The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday released its first list of 99 candidates for the Maharashtra assembly elections, leaders thanked the party and the high command for giving them this responsibility.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday released its first list of 99 candidates for the Maharashtra assembly elections, scheduled to be held on November 20.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday asserted that the seat sharing talks within Mahayuti alliance sharing talks among the ruling Mahayuti alliance, comprising BJP, Shiv Sena (Shinde faction), and NCP (Ajit Pawar faction), are in the final phase.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday said that the seat-sharing talks among the ruling Mahayuti alliance, comprising BJP, Shiv Sena (Shinde faction), and NCP (Ajit Pawar faction), are in the final phase.
A crucial meeting regarding the NDA alliance for Maharashtra assembly elections was held at Union Home Minister Amit Shah's residence. The meeting on Friday lasted until around 2 AM and was attended by key figures including Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit
In the meeting, there was a strong push for Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to be presented as the new face for the chief ministerial position, a move that signals the party's strategy as it prepares for the upcoming elections.
Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, Deputy Chief Minister Fadnavis said, "The Mahayuti doesn't have to announce a CM face, our chief minister is sitting here. I challenge Pawar Saheb to announce their face for the CM post."
BJP Central Election Committee meeting to discuss the names of candidates for Maharashtra assembly polls to take place on Wednesday in evening at the BJP National Headquarters in the national capital.
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam dubbed it a "personal loss" on Sunday after Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddique was shot dead in Mumbai.
Congress leader Imran Pratapgarhi hit out at the Eknath Shinde led Mahayuti government in Maharashtra over the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique and said that it is a very shameful incident and more than politics it is about law and order situation in the state.
Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal on Sunday criticized the police over his party colleague Baba Siddique's murder, saying their duty not just involves giving security but also to find out the source of the threat their protectee is facing.