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Sena vs Sena: Ahead of verdict, Thackeray chastises Speaker Narwekar’s private visit to CM Shinde

Maharashtra Speaker Rahul Narwekar’s verdict on the disqualification proceedings against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his Shiv Sena MLAs will determine whether democracy was alive or not in this country, said Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on January 9 while criticising Mr. Narwekar’s recent visit to Mr. Shinde.

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Eknath Shinde calls Uddhav Thackeray ‘anti-development‘, ex-CM says Maharashtra stands behind him

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde criticizes Uddhav Thackeray's "anti-development" Maha Vikas Aghadi government, while Uddhav takes aim at Shinde's rebel faction.

The Hindu

Uncertainty prevails over induction of Prakash Ambedkar’s VBA into INDIA bloc

Prakash Ambedkar again stated that while the VBA was trying to help the Congress fight the BJP, he was being rebuffed by both the Congress and the Sharad Pawar-led NCP faction.

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Ruling ‘Mahayuti’ parties reign supreme in Maharashtra gram panchayat election

The ruling tripartite ‘Mahayuti’ parties bested the Opposition three-party Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in the Maharashtra gram panchayat (GP) polls, with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday stating that the results were clear proof of the faith displayed by the State’s electorate in the ruling government.

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Maharashtra Speaker clubs Shiv Sena disqualification petitions; next hearing on October 26

Maharashtra Assembly Speaker consolidates cross-petitions filed by rival Shiv Sena factions seeking disqualification of each other's MLAs. SC granted Speaker final opportunity to provide realistic timeframe for deciding petitions. 40 MLAs of Shinde-led Sena & 14 of Thackeray faction issued notices. SC ruled Shinde to remain CM & EC allotted…

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Maharashtra dy CM Devendra Fadnavis announces cancellation of facility management contract

MUMBAI: Dy chief minister of Maharastra Devendra Fadnavis announced the cancellation of a Government Resolution (GR) to appoint nine agencies for facility management.

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President’s Rule in Maharashtra was imposed with Sharad Pawar’s consent: Fadnavis

Deputy CM Fadnavis claims President's Rule in Maharashtra was imposed with NCP President Pawar's consent. BJP and Shiv Sena won 105 and 56 seats respectively in 2019 polls, but failed to form govt due to power-sharing issues.

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Sharad Pawar on meeting with Ajit Pawar: ‘What is wrong with meeting my nephew?’

NCP chief Sharad Pawar said his party will not go with the BJP despite some "well-wishers" trying to persuade him. He revealed he had a "secret" meeting with his nephew, Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, and said people will hand over the reins of the State to Maha Vikas Aghadi.

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Uddhav’s Sena to host INDIA meeting in Mumbai; leaders to meet State government to discuss logistics and security

INDIA leaders to meet in Mumbai. Leaders of Maha Vikas Aghadi discuss preparations for the two-day meeting at Grand Hyatt. MVA leaders assigned responsibilities for preparations; talks with State government on logistics and security.

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We will contest Lok Sabha elections under MVA banner in Maharashtra, says Congress

The Congress party has announced that it will contest the election in Maharashtra as part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance

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Had BJP respected pre-2019 polls decision, its workers wouldn't have required to carry 'carpets' of others: Uddhav

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on July 9 said had the BJP respected the “decision” taken before the 2019 Maharashtra polls the BJP workers would not have required to carry “carpets” of other parties now

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Union Minister Ramdas Athawale meets Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar

Union Minister of State for Social Justice Ramdas Athawale met Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar at the latter’s residence in Mumbai on July 6 and said Mr. Pawar’s support to the NDA will “further weaken” the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi.

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NCP split may impact national efforts in Opposition unity

July 2 afternoon’s events in Mumbai, with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) splitting and much of its senior leadership joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Shiv Sena government in Maharashtra, are not just being seen as a blow to the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance in the State but also to…

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Eknath Shinde faces a host of challenges as Sena-BJP govt. completes one year in office

It was on June 30, 2022, that Eknath Shinde took oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra with the support of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after his revolt split the Shiv Sena and triggered the fall of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government. The CM faces a…

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BRS chief’s power play in Maharashtra makes MVA jittery

As the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) troika looked on with apprehension at Telangana Chief Minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s temple pageantry in Maharashtra, the BRS chief on June 27 questioned why the State’s political parties felt so threatened by his party.

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Maharashtra Congress takes stock of 41 LS seats, to review Mumbai constituencies, Chandrapur separately

The seat-allocation would be discussed in the Maha Vikas Aghadi meeting. All the parties in the alliance will discuss and decide on sharing of seats. We are determined to defeat the BJP, the State Congress president said

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MVA will contest Maharashtra assembly, Lok Sabha polls together to defeat Shiv Sena, BJP alliance, says Ajit Pawar

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar on Monday said that Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) will contest the Maharashtra assembly and Lok Sabha polls together to defeat the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance.

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Senior MVA leaders to decide allocation of Lok Sabha seats: Ajit Pawar

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar said the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi — a coalition of the Congress, NCP and the Shiv Sena (UBT) — would engage in discussions regarding 25 out of Maharashtra’s 48 Lok Sabha seats, considering the Uddhav-led Sena had secured 18 seats in the 2019…

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BJP dictatorial and opportunistic, says Uddhav Thackeray

In his first media interview after a recent Supreme Court verdict which held that the Maharashtra Governor’s direction for a floor test of his government in June 2022 was illegal, the former Chief Minister said “people were shocked that an illegal government” was in power now.

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MVA's LS poll seat-sharing not fixed yet, but our 19 seats will remain with us: Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on May 19 asserted that although the seat sharing formula among the Maha Vikas Aghadi partners for the next year’s Lok Sabha elections is yet to be finalised, the number of 19 seats that the Shiv Sena (undivided) won in the last election will…

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Sena vs Sena: Uddhav camp welcomes SC’s verdict

Uddhav Thackeray's loyalist and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut said they are happy with the Apex court’s verdict and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde should resign immediately on moral grounds.

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Sharad Pawar slams allies Sanjay Raut, Prithviraj Chavan for remarks against NCP

While maintaining there were no misunderstandings within the tripartite Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday slammed his allies, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Sanjay Raut and senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan for their comments against his party.

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MVA targeting Ajit Pawar, says Maharashtra BJP chief

Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Monday alleged that Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar was being targeted by the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and that the saffron party never contacted the latter.

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Friction within MVA after Sena (UBT) ticks off Pawar for ‘failing’ to groom successor in NCP

Fresh schisms developed within the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) troika after the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) faction said its ally Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar had reportedly “failed to find a political legatee” to take the NCP forward.

The Times of India

Maha Vikas Aghadi will remain intact: Ajit Pawar

PUNE: Senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar on Sunday said the tripartite Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance will remain intact and necessary efforts are being taken.

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