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Topic: Maharashtra BJP

‘Not healthy for democracy’: Why SC quashed 1-year suspension of 12 Maharashtra BJP MLAs

Court was hearing a petition by BJP MLAs who were suspended in July 2021 after being accused of 'misbehaving' with the presiding officer in the Maharashtra Speaker’s chamber.

12 Maharashtra BJP MLAs’ suspension last July beyond period of session ‘unconstitutional’: SC

The MLAs were suspended for one year from the state assembly for allegedly misbehaving with the presiding officer. The apex court termed the resolution for suspension 'irrational'.

Mumbai Police question BJP leader who called CM’s wife Rashmi Thackeray ‘Marathi Rabri Devi’

Mumbai Police called in Jiten Gajaria, member of Maharashtra BJP’s social media wing, on the basis of a tweet. BJP says it doesn’t know who complainant is, 'but this is not right'.

Fadnavis calls it ‘a slap to MVA’ as BJP wins 4 Maharashtra LC seats & tightens grip on Nagpur

BJP, which suffered a blow last year when ruling MVA won 4 seats in Vidarbha, was victorious in Nagpur and Akola-Washim-Buldhana seats in the Legislative Council.

Tawde promotion, Bawankule nomination is how BJP plans to keep Maharashtra old guard happy

Former Maharashtra ministers Vinod Tawde & Chandrashekhar Bawankule were denied tickets in 2019 assembly polls. Now Tawde is national gen secy, while Bawankule is set to be MLC.

BJP will go booth to booth in Maharashtra, highlight how Uddhav govt is ‘damaging’ agencies

At state executive meeting, BJP passed resolutions against political situation in Maharashtra. It will hold nearly 20,000 booth-level assemblies to talk about govt's failures.

BJP beats Uddhav govt with law & order stick again, for stopping Kirit Somaiya’s Kolhapur visit

Former BJP MP Kirit Somaiya has accused Maharashtra minister Hassan Mushrif of graft, and was going to Kolhapur to register a complaint when police stopped him.

Black day for Marathas, says Maharashtra BJP after SC stays quota ruling

State BJP president Chandrakant Patil said the Maha Vikas Aghadi was not serious in ensuring the quota and accused Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar of neglecting the matter.

BJP dealt big blow in Maharashtra stronghold Nagpur, gets routed in Zilla Parishad polls

Result is a massive setback for BJP as Nagpur is one of its strongholds — Devendra Fadnavis and Nitin Gadkari belong to the city, which is also RSS headquarters. 

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Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.