Supriya Sule secured over 650,000 votes, while her Bharatiya Janata Party rival, Kanchan R. Kool, who scored over 493,000 votes.
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NCP ex-Maharashtra Deputy CM’s son likely to join BJP
Pune: Crisis stared at the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Tuesday with Ranjitsinh, son of former Deputy Chief Minister Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil, preparing to join the BJP shortly. In a telling tweet on Tuesday, Ranjitsinh expressed anguish and sought the “guidance of the party workers” who have supported the Mohite-Patil family[Read More…]
Maharashtra: BJP minister Pankaja Munde accused of Rs 106 cr scam
Mumbai: Dhananjay Munde, who is also Leader of Opposition in the state, and a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader, has accused BJP Minister for Women and Child Welfare in the state, Pankaja Munde, of masterminding the Rs 106 crore scam involving in the mass purchase of cellphones. Pankaja Munda, minister[Read More…]
Congress-NCP alliance sealed, Sharad Pawar to contest Lok Sabha elections from Madha constituency
New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi and NCP chief Sharad Pawar met on Wednesday to talk about the Congress-NCP alliance ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections. Citing party sources, a news agency suggested that the Sharad Pawar will contest the upcoming elections from the Madha constituency of which an[Read More…]
Ahmednagar Mayor Polls: NCP leader Nawab Malik warns Party Corporators of strict action
Ahmednagar: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Nawab Malik has warned its Party Corporators of strict action after they supported Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for the Ahmednagar Mayor post. Speaking with a leading news agency Malik has sought an explanation from 18 NCP corporators. Malik further added that a show[Read More…]
Ahmednagar Mayor Polls: BJP joins hand with NCP, dumps Shiv Sena
Ahmednagar: Giving a jolt to its ally Shiv Sena, Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has joined hands with Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) for the Mayor post of Ahmednagar Municipal Corporation. NCP and BJP corporators have joined hands together while Shiv Sena has been dumped by the BJP. Shiv Sena who[Read More…]
Setback for Congress: DY Patil joins NCP
Mumbai: Senior Congress leader and veteran politician DY Patil has joined Sharad Pawar led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Sunday. NCP spokesperson has confirmed that Patil has joined his party. Though his decision has left his son Satej Patil in deep shock who is also a leader of Congress Party.[Read More…]
Ahmednagar Municipal Corporation Election 2018 Result Live Updates: Congress-NCP leading on 22 seats, BJP and Shiv Sena neck and neck
Catch live updates on Ahmednagar municipal corporation election result here: 1:20 PM: Ahmednagar Municipal Corporation 2018 Election Results LIVE:Results declared for all 68 seats: Congress+ Bags 25 Wards, BJP 18, Shiv Sena 17, MNS 1, Others 7 Ahmednagar Municipal Corporation 2018 Election Results LIVE: Deepti Gandhi trailing by 449 votes, Suvandha Gandhi leads the[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh: JDU to contest on 150 seats, aiming Vindhya & Mahakaushal segments
Janta Dal United (JDU), who has collaborated with Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) in Bihar, is making efforts to form a grand alliance with small political outfits of Madhya Pradesh against the BJP in the upcoming assembly polls. JDU Supremo Nitish Kumar along with party Vice-President Prashant Kishor will meet Madhya[Read More…]
Tariq Anwar’s exit ‘unfortunate’ but not ‘end of NCP’: Praful Patel
Mumbai, Sep 28 (IANS) Jolted by the sudden exit from the party and the Lok Sabha of its founder member Tariq Anwar, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Friday called the decision “unfortunate” but said it did not signify the “end of NCP”. “Our President Sharad Pawar indirectly gave a[Read More…]
Senior NCP leader Tariq Anwar resigns from party over dispute with Sharad Pawar
In a major political development on Friday, the General Secretary of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Tariq Anwar resigned from the party over internal disputes with NCP chief Sharad Pawar. Soon after the statement of former Union Minister Sharad Pawar over defending PM Modi on Rafale issue. Tariq Anwar, MP[Read More…]
Internal rift intensifies as Congress looks for revival in Maharashtra
The Congress party was in power in Maharashtra with Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) for 15 years in a row till 2014. The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) took over the power in 2014 when Devendra Fadnavis became first BJP chief minister of the state. The Congress party is trying to woo[Read More…]
BJP reduced to one-man show, two-man party: NCP’s Tariq Anwar
Tariq Anwar, criticising the BJP, said that Rajnath Singh did not sound convincing in its speech because there is a weird condition inside the BJP. It has reduced to a one-man party and two-man show. Anwar said that the BJP no longer listens to its leaders or its allies, which is[Read More…]
No-confidence motion LIVE updates: 325 MPs voted ‘No’; 126 voted ‘yes’, no-confidence motion against NDA Govt rejected
Both BJP, Congress responsible for Andhra’s plight, says TDP MP Kesineni Srinivas “I thought for one and a half hours I was watching a Bollywood blockbuster film. I have no doubt PM would have been the best actor in the world,” Srinivas said. He added that BJP MP form Andhra Hari Babu[Read More…]
Only Congress can challenge BJP, says Sharad Pawar
Pune: Only the Congress has the ability to challenge the country’s ruling BJP presently, and its ‘acche din’ will come, predicted Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar here on Wednesday. The veteran politician was replying to blunt questions thrown by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray who was “interviewing” him at[Read More…]
2G case verdict: Nationalist Congress Party hits back at Arun Jaitley
Nationalist Congress Party’s Rajya Sabha Member Majeed Memon on Friday hit out at Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for his comments after the verdict in the 2G spectrum case was delivered, acquitting all the accused. Questioning Jaitley’s remark that the Congress considered the verdict as “a badge of honour”, Memon[Read More…]
Gujarat results would have been ‘different’ if Congress aligned with NCP: Praful Patel
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Praful Patel on Monday said the Gujarat results could have “been different” if the Congress had aligned with his party. “If they (Congress) would have formed an alliance with the NCP, then it would have been fruitful, and things could have been different,” Patel told[Read More…]
NCP to contest Gujarat Assembly elections on its own
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Monday decided to contest the Gujarat Assembly elections on its own and expressed confidence it would bag the maximum number of seats in the “solo fight”. The party’s decision came a day after the Congress declared its first list of 77 candidates for the[Read More…]
Gujarat Cong wants to end ties with Pawar’s NCP; asks high command to take call
Gujarat Congress has urged central leadership to end all ties with Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) after its “betrayal” in the recent Rajya Sabha polls. The state unit is disappointed with NCP after its two lawmakers did not vote for veteran Congress leader, Ahmed Patel despite promises from party chief, Sharad[Read More…]
Joint opposition: Leaders of 18 opposition parties to meet today
Congress President Sonia Gandhi has called an 18 opposition party meet on Friday, notably, the last day of the Parliament’s monsoon session, to discuss the upcoming strategy and action of the joint opposition. The meeting will be chaired by Sonia Gandhi. Janata Dal-United leader Sharad Yadav has been invited to[Read More…]
‘Accidental Prime Minister’: Rs 328 cr from sugar factory scam used to make film, says Congress, NCP
The ‘Accidental Prime Minister,’ a much-talked about film on former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh is again in the news for all the wrong reasons. The film is based on a book written by his media advisor Sanjaya Baru. And the opposition parties in Maharashtra have alleged that funds from[Read More…]
Maharashtra irrigation scam: ED may probe Ajit Pawar
Years after chief minister Devendra Fadnavis ordered an inquiry against two senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders Ajit Pawar and Sunil Tatkare in the irrigation scam, the Enforcement Directorate begun to probe. This may bring former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar’s role under the scanner. The central investigation agency sought[Read More…]
Presidential polls: Here’s what led Sharad Pawar to refuse offer to contest as Oppn candidate
Congress president Sonia Gandhi urged Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar to contest presidential polls scheduled for July as a united Opposition candidate. However, the 76-year old Maratha leader politely refused the offer. “Pawar Saheb declined the offer and conveyed that he will support any Opposition candidate other than[Read More…]
BJP not worried about presidential elections: Subramanian Swamy
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy made it clear that the BJP is not tensed over the presidential elections. Notably, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Vice-president Rahul Gandhi are putting efforts to gather support from the other political parties over the same. “They (Sonia and Rahul) can unite everybody[Read More…]
Praful Patel likely to be JDU-NCP CM face in Gujarat
JDU and NCP are getting ready for an all guns blazing battle in Gujarat, sources tell Newsd that the JDU-NCP alliance will project former Union Minister Praful Patel as the CM candidate for the state. “We have indicated our willingness to Congress for a grand alliance in the state however[Read More…]