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Friday, April 26, 2024
TopicMaharashtra assembly elections

Topic: Maharashtra assembly elections

BJP candidates around Mumbai’s Aarey Colony say tree felling not a poll issue for voters

Sitting BJP MLAs and candidates say, on the campaign trail, voters have barely mentioned the cutting of trees for a Metro car shed at Aarey Colony.

Congress-NCP manifesto promises jobs for Maharashtra residents, preservation of Marathi

Manifesto addresses farmers’ concerns and promises environment conservation. It also talks of protecting Mumbai’s salt lands and stopping coastal pollution.

60 days of silence in Kashmir, and the challenge BJP-Shiv Sena can’t see

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BJP-Sena finalise Maharashtra seat deal, say it’s important for ‘brothers’ to stay together

Under the arrangement, the BJP will contest 150 of Maharashtra’s 288 assembly seats, and the Shiv Sena, 124.

Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam says he won’t campaign for party in Maharashtra

Sanjay Nirupam, the former Mumbai Congress chief, announced his decision after the party rejected his candidate recommendation for the Maharashtra election.

Chhota Rajan’s brother to contest Maharashtra polls on ticket from BJP ally

Rajan's brother will contest on a ticket from Ramdas Athawale's Republican Party of India (A), which got six seats as part of the deal between BJP, Shiv Sena and other allies.

Maharashtra seat sharing signals BJP dominance over regional parties, can hurt federalism

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There is ‘more give than take’ in alliance with BJP this time: Shiv Sena on seat division

Sena to contest 'approximately 125 seats' in Maharashtra’s polls. In Saamana editorial, party says BJP needs more space to accommodate defectors and allies.

Aaditya Thackeray confident of poll victory as Sena announces his candidacy

Aaditya Thackeray, who makes his poll debut at 29, will be contesting from Worli, considered one of the safest constituencies for the Shiv Sena.

In Thackeray family’s poll debut, Aaditya to contest Maharashtra elections from Worli

Worli is considered one of the safest constituencies for Shiv Sena and party’s sitting MLA Sunil Shinde will vacate the seat for Aaditya Thackeray.

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BJP has a problem of plenty in Phase 2. It can only go down from that

BJP’s fate in the second phase of 2024 Lok Sabha election will be decided in Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra, where it performed very well in 2019 but faces a stiff competition now.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.