The violence, which erupted during a survey of a mosque on Sunday morning, resulted in three deaths and injuries to around two dozen people, including policemen and senior officials.
In Maharashtra, the BJP won 132 seats, Shiv Sena, led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde won 57 seats, and the NCP, led by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, won 41 seats. The state has 288 assembly seats.
Congress leader Pawan Khera on Saturday expressed his happiness after the results of the Jharkhand assembly election were declared and stated that the people of the state had 'rejected' the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
Congress on Saturday expressed satisfaction over the result of Jharkhand assembly polls, saying the party has done well in the state and that it will analyse the outcome in Maharashtra which is "completely opposite" to the expectations and "very strange".
The two seats were scheduled for polls on November 13, and the opposition SDF, led by former Chief Minister Pawan Chamling, had also fielded candidates for the same. However, the SDF withdrew its candidates, paving way for an SKM victory.
The Telugu Titans have been in excellent form in the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 11, with eight wins in 12 games that have moved them to second in the league table.
During the ongoing assembly session in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan said that the National Employment Scheme aims to generate seven crore man-days (the amount of work a person does in one day) and provide 30,000 development works through Palle Pandugu initiati
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has condemned the tragic deaths of two Hindu girls, aged 15 and 17, in Pakistan's Islamkot area. The girls, identified as Hema and Venti, were found hanging from a tree.
At least 10 infants were killed after a massive fire broke out at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Jhansi Medical College in Uttar Pradesh late Friday evening.