Mumbai: The much-awaited distribution of ministries in Maharashtra was carried out by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray with Nationalist Congress Party getting the plum portfolios of Finance and Home, here on Sunday. In what was described as “an equitable allocation” of responsibilities, Chief Minister Thackeray will handle General Administration, IT, Information & Public Relations, Law & Judiciary […]
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BJP ready to ‘compromise’ with Shiv Sena for Citizenship Amendment Act
Nashik (Maharashtra): The Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party is ready to make any “political compromise” with the Shiv Sena if the latter encountered problems with allies – the NCP and the Congress, in implementing the Citizenship Amendment Act, a senior leader said here on Saturday. Former minister Ashish Shelar said that for the BJP, the nation takes […]
Thackeray ends suspense, gives Home to Sena, NCP gets Finance
Mumbai: Ending a fortnight long suspense, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday allocated the portfolios to his cabinet ministers, days ahead of the upcoming winter Session of Maharashtra Legislature next week. Sena gets Home, NCP Finance, while Congress has Revenue and Power. The Maha Vikas Aghadi partner Shiv Sena’s Eknath Shinde will be the […]
PM Modi & Maharashtra CM Uddhav are like brothers: Shiv Sena
Mumbai: Extending an olive branch, the Shiv Sena said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray are like ‘brothers’ though the Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party may have parted ways, here on Friday. “The Shiv Sena-BJP have gone different ways in Maharashtra politics, but Modi-Thackeray’s relations are ‘like brothers’… It’s the responsibility of the […]
Sena-NCP-Cong Aghadi announces ‘secular, all-inclusive’ CMP
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party-Congress on Thursday afternoon announced a “secular, all-inclusive Common Minimum Programme” which will serve as the guiding principle for the Maha Vikas Aghadi government which will take office on Thursday, top party leaders said. The CMP focuses on farmers, unemployment, girls and women, besides industry, health, social justice and other sectors […]
With Shiv Sena by her side, Sonia aggressive against Modi govt
New Delhi: With the support of the Shiv Sena in both the houses of parliament, the Congress has increased its alliance numbers in the lower house and the after effect was visible with Sonia Gandhi adopting an aggressive stance against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah alleging that they tried to sabotage the […]
Name senior-most MLA as Pro tem Speaker: Sena-NCP-Cong
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party-Congress on Tuesday shot off a letter to Governor B.S. Koshyari requesting him to appoint only the senior-most legislator as the pro-tem Speaker for conducting Wednesday’s House proceedings. “We have sent a letter by email along with a hard copy of it to the Governor to appoint the senior-most MLA as […]
Will get 165+ votes in Maharashtra floor test: NCP
Mumbai: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Tuesday claimed that it will get more than 165 votes in the crucial floor test in the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly. NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik told IANS: “Yesterday we paraded 162 MLAs. But in the floor test in the Assembly we will get more than 165 votes as more people […]
After SC order, BJP’s game over: NCP
Mumbai: Welcoming the Supreme Court order on conducting the Maharashtra Assembly floor test on November 27, leaders of Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party-Congress said on Tuesday that it would be a transparent and clean affair on that day, and the BJP’s game was over. “Since there will be an open vote which will be telecast live, there […]
162 Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress MLAs on unprecedented public parade
Mumbai: In an unprecedented action in Indian politics, the Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party-Congress combine on Monday organised a public parade of their 162 supporting MLAs in a bid to disprove the claims of 170 legislators made by the Bharatiya Janata Party and its ally Ajit Pawar. The dramatic parade, at a hotel here, came barely 12 […]