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Tensions run high between MVA allies over Sangli Lok Sabha seat

Tensions ran high between the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi’s constituents Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress on Sunday as both parties continued to stake claim over which candidate would contest the Sangli Lok Sabha seat in the upcoming election.

The Hindu · Apr 8, 2024

Lok Sabha: Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena faces problems in candidate selection

The ruling Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena faction is facing trouble over its candidate selection.

The Hindu · Apr 4, 2024

Sanjay Nirupam says Congress ‘ideologically irrelevant’, has five clashing power centres

Expelled Maharashtra Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam criticizes party's internal power struggles and ideological disarray, hints at future political plans.

The Hindu · Apr 4, 2024

Ambedkar points fingers at Sanjay Raut for breakdown in parleys between MVA and VBA for LS elections

VBA chief Prakash Ambedkar singled out Sanjay Raut, spokesperson of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) faction, as being responsible for the breakdown in parleys between the MVA and the VBA

The Hindu · Mar 30, 2024

ED summons Sena (UBT) Lok Sabha candidate Kirtikar in ‘khichdi scam’

ED issued fresh summons to Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Amol G. Kirtikar to investigate his alleged involvement in the ‘khichdi scam’.

The Hindu · Mar 30, 2024

Morning Digest | Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari dies; pre-poll spending spike lifts fiscal deficit to 86.5% by February, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on March 29, 2024.

The Hindu · Mar 29, 2024

Sena (UBT) firm on contesting Sangli Lok Sabha seat in Maharashtra

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut reiterated his party’s determination to contest the Sangli Lok Sabha seat in Maharashtra, stating the importance of not inadvertently aiding the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

The Hindu · Mar 28, 2024

Former Union Ministers, father-son rivalry, wrestler: Shiv Sena (UBT) first list of candidates covers all; Congress objects

Shiv Sena (UBT) releases first list of Lok Sabha candidates in Mumbai, with Congress-NCP seat-sharing tussle ongoing.

The Hindu · Mar 27, 2024

Offered four Lok Sabha seats to Ambedkar-led VBA; doors of MVA always open to party: Sanjay Raut

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on March 16 said the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has given a proposal for four seats to Prakash Ambedkar-led Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

The Hindu · Mar 16, 2024

Join us if you are being 'insulted', Uddhav Thackeray tells Nitin Gadkari; BJP leader rebuffs invitation

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray has again asked Union Minister Nitin Gadkari to leave the BJP if he is being “insulted”, saying the Opposition in Maharashtra would ensure his victory in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

The Hindu · Mar 13, 2024