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"Money being offered to voters, candidates": Raj Thackeray's serious charg
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"They are distributing Rs 5,000 per vote. I don't understand. On one side, they claim to have worked towards development. On the other hand, they pay money and ask for votes. Then what development are you talking about?" Raj Thackeray said while addressing a joint rally with Shiv Sena (UB
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"There were never issues within family": Supriya Sule on joining hands wit
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"I have written to the Chief Minister many times on rising crimes in Pune, so I want to ask him what he has done about it? There were never issues between the family. We are all here to serve the public," Sule told reporters.
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Mahayuti launches Mumbai civic polls manifesto: Fadnavis promises AI to tr
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Maharashtra Chief Minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, along with Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and BJP National General Secretary Vinod Tawde, on Sunday launched the Mahayuti alliance's manifesto for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections.
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Maharashtra local body polls: "Mayor of Mumbai will be from Mahayuti only"
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Expressing confidence over the outcome in Mumbai, Shinde said the electorate would vote in favour of the Mahayuti alliance based on development works. "Let me say this in one word: the Mayor of Mumbai will be from the Mahayuti alliance only," he asserted.
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Ajit Pawar alleges graft in PM Awas Yojana, Smart City schemes at election
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
During an election campaign rally in Pimpri Chinchwad of Pune district, Maharashtra, ahead of civic polls, Deputy Chief Minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar on Tuesday alleged large-scale corruption in civic works, without taking the name of any party or leader, in an apparent attack on BJP
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Maharashtra Civic Polls: Ravindra Chavan asserts BJP's strong prospects in
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Addressing an election rally on Monday, Chavan said the energy and commitment of BJP supporters indicated the party's likely success in the region, adding that the political influence and legacy associated with former Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh would no longer hold sway
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"Constitution grants right to speak," says Ajit Pawar amid NCP-BJP war of
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Speaking to reporters in Pune, Ajit Pawar said, "The Constitution has given him the right to speak. There is a person named Ghaywal (a Pune based gangster who is absconding he had been booked in multiple crime) look at how he went abroad. Also check the Jain Boarding land scam. I am not m
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'Unopposed victories are ending democracy': Priyanka Chaturvedi targets Ma
Updated : 5 months ago IST
"The unopposed way of ending democracy where they settle with the opposition candidate, either by scaring him with the threats of ED, CBI, or by bribing him," Chaturvedi told reporters.
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Pune Civic polls: BJP replaces Pooja More, fields independent candidate Ad
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Pune BJP President Dhiraj Ghate said the decision was taken after consultations with senior leaders to present a candidate with a professional background and administrative understanding ahead of the civic polls.
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Pune Municipal polls: BJP, Shiv Sena to contest separately over seat-shari
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Union Minister of State (MoS) Murlidhar Mohol said on Friday that while the two parties would fight the civic polls independently, the contest would remain cordial.
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BJP nominee Pooja More quits civic poll race after backlash, social media
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Speaking to reporters after withdrawing, Pooja More shared details of her personal and political journey, saying she comes from a very modest background and has faced years of struggle. She said she moved to Pune after marrying Dhananjay Jadhav and actively participated in farmers' moveme
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BJP confident of retaining Pune Mayor's post in civic polls: Union Ministe
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Union Minister of State Murlidhar Mohol on Thursday expressed confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will once again secure the Mayor's post in Pune Municipal Corporation Election citing extensive development works carried out in the city under the leadership of Prime Minister N
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