Sena-bjp Talks

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray today scotched speculation about his party's possible alliance with the BJP with a witty repartee. Asked about the matter, he told journalists,

The deadline for government formation in Maharashtra around 72 hours away, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has made a beeline for Nagpur to meet Mohan Bhawat, the chief of the BJP's ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Another BJP team could visit Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray at his Mumbai residence later tonight, if the talks ...

Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut reached out to Ajit Pawar - Sharad Pawar's nephew and a leader of his Nationalist Congress Party -- after the party gave an ultimatum of sorts to the BJP. In an article in party mouthpiece Saamna, the Sena today declared that the party would look for an alternative if the BJP was not ready to accept its demand fo...

The BJP-Shiv Sena standoff over power-sharing in Maharashtra, which has stalled government formation for over a week, took a dramatic turn on Friday with reports emerging of Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray talking to Sharad Pawar, the opposition stalwart who can facilitate a reconfiguration of alliances.

The stalemate over seat sharing between Shiv Sena and the BJP in the Maharashtra assembly polls yet to be resolved, Sena leader Sanjay Raut today said the talks are "more tedious" than the partition of India. The Sena has dug in its heels and demanded a fair share of the state's 288 seats, but the BJP is unwilling to oblige.

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray refused to talk on Friday about who will be Mumbai's new mayor as he celebrated his party being number 1 again in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC with 84 seats. The BJP has just two less at 82, and none of them is close to the majority they need to get the Mayor's post. Majority or halfway of the 227-s...

Shiv Sena is "likely" to contest the upcoming city civic body polls, party sources said today, even as it formally begins talks on alliance with BJP tomorrow.

Ahead of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's trust vote this afternoon, a senior Shiv Sena leader has said his party will not vote in favour of the BJP's minority government.

Devendra Fadnavis will seek a trust vote in the Maharashtra Assembly today that he must win to remain Chief Minister. Hectic politicking is expected before the vote.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has appealed to the Shiv Sena and the Congress to withdraw their candidature for the post of Assembly Speaker, said sources, amid a reported standstill in the negotiations between his party and the Sena over power-sharing in the state.

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray addressed the media today about the party's strained ties with former ally BJP in Maharashtra. Here are the highlights:

The Shiv Sena and the BJP have failed to reach an agreement on their relationship in Maharashtra - which means that when the Prime Minister's cabinet is enlarged, a leader from the Sena is unlikely to be among the new ministers.

Shiv Sena's Anant Geete, who was reportedly scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi to discuss the widening rift with the BJP, has been recalled to Mumbai by Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, say sources.

Shiv Sena's Anant Geete, who was scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi to discuss the widening rift with BJP, has been recalled to Mumbai by Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, sources say.

With just two weeks to go for Assembly elections in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray tells NDTV that he never thought the Sena-BJP alliance would end. Speaking on the show Walk The Talk, the Sena chief says his party was ready to compromise, but the BJP wasn't.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray today scotched speculation about his party's possible alliance with the BJP with a witty repartee. Asked about the matter, he told journalists,

The deadline for government formation in Maharashtra around 72 hours away, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has made a beeline for Nagpur to meet Mohan Bhawat, the chief of the BJP's ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Another BJP team could visit Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray at his Mumbai residence later tonight, if the talks ...

Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut reached out to Ajit Pawar - Sharad Pawar's nephew and a leader of his Nationalist Congress Party -- after the party gave an ultimatum of sorts to the BJP. In an article in party mouthpiece Saamna, the Sena today declared that the party would look for an alternative if the BJP was not ready to accept its demand fo...

The BJP-Shiv Sena standoff over power-sharing in Maharashtra, which has stalled government formation for over a week, took a dramatic turn on Friday with reports emerging of Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray talking to Sharad Pawar, the opposition stalwart who can facilitate a reconfiguration of alliances.

The stalemate over seat sharing between Shiv Sena and the BJP in the Maharashtra assembly polls yet to be resolved, Sena leader Sanjay Raut today said the talks are "more tedious" than the partition of India. The Sena has dug in its heels and demanded a fair share of the state's 288 seats, but the BJP is unwilling to oblige.

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray refused to talk on Friday about who will be Mumbai's new mayor as he celebrated his party being number 1 again in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC with 84 seats. The BJP has just two less at 82, and none of them is close to the majority they need to get the Mayor's post. Majority or halfway of the 227-s...

Shiv Sena is "likely" to contest the upcoming city civic body polls, party sources said today, even as it formally begins talks on alliance with BJP tomorrow.

Ahead of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's trust vote this afternoon, a senior Shiv Sena leader has said his party will not vote in favour of the BJP's minority government.

Devendra Fadnavis will seek a trust vote in the Maharashtra Assembly today that he must win to remain Chief Minister. Hectic politicking is expected before the vote.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has appealed to the Shiv Sena and the Congress to withdraw their candidature for the post of Assembly Speaker, said sources, amid a reported standstill in the negotiations between his party and the Sena over power-sharing in the state.

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray addressed the media today about the party's strained ties with former ally BJP in Maharashtra. Here are the highlights:

The Shiv Sena and the BJP have failed to reach an agreement on their relationship in Maharashtra - which means that when the Prime Minister's cabinet is enlarged, a leader from the Sena is unlikely to be among the new ministers.

Shiv Sena's Anant Geete, who was reportedly scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi to discuss the widening rift with the BJP, has been recalled to Mumbai by Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, say sources.

Shiv Sena's Anant Geete, who was scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi to discuss the widening rift with BJP, has been recalled to Mumbai by Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, sources say.

With just two weeks to go for Assembly elections in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray tells NDTV that he never thought the Sena-BJP alliance would end. Speaking on the show Walk The Talk, the Sena chief says his party was ready to compromise, but the BJP wasn't.