Sapkal has grown from being the Zilla Parishad Chairman of Buldhana in the early 2000s to being the Buldhana MLA in 2014. He, however, lost the next election in 2019.
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.
Differences between Maharashtra Congress chief & CLP leader Balasaheb Thorat, over suspension of Thorat's nephew Satyajeet, had fanned speculation of rift in party.
In editorial Thursday, Saamana, brought out by Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena (UBT), said Patole’s resignation as assembly Speaker in 2021 was hasty & a main reason for MVA govt's fall.
Former BJP MP Sidhu takes charge as Punjab Congress chief, days after ex-ABVP-TRS-TDP Revanth Reddy became Telangana chief. Nana Patole became Maharashtra party chief in February.
Nana Patole, a 4-time legislator from Bhandara and a former Lok Sabha MP, has managed to rile up allies and his own party leaders, but Congress workers are happy with him.
Nana Patole, 57, has moved across parties from Congress to BJP and even fought polls as an Independent. He was made Maharashtra Congress chief Friday, day after he stepped down as Speaker.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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