Rebel Congress leader Mukhtar Shaikh, withdrew his nomination as an independent from the Kasba Peth assembly constituency and support the official Maha Vikas Agadhi (MVA) candidate Ravindra Dhangekar for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections.
Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil has announced on Monday that his candidates will not be contesting in the upcoming Maharashtra assembly election, appealing to all his candidates to withdraw their nominations.
As the assembly election in Mahrashtra draws closer, Rajya Sabha MP and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi on Sunday attacked the Mahayuti government over the law and order situation in the state, highlighting the recent murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique.
Rahul Narwekar, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate and Speaker of Maharashtra Assembly on Sunday expressed confidence in the Mahayuti alliance forming the government again in the state, saying that the party is "well equipped with its campaign plan" for the upcoming assembly elections.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Anil Desai came out in support of fellow leader Arvind Sawant over his 'imported maal' remark on Shiv Sena's Shaina NC, saying "he had no intention of insulting women."
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday said that BJP and its alliance partners will win Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly polls and Congress has been reduced from being a major national party to becoming a junior partner in various states
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address a series of rallies in Maharashtra as campaign momentum picks up pace for the assembly polls slated for November 20.
As Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray's son Amit Thackeray is making his political debut from Dadar Mahim constituency, Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde on Saturday reiterated support for their candidate Sada Sarvankar.
The farmers' suicides have been a substantial issue ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly polls with farmers expressing discontent over the lack of help from government authorities.
Maharashtra Assembly Leader of Opposition Vijay Wadettiwar retorted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks on Congress, countering Bharatiya Janata Party on inflation, MSP and Ladli Behan Yojana in Madhya Pradesh.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Arvind Sawant apologised for his "imported maal" remark against Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC and said that he was being "deliberately targeted."
Nationalist Congress Party (SCP) leader Rohit Pawar on Saturday said that the ritual of celebrating the Diwali Padwa was started by NCP (SCP) Sharad Pawar in Baramati but Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar started another Pawda celebration.