Maharashtra Polls

Maharashtra Election 2019: Amit Shah Offers Prayers At Shri Ambabai Mahalaxmi Temple In Maharashtra

India News | ANI | Sunday October 13, 2019

Maharashtra Election 2019: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday offered prayers at Shri Ambabai Mahalaxmi Temple in poll-bound Maharashtra's Kolhapur city.

Maharashtra Election 2019: 5 Months After Lok Sabha Poll Rout, Rahul Gandhi On Campaign Trail

India News | Reported by Purva Chitnis, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday October 13, 2019

Maharashtra Elections 2019: More than five months after he quit the Congress chief's post, Rahul Gandhi made his first public appearance at Maharashtra's Latur and attacked the government on the state of the economy.

"When Maharashtra Is Facing Problems Like..." Raj Thackeray's Dig At BJP

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 13, 2019

Criticising BJP leaders for highlighting the move on Article 370 during their campaigns for the upcoming Maharashtra polls, MNS chief Raj Thackeray has questioned the party's silence on issues like farmer suicides and bad condition of roads in the state.

Maharashtra Elections 2019: Devendra Fadnavis Attacks Congress, Sharad Pawar's Party Over Vidarbha

India News | ANI | Saturday October 12, 2019

Maharashtra Elections 2019: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said the BJP-led government's work for the development of Vidarbha region in last 5 years is much more than the 15 years of Congress-NCP government's work.

Maharashtra Elections 2019: In Shiv Sena Poll Manifesto, Aid For Farmers, Promise For Meal At Rs 10

India News | Reported By Sohit Mishra, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Saturday October 12, 2019

Ten days before the Maharashtra elections, BJP ally Shiv Sena released a separate poll manifesto this morning, promising an aid of Rs 10,000 for the poor farmers, a nutritious meal at Rs 10 at 10,000 eateries that will be set up across Maharashtra, reduction in power tarriffs and reservation for locals in jobs.

Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019: AAP Manifesto Says "Maharashtra A Failed State, We Will Re-Engineer It"

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 12, 2019

The Aam Aadmi Party or AAP released its election manifesto on Friday for the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly election slated for October 21. In its manifesto, AAP promised to "re-engineer Maharashtra, which has been reduced to a failed state".

Royal Descendants, Celebrities Among Candidates In Maharashtra Election

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 12, 2019

The Maharashtra poll scene presents an interesting picture with candidates from varied backgrounds - from royal families, celebrities to fourth estate - trying to enter the assembly''s hallowed corridors and shape the state''s destiny over the next five years.

"Break" Traffic Laws To Attend PM's Rally, Says Maharashtra Minister

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday October 11, 2019

Maharashtra Elections: In a bizarre directive, a Maharashtra minister on Friday evening exhorted his supporters to "break" traffic or road safety norms to collect huge crowds for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming election rally in the district.

BJP Spent Most In 2014 Maharashtra, Haryana Elections: Report

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday October 10, 2019

Maharashtra Polls 2014: The BJP had spent over 60 per cent of the total expenditure by all political parties, on publicity, travel, miscellaneous expenses and lumpsum amount to the candidates in the 2014 Haryana and Maharashtra Assembly polls, according to a report the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).

Nagpur Now Known As "Crime City," Says Sharad Pawar

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 10, 2019

Maharashtra Polls 2019: Nagpur is now known as the "crime city" of Maharashtra and the state had never faced such ignominy before, NCP president Sharad Pawar said on Thursday as he targeted Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on the law and order situation ahead of the October 21 assembly polls.

Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019: Ex-Cop Fielded By Sena Says Spent Over 2 Years Of Jail Term In Hospital

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 10, 2019

Former encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma, who is contesting the upcoming Maharashtra polls as Shiv Sena candidate, has said during his jail term of three-and-a-half years in the Lakhan Bhaiya alleged fake encounter case, he spent two-and-a-half years in hospital.

Rahul Gandhi To Hit Poll Campaign Trail In Maharashtra With Dharavi Rally

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Thursday October 10, 2019

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will campaign for the Maharashtra assembly elections in Mumbai on Sunday, making his first poll-related appearance since the dates were announced last month. He has just returned from Cambodia, where he was said to have gone to meditate.

Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019: "10 Enemies Will Be Killed For Every Soldier's Death", Amit Shah Warns

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 10, 2019

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today hit out at the Congress and Nationalist Congress Party or NCP for "opposing" the NDA government's move to abrogate Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.

Maharashtra Polls: BJP, Sena Rebels Withdraw Nominations In Aurangabad

Assembly | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 8, 2019

The BJP and Shiv Sena have succeeded in convincing most of the rebels to withdraw their nominations against official candidates of the two allies in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district for the upcoming Assembly polls.

Maharashtra Assembly Polls: PM Modi, BJP's Star Campaigner, To Address 9 Poll Rallies

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 7, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address nine election rallies in support of BJP- Shiv Sena-led alliance candidates during campaigning for the October 21 assembly polls in Maharashtra, where the saffron front is seeking a second straight term in office.