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.
Earlier on Friday, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut announced that he plans to discuss seat-sharing arrangements with Rahul Gandhi for the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance and noted that there were many seats on which decisions remained pending.
According to the Mumbai police, constable Shyam Sonawane, deployed for Baba Siddiqui's security, "did not take any action" on his part against the accused who fired at Siddiqui at that time.
The Mumbai Crime Branch mentioned on Saturday that the arrested accused Ram Kanojia revealed during interrogation that he had initially demanded one crore rupees to kill Baba Siddiqui.
Ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections, Congress leader Pawan Khera on Friday said that there is "no dispute" within the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance in Maharashtra, adding that speed breakers may come but the party will cross the speed breakers together in seat sharing.
"Congress, NCP and Shiv Sena are in the alliance, Samajwadi Party, Peasants and Workers Party of India (PWP) are also there. Most of the leaders of Maharashtra are not capable of taking decisions. They have to send the list to Delhi again and again. Now that time has passed. We want this
Zeeshan Siddique, the son of NCP leader Baba Siddique who was murdered in Mumbai earlier this month, has demanded justice for his father and his family and appealed that his father's death should not be politicised and nor should it go in vain.
The Mumbai police on Thursday issued a look-out circular (LOC) against Shubham Lonkar, an absconding accused in the murder case of NCP leader Baba Siddique.
Pawar emphasized that the journey to rebuild a progressive and developed Maharashtra will start from Islampur in Sangli and Jayant Patil should take the responsibility on his shoulder and the party and all his colleague will back him.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Pune president, Deepak Mankar, offered to resign citing disappointment over being denied a Member of Legislative Council (MLC) post under the governor's quota. This development comes a day after over 600 party functionaries resigned in protest against Mankar'