Maharashtra Assembly Poll Ads

Amid allegations that an agency owned by a BJP leader was hired for election-related online ads during the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly polls, the state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said that the selection of the firm was done by the state Directorate General of Information and Public Relations (DGIPR).

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis reiterated today that the BJP and the Shiv Sena will contest next month's assembly election together. The Chief Minister also said he is confident that he will retain the post after the elections.

Voting has begun for the first of the five-phase assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand today. The BJP, which swept the Lok Sabha elections in May and recently added Maharashtra and Haryana to its kitty, is hoping to win big in both states, where regional parties are in the driving seat. The Congress, which was part of the ruling all...

The first of the five-phase assembly elections begins in Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand today. The BJP, which swept the Lok Sabha elections in May and recently added Maharashtra and Haryana to its kitty, is hoping to win big in both states, where regional parties are in the driving seat. The BJP's tie-up with Jharkhand Mukti Morcha fell through in...

When the BJP's first government in Maharashtra is sworn in today, former ally Shiv Sena will be confined to the role of spectator. "No Shiv Sena leader will be inducted," said BJP General Secretary Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Thursday, though he added that negotiations continue for a possible reunion.

After the BJP accomplished its biggest-ever result in Maharashtra, its former ally, the Shiv Sena, said it's waiting to be nudged. "They can get in touch if they want," said Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, adding, somewhat sulkily, "if they want, they can go with the NCP."

The opposition has alleged blatant violation of rules in the repeat telecast of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech at New York's Madison Square Garden last month by local channels in Maharashtra, which votes this Wednesday.

Amid allegations that an agency owned by a BJP leader was hired for election-related online ads during the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly polls, the state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said that the selection of the firm was done by the state Directorate General of Information and Public Relations (DGIPR).

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis reiterated today that the BJP and the Shiv Sena will contest next month's assembly election together. The Chief Minister also said he is confident that he will retain the post after the elections.

Voting has begun for the first of the five-phase assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand today. The BJP, which swept the Lok Sabha elections in May and recently added Maharashtra and Haryana to its kitty, is hoping to win big in both states, where regional parties are in the driving seat. The Congress, which was part of the ruling all...

The first of the five-phase assembly elections begins in Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand today. The BJP, which swept the Lok Sabha elections in May and recently added Maharashtra and Haryana to its kitty, is hoping to win big in both states, where regional parties are in the driving seat. The BJP's tie-up with Jharkhand Mukti Morcha fell through in...

When the BJP's first government in Maharashtra is sworn in today, former ally Shiv Sena will be confined to the role of spectator. "No Shiv Sena leader will be inducted," said BJP General Secretary Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Thursday, though he added that negotiations continue for a possible reunion.

After the BJP accomplished its biggest-ever result in Maharashtra, its former ally, the Shiv Sena, said it's waiting to be nudged. "They can get in touch if they want," said Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, adding, somewhat sulkily, "if they want, they can go with the NCP."

The opposition has alleged blatant violation of rules in the repeat telecast of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech at New York's Madison Square Garden last month by local channels in Maharashtra, which votes this Wednesday.