The national spokesperson and a well known face of Congress, Priyanaka Chaturvedi on Friday quit the grand old party after having spent 10 years with them, and joined the Shiv Sena party in presence of party chief Uddhav Thackeray. Citing her resentment over reinstating of some members in the Congress party who had allegedly[Read More…]
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Caste lines favour BJP-Shiv Sena in Maharashtra’s reserved constituencies
By Gautam Datt New Delhi: The SC/ST voters will play a crucial role in deciding the fate of candidates in at least 17 out of 48 constituencies in Maharashtra where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)- Shiv Sena combine are looking to repeat their 2014 performance when they won 42 seats[Read More…]
Lok Sabha elections 2019: Shiv Sena releases first list of candidates
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena released its first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on Friday. Shiv Sena who is in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party according to the seat sharing agreement, Shiv Sena is set to contest on 23 seats. The BJP will be contesting on[Read More…]
Shiv Sena blames not BMC but the increasing population for Mumbai bridge collapse
Days after a portion of a foot over bridge collapsed in Mumbai, Shiv Sena on Saturday blamed the increasing population in the Maharashtra capital for failing infrastructure that killed six people and injured more than 30. The party in an editorial in its mouthpiece Saamana even attacked the opposition saying it was doing politics[Read More…]
Maharashtra: Shiv Sena to contest as many seats as BJP, suggest reports
With Lok Sabha elections barely months away, every party is running around to gather support and establish their alliances. In the latest, reports suggest that Shiv Sena and BJP could contest on equal number of seats from Maharashtra in the General Elections, 2019. With SP-BSP going hand with hand in[Read More…]
After tough posturing, Shiv Sena and BJP to seal alliance
Mumbai: Tottering on the brink for months, the Shiv Sena managed to bulldoze its way with the BJP, paving the way for a pre-poll alliance for the Lok Sabha and in all probability even the Assembly polls later in the year, party sources said on Monday. “It is finalized. It[Read More…]
Pulwama attack: BJP-Shivsena workers burn Pakistan flag
Mumbai: BJP and Shivsena workers burnt Pakistan flag in a reaction to thursday’s terror attack in Pulwama which killed over 40 CRPF troopers. In a display in Boriwala, Shiv Sena workers raised slogans of Pakistan down. while in Ghatkoper BJP workers should their resistance against Pakistan. Shiv sena leader Anil[Read More…]
Shiv Sena leader to make biopic on George
Mumbai, Jan 29 Fresh from the success of the highly-acclaimed film “Thackeray”, senior Shiv Sena leader and MP Sanjay Raut now plans to make a biopic on veteran trade union leader and politician George Fernandes who passed away in New Delhi on Tuesday. Despite their strong ideological differences, the Sena[Read More…]
Nawaz is outstanding: Rohit Shetty
Mumbai, Filmmaker Rohit Shetty has showered praises on actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui after watching his portrayal of late Shiv Sena patriarch Bal Thackeray in the forthcoming release “Thackeray”, saying he is an outstanding actor. Rohit was interacting with the media at the special screening of the film on Wednesday here, when[Read More…]
Balasaheb never discriminated against UP, Bihar migrants: Sanjay Raut
New Delhi, Politician Sanjay Raut, who has penned the story for a biopic on Balasaheb Thackeray, on Tuesday said the late Shiv Sena supremo was never discriminatory towards migrants from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in Maharashtra. “In Balasaheb’s life and in Shiv Sena’s journey so far, not even a single[Read More…]
Stop making ‘jumla’ of jobless: Sena to Modi
Mumbai, Stating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claims of creating more jobs have been “proved completely hollow” by the Centre for Monitoring of Indian Economy (CMIE), the Shiv Sena on Monday asked him to stop making a ‘jumla’ (joke) of the jobless millions in the country. Referring to Modi’s statement[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…]
Maharashtra NDA allies resort to vicious ‘dog-fight’
Mumbai: Two prominent Maharashtra NDA allies, including a minister, were involved in a vicious verbal slanging match calling each other a ‘dog.’ The loud feud erupted between the Maharashtra Swabhiman Party (MSP) and ruling ally Shiv Sena’s Environment Minister Ramdas Kadam after the latter made certain remarks against the MSP[Read More…]
Shiv Sena raises Ram temple issue in Lok Sabha, demands ordinance
New Delhi: NDA ally Shiv Sena on Thursday raised the controversial Ram temple issue in the Lok Sabha and demanded that the government bring an ordinance to pave the way for its construction in Ayodhya. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Shiv Sena’s Anand Rao Adsul also reminded the Bharatiya[Read More…]
Four states are now ‘BJP-mukt’, says Shiv Sena
Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s dreams of making India “Congress-mukt” (free of Congress) have bit the dust in three crucial states where it was in power, and has been decimated in the other two states, the Shiv Sena said here on Wednesday. While Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President[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…]
Maharashtra civic body elections: BJP leads in Dhule, Cong-NCP alliance in Ahmednagar municipal polls
LIVE UPDATES: Dhule mahanagarpalika election 2018: UPDATES 1:50 PM: BJP Crosses half-way mark, gets 51 seats; Congress-NCP second with 15 seats Dhule MC Poll Results Latest Update: BJP 51 Congress-NCP 15 Shiv Sena 3 Lok Sangram 1 AIMIM 4 SP 1 Others 1 1:20 PM: Dhule Municipal Corporation 2018 Election Results LIVE: Current status:[Read More…]
Name Nagpur-Mumbai Expressway after Bal Thackeray: Shiv Sena
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Tuesday demanded that the upcoming Nagpur-Mumbai Super Communication Expressway (NMSCE) should be named after its late patriarch Bal Thackeray. There have been demands from the ruling ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to name the NMSCE after the late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. PWD Minister[Read More…]
It is not 2014 any more: Uddhav Thackeray warns BJP
Mumbai: In a veiled warning to the BJP, Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said that “the winds of 2014 elections have changed now” and the people of India have not forgotten all the ‘jumlas’ of the Modi government. “The people of the country seek replies to all the[Read More…]
Shiv Sena threatens mass suicides if women enter Sabarimala
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala unit of Shiv Sena on Saturday threatened to stage mass suicides if women in 10-50 age group are allowed to enter the Sabarimala temple in Kerala. P. Aji, a senior Shiv Sena leader, told IANS here that their “suicide squads” comprising men and women above 50 are[Read More…]
Get set free! Fadnavis govt withdraws rioting cases against Sambhaji Bhide, others
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis withdraws more than six cases related to riot against right-wing activist Sambhaji Bhide whose name floated on top in the case of Bhima-Koregaon violence. The Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena government has allegedly withdrawn several other cases that were registered against hundreds of party workers. As[Read More…]
Sabarimala verdict: Shiv Sena calls for Kerala shutdown on Monday
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 29 (IANS) The Kerala unit of Shiv Sena on Saturday announced a statewide shutdown on Monday to protest the Supreme Court verdict throwing open the Sabarimala temple to all women. Party’s state secretary M.S. Bhuvendran alleged the verdict overlooked the temple traditions and rituals. “The Sabarimala temple has[Read More…]
Shiv Sena’s Telangana wing seeks deregistration of Owaisi’s AIMIM as political party
Shiv Sena’s Telangana wing President, Tirupati Narasimha Murari has submitted a plea to the Delhi High Court seeking to register Asaduddin Owaisi led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Musalimeen (AIMIM) as a political party by the Election Commission. The Delhi High Court is to take the hearing today on September 05 over[Read More…]
Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Election: A Knife-edge Election
On Penultimate day of Monsoon Session i.e 9th of August, Election for the post of Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha will be held. The chance of a contest is high as opposition may not agree to the consensus candidate citing an example of Lok Sabha where the Speaker is from[Read More…]