the decision of the ECI and I will take the decision independently.”
The Hindu · May 24, 2023 Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal meets Uddhav Thackeray to seek support for fight against Centre's Ordinance on control of services Arvind Kejriwal, the AAP’s national convener, will also meet Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar to seek his support against the Centre’s Ordinance.
The Hindu · May 24, 2023 Ex-Lok Sabha Speaker Manohar Joshi still unconscious after suffering from brain haemorrhage, says family Former Maharashtra CM and ex-Lok Sabha Speaker Manohar Joshi continues to remain unconscious after suffering from brain haemorrhage
The Hindu · May 23, 2023 Senior MVA leaders to decide allocation of Lok Sabha seats: Ajit Pawar Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar said the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi — a coalition of the Congress, NCP and the Shiv Sena (UBT) — would engage in discussions regarding 25 out of Maharashtra’s 48 Lok Sabha seats, considering the Uddhav-led Sena had secured 18 seats in the 2019…
The Hindu · May 21, 2023 BJP dictatorial and opportunistic, says Uddhav Thackeray In his first media interview after a recent Supreme Court verdict which held that the Maharashtra Governor’s direction for a floor test of his government in June 2022 was illegal, the former Chief Minister said “people were shocked that an illegal government” was in power now.
The Hindu · May 19, 2023 Only ambition is a united Opposition: Sharad Pawar NCP leader Sharad Pawar calls out the BJP for damaging secularism and centralisation of power and is confident that there is a desire among all opposition to parties to come together and take on the BJP in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in 2024.
The Hindu · May 19, 2023 MVA's LS poll seat-sharing not fixed yet, but our 19 seats will remain with us: Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on May 19 asserted that although the seat sharing formula among the Maha Vikas Aghadi partners for the next year’s Lok Sabha elections is yet to be finalised, the number of 19 seats that the Shiv Sena (undivided) won in the last election will…
The Hindu · May 18, 2023 If Nadda is sure of having next Mumbai mayor from BJP, he should call for immediate BMC polls: NCP The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Thursday said that if Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President J.P. Nadda is sure of having the next Mumbai mayor from his party, then he should make a pitch for holding the civic elections immediately.
Dynamite News · May 16, 2023 Decision on 16 MLAs of Shinde camp won't be taken under pressure: Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Tuesday said that he will decide on the disqualification of 16 Shiv Sena MLAs of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's camp on the basis of law and no decision will be taken under pressure. Read further on Dynamite News:
The Hindu · May 15, 2023 Delving into the verdict on the Shiv Sena issue An analysis of the Supreme Court of India judgment in the Shiv Sena case and what it has said on the contentious issues