Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Ajit Pawar on Friday dismissed speculation about a merger of the NCP and the NCP(SP), saying such discussions existed only in the media. On the NCP-NCP(SP) alliance in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pawar said it was not premeditated. “Local party workers felt that contesting together would…
Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Politics has intensified regarding civic elections in Maharashtra. Ruling Grand Alliance ally NCP chief and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar has accused BJP leaders of Pimpri-Chinchwad of threatening to withdraw their candidature. Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut has reacted to this statement of Pawar. Sanjay…
The Mahayuti finalized its seat-sharing formula for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections on Monday. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will contest 137 seats, while the Shiv Sena will field candidates on 90 seats. Both parties will also allocate a portion of their respective quotas to allied parties within the Mahayuti alliance, the Shiv…
Mumbai, Dec 28 (PTI) The Ajit Pawar-led NCP on Sunday announced its first list of 37 candidates for the January 15 elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), which has 227 wards. The second list is expected soon, party MLA Sana Malik told reporters. Though a constituent of the BJP-led Mahayuti coalition, the NCP is…
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday announced an alliance between the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and its Sharad Pawar-led faction, the NCP(SP), marking a reunion after a bitter feud. The announcement came during a rally in Pimpri Chinchwad ahead of the upcoming civic polls. “While finalizing the list of candidates for the Pimpri-Chinchwad…
A day when Uddhav and Raj Thackeray have joined hands for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, speculation are rife that Pawar political family patriarch and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founder Sharad Pawar will team up with nephew Ajit for the Pune civic polls. Ajit Pawar had dramatically broken away from his uncle’s side…
The local body elections held before the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections in Maharashtra have drawn new lines in the politics of the state. These results have not only exposed the strength of the ruling coalition, but have also presented a clear picture of the opposition’s weakening hold and the possible direction of the upcoming…
Elections have been announced for BMC, the country’s largest municipal corporation. Voting will be done on January 15 and counting of votes will take place on January 16. The big question is who will take over this municipal corporation dominated by Thackeray’s Shiv Sena this time? This time, along with the political scenario, the map…
