Maharashtra Assembly Polls

BJP leader Kirit Somaiya on Tuesday refused to take up the responsibility as "communication chief with the Election Commission of India for Maharashtra assembly polls", stating that he should have been consulted beforehand.

The Mahayuti alliance of BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP has reached an understanding over seat-sharing for the upcoming Assembly polls in Maharashtra, sources have said.

National Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar on Saturday informed that the first round of discussions on seat sharing between Mahayuti alliance has been completed ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections.

Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Friday said the party has expelled its MLAs Zeeshan Siddique and Jitesh Antapurkar, a move coming just ahead of the assembly polls.

NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar has said that the Z-plus security cover accorded to him could be an arrangement to get "authentic information" about him as Maharashtra assembly polls are around the corner.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar is again making headlines with comments on Baramati -- the bastion of his undivided family.

The INDIA bloc sees an opportunity to leverage its strong Lok Sabha performance to secure a victory. Ticket distribution remains a challenge for NDA as well.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray returned empty-handed from Delhi as he could not extract an assurance of being the MVA's chief ministerial face for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly polls, the BJP said on Friday.

Maharashtra leader Uddhav Thackeray is in Delhi on a three-day visit, the highlight of which will be a strategy session with alliance partner Congress ahead of the assembly elections in the state.

Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party has said it would contest alone in Maharashtra, refusing to be part of the opposition alliance Maha Vikas Aghadi in the coming assembly election, even though it is part of the INDIA bloc on a national level.

The Aam Aadmi Party will contest the Maharashtra assembly polls and field candidates on all 36 seats in Mumbai, its leader Preeti Sharma Menon said on Monday.

With assembly polls in key states coming up, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi today said the "mahaul (public mood)" is in the Congress's favour. Her remarks come ahead of assembly polls in Haryana, Maharashtra and Jharkhand.

The ruling Mahayuti alliance of the BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP won all the nine seats it contested in polls to 11 seats of the state legislative council held on July 12.

Seat-sharing talks for the Maharashtra Assembly elections due later this year are yet to officially begin in the ruling coalition, but the tussle for constituencies has already started, sources have told NDTV.

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Chief Raj Thackeray on Thursday announced his intention to contest 200 to 250 seats independently in the upcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra.

BJP leader Kirit Somaiya on Tuesday refused to take up the responsibility as "communication chief with the Election Commission of India for Maharashtra assembly polls", stating that he should have been consulted beforehand.

The Mahayuti alliance of BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP has reached an understanding over seat-sharing for the upcoming Assembly polls in Maharashtra, sources have said.

National Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar on Saturday informed that the first round of discussions on seat sharing between Mahayuti alliance has been completed ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections.

Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Friday said the party has expelled its MLAs Zeeshan Siddique and Jitesh Antapurkar, a move coming just ahead of the assembly polls.

NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar has said that the Z-plus security cover accorded to him could be an arrangement to get "authentic information" about him as Maharashtra assembly polls are around the corner.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar is again making headlines with comments on Baramati -- the bastion of his undivided family.

The INDIA bloc sees an opportunity to leverage its strong Lok Sabha performance to secure a victory. Ticket distribution remains a challenge for NDA as well.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray returned empty-handed from Delhi as he could not extract an assurance of being the MVA's chief ministerial face for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly polls, the BJP said on Friday.

Maharashtra leader Uddhav Thackeray is in Delhi on a three-day visit, the highlight of which will be a strategy session with alliance partner Congress ahead of the assembly elections in the state.

Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party has said it would contest alone in Maharashtra, refusing to be part of the opposition alliance Maha Vikas Aghadi in the coming assembly election, even though it is part of the INDIA bloc on a national level.

The Aam Aadmi Party will contest the Maharashtra assembly polls and field candidates on all 36 seats in Mumbai, its leader Preeti Sharma Menon said on Monday.

With assembly polls in key states coming up, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi today said the "mahaul (public mood)" is in the Congress's favour. Her remarks come ahead of assembly polls in Haryana, Maharashtra and Jharkhand.

The ruling Mahayuti alliance of the BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP won all the nine seats it contested in polls to 11 seats of the state legislative council held on July 12.

Seat-sharing talks for the Maharashtra Assembly elections due later this year are yet to officially begin in the ruling coalition, but the tussle for constituencies has already started, sources have told NDTV.

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Chief Raj Thackeray on Thursday announced his intention to contest 200 to 250 seats independently in the upcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra.