"BJP is afraid of the proposed Opposition alliance. Therefore, they are trying to break the parties. This is an indication that they are nervous. So, this is more encouraging to us," All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) leader Kunal Ghosh said.
In a new development in Maharashtra politics on Monday, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) disqualified nine rebel MLAs including Ajit Pawar who were sworn in as ministers in the Shinde-Fadnavis government 'for indulging in anti-party activities'.
"We have carried Nitish Kumar for 17 years; now BJP will neither accept nor carry him in the future," former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Sushil Modi said.
In a big relief for Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, the Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere with the formation of the Shiv Sena government with the support of the BJP, as Uddhav Thackeray resigned without facing a floor test.
The Supreme Court also said the Speaker if he finds that the motion for his removal is not as per procedure, then he could proceed with the petitions seeking disqualification of the MLAs.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 11 (ANI): The Shiv Sena formally claimed the Leader of Opposition post in the Maharashtra Legislative Council, said sources on Monday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 5 (ANI): Devendra Fadnavis, who was sworn in as Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister last week, said on Tuesday that it was his proposal to make Eknath Shinde the Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 4 (ANI): After the Maharashtra government won the trust vote in the state Assembly, Shiv Sena's Eknath Shinde faction on Monday gave a petition to Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar for the suspension of 16 MLAs of the party belonging to Uddhav Thackeray's cam
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 3 (ANI): The new Maharashtra government, which came to power after Shiv Sena MLA Eknath Shinde's 10-day rebellion brought the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, will face the floor test on Monday, the second day of the special session of the state Legis
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 3 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde along with his faction of Shiv Sena MLAs is holding a meeting with Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, BJP MLAs, and other party leaders at a hotel in Mumbai to chalk out a strategy for the floor test to be cond
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 3 (ANI): Days after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis announced rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde the next chief minister of Maharashtra, fresh rifts have surfaced within Shiv Sena.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 2 (ANI): Ahead of the presidential election, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Droupadi Murmu's chances of winning the election are better because of developments in Maharashtra.