A year on, CM Eknath Shinde-led faction says work of building new organisation on ground remains slower than expected. Meanwhile, clashes between Sena & BJP have become apparent.
Shinde’s Shiv Sena issued an ad Tuesday that cited a survey to claim more Maharashtrians wanted Shinde as CM than they did Fadnavis, a former CM. It had sparked talks of a rift.
Ad in several newspapers, using numbers from a Zee News-Matrize survey, also hails CM Shinde and PM Modi as “dream team loved by all”, sparking reactions from BJP and opposition parties.
A day earlier, stonepelting was reported in Ahmednagar. With these two incidents, Maharashtra has seen nine incidents of communal conflict in 4 months.
Eknath Shinde's 2022 rebellion was carried out with the support of 40 MLAs, who parted ways with Uddhav Thackeray. Thirteen of Sena's 18 MPs in the Lok Sabha also joined the Shinde faction.
RFD project in Pune spans across 44 km of riverside stretch. PMC official says open spaces like parks & heritage structures will be integrated with proposed riverfront.
Delhi CM Kejriwal & Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray put up united front against BJP in press conference, a far cry from Sena's caustic criticisms of AAP in its early years.
Maharashtra culture department forms committee to conserve & document ancient water structures across the state. The plan is to first focus on 75 stepwells to mark 75th year of Independence.
The state has witnessed at least 7 incidents of communal violence in the past 3 months, as multiple parties and organisations compete to claim the Hindutva agenda.
It would be a disservice to the women of Hassan to look at Prajwal Revanna’s alleged abuse of power as a ‘sex scandal’. Allegations against him show what ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’ actually means.
Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.
New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
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