Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Shankarrao Chavan (File Photo | IANS)

Ex-Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan quits Congress, as MLA

Mumbai | Jolting the Congress, former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Shankarrao Chavan has quit the party, and also as MLA, here on Monday. He has submitted his resignation to the state Congress President Nana Patole, amid speculation that he could be headed to the Bharatiya Janata Party, and possibly be rewarded with a Rajya Sabha […]

Maharashtra Congress President Ashok Chavan (Photo : IANS)

Maharashtra Assembly may be dissolved on Feb 28: Congress

Mumbai :  The Congress has claimed that the Maharashtra Assembly may be dissolved on February 28 after the budget presentation, paving the way for simultaneous elections with the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. However, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis rejected the contention, reiterating his often repeated stance that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena coalition would complete […]

Maharashtra Congress President Ashok Chavan (File Photo)

Maharashtra BJP MLAs caught on tape ‘snacking’ during fast

Pune (Maharashtra) : There were red faces in the BJP after two of its legislators were found snacking on sandwiches and chips as the party leaders and cadres led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi observed a day’s fast across India on Thursday. The development came three days after the Bharatiya Janata Party lampooned the Congress when […]