Newly appointed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Mumbai vice president Ravi Raja on Thursday expressed his disappointment in the congress party he recently left, saying that the party does not give tickets to candidates based on merit.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday maintained the party's stand and said that there is no speculation about Nawab Malik being part of the government if the Mahayuti alliance wins the upcoming assembly elections.
Bapusaheb Tukaram Pathare, Nationalist Congress Party (SP) candidate from Vadgaon Sheri Assembly constituency in Pune, has filed a complaint with local election officials against an independent candidate with an identical name.
Kalidas Kolambkar, an eight-time Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (MLA), exuded confidence in the forthcoming Maharashtra assembly elections, stating that he aims to enter the Guinness Book of World Records by winning his ninth consecutive term since 1990.
Shiv Sena candidate from Mahim assembly seat Sada Sarvankar filed his nomination on Wednesday. He exuded confidence, saying that he would gain victory for another term through the blessings of the people in the forthcoming Maharashtra polls.
Earlier in a rally on Tuesday in Sangli, Ajit Pawar claimed that former Home Minister late RR Patil betrayed him by ordering an open enquiry into the alleged Rs 70,000 crore irrigation scam.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said every party has rebel candidates and the party is trying to convince most of the rebels and help them withdraw their nominations.
: Ramesh Chennithala, Congress in-charge for Maharashtra, on Wednesday hit out at the BJP, saying that the party is "finishing" their alliance partners in the state.
Congress in-charge for Maharashtra, Ramesh Chennithala said on Wednesday hit out at the Mahayuti alliance, claiming that unlike them, the Congress has given "equal treatment to all parties" in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) ahead of the Maharashtra assembly elections.