The ruling Mahayuti is poised to retain power in Maharashtra and the NDA also having an edge to form government in Jharkhand, exit polls predicted on Wednesday as polling concluded in the two states
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, after casting his vote on Wednesday, described the elections as a "festival of democracy" and urged everyone to participate actively, while also highlighting the difference in governance during the rule of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and the Maha
Union Home Minister Amit Shah urged the people in Maharashtra to vote in large numbers and form a government that focuses on the prosperity of the state, the safety of women and the progress of farmers.
Responding to Deputy CM Ajit Pawar's remark that there's no place for UP CM Yogi Adityanath's "Batenge toh Katenge" slogan, BJP National General Secretary Vinod Tawde said on Saturday that each party within the Mahayuti alliance has its own vote bank and communicates in a language that reson
The Maha Vikas Aghadi includes NCP(SP), Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) and is looking to de-throne the ruling Mahayuti alliance which includes BJP, Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) and NCP (Ajit Pawar).
The Maha Vikas Aghadi includes NCP(SP), Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) and is looking to de-throne the ruling Mahayuti alliance which includes BJP, Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) and NCP (Ajit Pawar).
Notably, the Mahayuti alliance parties including Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party has opposed the candidature of Nawab Malik with both of them denying to campaign for him.
Ahead of the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Anup Agarwal on Wednesday lashed out at his opposition candidates, saying that they were not able to bring any business or industry to the Dhule assembly constituency.
Athawale exuded confidence in Mahayuti alliance, comprising the BJP, Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party, winning 270 seats in the 288-member assembly.
All three parties had already released their initial lists of candidates, but 106 seats remained unannounced. Among these, 20 to 25 seats were contentious, with claims from all three parties. This meeting aimed to address these disputes.
Residents of South Pune on Wednesday "threatened" to boycott the upcoming Maharashtra assembly polls and alleged that the civic body failed to address their basic issues from 2017.