NCP leader Nana Kate, who has withdrawn his candidature as an independent candidate from Chinchwad assembly constituency, on Monday said he received a call from party chief Ajit Pawar, and he and local corporators have decided to support Mahayuti candidate Shankar Jagtap in the Maharashtr
Elections to the 288-member Maharashtra Legislative Assembly are scheduled to be held later this year. However, the Election Commission of India has yet to announce the dates.
The meeting is scheduled to be held at the state BJP office here at around 4 pm under the supervision of the three central observers appointed by the party.
Meanwhile, there is buzz about five-time MP and Union Minister Prahlad Patel considered close to both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah and who contested from Narsinghpur to be a strong contender for the Chief Minister's post owing to his organisational skills.
The Congress has firmly lost the mandate in the Hindi Heartland. The Congress has been wiped out of Madhya Pradesh with the BJP winning its fourth assembly election in the state
Voters are exercising their franchise at 35,655 polling stations set up across the state.For the first time in Telangana, home voting for citizens aged over 80 years and persons with disabilities has also been made available, with about 27,600 voters enlisted to avail of the service on Th
The ruling Congress is eyeing another term, while the BJP is seeking to replace the Ashok Gehlot government, banking on the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.