Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said there will be ‘some corrections’ to 1st list of candidates declared Wednesday. Against CM Eknath Shinde, party has fielded mentor Anand Dighe’s nephew.
The defeat in Haryana has weakened the party’s position in seat-sharing talks with allies in poll-bound Maharashtra & Jharkhand, where the INDIA bloc is unable to reach a consensus.
The allies have reached consensus on 260 of 288 seats, it is learnt, but now all 3 primary parties are vying for remaining seats, with even smaller allies demanding larger share.
A host of contenders including sitting & ex-CMs, difficult dynamics in Mahayuti & emboldened Congress pushing for pre-eminence in MVA post-LS polls all complicate issue of CM faces.
Police say Akshay Shinde was being taken to Badlapur from Taloja jail when he allegedly snatched service weapon, opened fire and died in resultant retaliatory firing.
MVA has already announced to hold a protest against Mahayuti government on 1 September. BJP had first won Lok Sabha elections followed by MLC polls in Sena's stronghold Konkan.
Ahead of polls, both leaders from Maharashtra are striving to solidify their respective images as benefactor of masses. For NCP leader, upcoming electoral test is make-or-break situation.
Considering politics around the much-delayed project, with Maha assembly polls being around the corner, there’s a chance of the project going back to the drawing board.
Former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray told the media Wednesday that the MVA will discuss who will be its CM face but those in ruling Mahayuti are not deserving of top job.
The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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