"Earlier also we had demanded one ministerial post for RPI. This time Mahayuti has received a majority of Dalit votes...So, I feel that RPI should get a ministerial post. Our society also has this hope. Giving ministerial post to RPI will also benefit Mahayuti," the Union Minister told AN
As exit polls predicted Mahayuti is poised to retain power in Maharashtra, Union Minister and RPI(A) chief Ramdas Athawale said on Wednesday that the ruling alliance will get a clear majority with 160-165 seats.
Republican Party of India (RPI) president and Union Minister Ramdas Athawale has inquired about the health and well-being of Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) President Prakash Ambedkar over telephone to his family, said RPI media wing in a statement on Monday.
Speaking to ANI, Athawale said, "The Republican Party of India had given their list of 20 to 21 seats to the BJP state President Chandrashekhar Bawankule a week ago and we requested them to give us at least 8 to 10 seats. The seats could be a few more or less, but at least in return, RPI sho
Union Minister and Republican Party of India (Athawale) chief Ramdas Athawale said on Tuesday that his party will contest 16-17 seats in the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls.
Chairman of the High-Level Committee (HLC), Ram Nath Kovind and its members Dr N. K. Singh and Sanjay Kothari held personal interactions with the Members of the Republican Party of India-Athawale ( RPI) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in regards to holding simultaneous elections in the country.
Speaking to ANI Ramdas Athawale said, "I requested the Bharatiya Janata Party that our party RPI wants to contest elections on two Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra and regarding this, I am going to meet Amit Shah ji and JP Nadda ji and when the time comes, I will also meet Prime Minister Naren
Notably, RPI leader Ramdas Athawale is a Minister in BJP led Government in Delhi, but the party Odisha President was among nine parties who participated in this meeting.
The submissions came during the hearing of a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking direction to ECI ascertain the feasibility of conducting elections to the Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies simultaneously in order to save money and manpower.
Republican party of India (RPI) leader Avinash Mahatekar on Tuesday expressed displeasure with the alliance between Eknath Shinde-led Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena and Jogendra Kawade-led People's Republican Party of India and said that the alliance has not gone down well with the party.