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Is all not well between the Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance in Maharashtra? There’s one more reason why the speculation is buzzing the state’s political circles. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on Tuesday placed a full-page advertisement in several leading newspapers in Maharashtra titled ‘Modi for India, Shinde for Maharashtra’. The ad quotes a survey where Shinde is shown as preferred for the top post over BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis, who was the former Chief Minister and is the current deputy Chief Minister. ALSO READ | The advertisement carries Sena’s bow and arrow symbol and images of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and CM Shinde. It has no image or photo of Shiv Sena founder the late Bal Thackeray. One portion of the ad reads: “According to the survey done for the Chief Minister’s position, 26.1% of the people in Maharashtra desire Eknath Shinde and 23.2% of the people wish to see Devendra Fadnavis as the next Chief Minister.” The ad further states: “It is undeniable proof that 49.3% of the people in Maharashtra wish to see a strong alliance between BJP and Shiv Sena for their state’s leadership.” The figures and claims in the advertisement have been attributed to a Zee TV-Matrize survey. The ad was published in a few newspapers on Tuesday. FOLLOWING PAWAR’s ADVICE TO WOO VOTERS? It is an indication that the BJP will be following the advice given to the Congress by Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar a few months ago that “in t...

Raut claimed that Union Home Minister Amit Shah had asked Shinde to drop six key ministers of the Shinde-led Shiv Sena citing non-performance and controversy as reasons. In a recent meeting with Amit Shah, Shinde was asked to improve his government's performance following a series of negative public opinions on the incumbent government. With speculation over a possible cabinet expansion — the BJP trying to induct six more MLAs as ministers, while Shinde is expected to induct four more from his camp. It is being discussed that meetings of senior BJP leaders have also been held in Delhi for this purpose. At the same time, it is coming to light that the BJP leaders in Delhi are unhappy with the work of a few ministers of the Shinde group in the current cabinet. "BJP wants to improve its tally in the Maharashtra Cabinet so that they can have the upper hand in decision-making,” said sources requesting anonymity. However, CM Eknath Shinde is reluctant to the changes fearing this move might damage his government and the dropped ministers might go back to Uddhav Thackeray. The following Shiv Sena ministers are expected to be dropped: • Ports and Mining minister Dada Bhuse from Malegaon • Water supply minister Gulabrao Patil. • Health minister Tanaji Sawant. • Minister for Food and Drug Administration Sanjay Rathod. • Agriculture minister Abdul Sattar. • Employment Guarantee Scheme & Horticulture minister Sandeepan Bhumare NCP leader Eknath Khadse claimed that all is not well betwe...

New Delhi, India – India’s richest state has sworn in a new chief minister and his deputy, a day after the previous incumbent was forced to resign, ending 10 days of high political drama that experts say was orchestrated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Eknath Shinde of the Shiv Sena party, whose rebellion along with dozens of fellow legislators kicked off the crisis in the western Indian state, was sworn in as chief minister of Maharashtra on Thursday in a ceremony in state capital Mumbai, also India’s financial capital. Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of the BJP, which effectively managed the split in Shiv Sena, took oath as Shinde’s deputy. Shinde was rewarded by the BJP for his rebellion despite the right-wing party having more legislators in the state assembly than his rebellious camp. The developments came a day after Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray announced his resignation as chief minister in a Facebook live broadcast on Wednesday night, minutes after India’s Supreme Court asked him to take a floor test on Thursday to prove his majority. Uddhav Thackeray greets supporters after he was sworn in as Maharashtra chief minister on November 28, 2019 in Mumbai [File: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters] Thackeray had been running a coalition government with centrists Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Congress parties since 2019 – one of the unlikeliest alliances in Indian politics. Shinde’s government has been asked to p...

“I am not aware of a no-confidence motion against the speaker. Today, at 9 am I went to the assembly and now I am coming out at 12 pm. As far as my knowledge is concerned, the no-confidence motion against the speaker can’t be brought till one year. If I was aware of this motion, then my sign would have been there. I have no information about this,” Pawar said, news agency ANI reported.

Full-page advertisements in some leading Marathi dailies featuring PM Modi, Eknath Shinde, Bal Thackeray, Devendra Fadnavis and others have deepened Opposition's doubts about the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena alliance in Maharashtra. Opposition leaders also speculate that an "invisible hand from Delhi" is behind shaping the advertisements. By India Today News Desk: Opposition leaders in Maharashtra today took a dig at the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and BJP government in Maharashtra amid a raging controversy over two The full-page advertisements, published on Tuesday and Wednesday, have sparked intense speculation, with the opposition claiming that all is not well within the ruling alliance. "It has become clear what is on their mind. But, everything is not good. The government will collapse like a house of cards. There is a proxy war between Shinde and BJP," Uddhav Thackeray's aide Sanjay Raut said today, adding that the new ad was prompted by an upset Devendra Fadnavis. The first advertisement, titled 'Modi for India, Shinde for Maharashtra', appeared in major newspapers in the state on Tuesday and carried photos of PM Modi and Eknath Shinde. It also cited a survey that showed The advertisement claimed that as per a survey, 26.1 per cent of people in Maharashtra wanted Shinde as chief minister while 23.2 per cent wished to see Fadnavis as the next chief minister. Another ad on the state's ruling alliance appeared in Marathi dailies today, featuring Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray...

By Kamlesh Damodar Sutar: The Gram Panchayat election results in Maharashtra have thrown up a mixed verdict. While the BJP emerged as the single-largest party, the Maha Vikas Aghadi of Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena), NCP, and Congress overtook the BJP-Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction of the Shiv Sena) in numbers. As many as 1,165 gram panchayats in 18 districts across Maharashtra went to polls on Sunday. Voters in the gram panchayats in Thane, Palghar, Nandurbar, Nashik, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Pune, Satara, Kolhapur, Bhandara, Gondia, Amravati, Gadchiroli, Nagpur, Washim, Wardha, and Chandrapur cast their vote. The polls witnessed a 75% turnout. Candidates in 115 gram panchayats were elected unopposed. Results of the remaining 1,050 gram panchayat seats were declared late on Monday evening. The polls were also significant as they were taking place close on the heels of the two groups of Shivsena getting new names. Although, the party symbol is not used for the elections, both the MVA and NDA claimed victory. As per the available numbers and claims made by parties the MVA won 457 gram panchayat seats. The NCP was the highest gainer with 155 seats, while the Uddhav faction or the Shiv Sena (UBT) got 153 seats and the Congress won 149 gram panchayats. The NDA, comprising the BJP and its new ally — the Eknath Shinde-led Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena bagged 352 seats. The BJP got 239 seats while the Balasahebanchi Shiv S...

MUMBAI: Though union minister The BJP on Wednesday also appointed Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha’s (BJYM) former IT cell functionary Devang Dave on its election managment panel for local body polls in Maharashtra. Dave is one of the backroom operators of the BJP youth wing’s IT cell and is known for his social media outreach skills. “Thank you Devendra Fadnavis, Chandrakant Dada Patil for believing in my abilities (and) entrusting important responsibility of election management for BJP Maharashtra…I shall strive hard to win elections from panchayat to parliament and bring back BJP in Political observers said that with Rane and Singh on board, the BJP will look to give its campaign a targeted push. “The elevation of Narayan Rane as BJP’s face for the BMC and induction of Singh will surely have an impact on the BMC elections. Both these netas are being deployed by the BJP. However, BJP will have to tactfully ensure its own bench strength is utilised. It will have to get the insiders and outsiders together and strike a balance. If this is not done, there will be infighting and the party may face a rebellion,” said political analyst Birju Mundra. Singh, a face of the North Indian community, is known for his networking among voters from UP and Bihar. According to estimates, there are 45 seats where North Indian voters can be the swing factor.

On March 29, the Supreme Court called the government of Maharashtra “impotent” and “powerless” for its inability to curb the love jehad rallies that are increasing across the State. Hearing a contempt petition, the court said that the action of the government against hate speeches amounted to “tokenism”. “Hate is a vicious cycle and the State will have to initiate action,” said the bench consisting of Justices K.M. Joseph and B.V. Nagarathna. “The moment politics and religion are segregated, all this will stop,” they added. In response to the court’s rap, the Mumbai Police charged Raja Singh with hate speech under IPC 153-A(1)(a). Mass appeal Starting from November 2022, some 50 “Hindu Jan Akrosh Morcha” rallies have been held all over Maharashtra, organised by Sakal Hindu Samaj, a loose conglomerate of Hindutva and Sangh Parivar organisations. Several politicians and political observers Frontline spoke to believe that the rallies are being held purely with the objective of polarisation and to gain political mileage as the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election and the 2024 general election come closer. The first such rally was held in Parbhani district of Marathwada region on November 20, 2022. Interestingly, Parbhani district has a slightly higher population of Muslims than the State average. As per Census 2011, Parbhani’s population comprises 72.35 per cent Hindus and 16.69 per cent Muslims. The State figures are: Hindus 79.83 per cent and Muslims 11.54 per cent. Sin...

Ahead of the elections in Maharashtra, the seat sharing talks between the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) leaders are likely soon. Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole, ahead of a two-day review meeting of his party of the state's 48 Lok Sabha seats said that the seat sharing talks in the Maha Vikas Aghadi will be smooth since the primary aim was to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), reported the PTI. ADVERTISEMENT The Maha Vikas Aghadi comprises the Shiv Sena (UBT) of Uddhav Thackeray, the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party and the Congress. It was in power in the state between 2019 and June 2020. "The Congress is organisationally strong in all 48 Lok Sabha seats. We will discuss strategy to win maximum seats. Even though the Congress is reviewing all 48 seats, there will no problem in seat sharing talks," he told reporters, according to the PTI. "Defeating the BJP is our primary aim. After this two day meet (of the Congress), the future strategy will be discussed in the MVA meeting. Congress is the only alternative to the BJP nationally," Patole asserted, reported the PTI. The views of MVA allies like the Communists, Samajwadi Party, Peasants and Workers Party will be considered during seat sharing talks, the state Congress chief added. Queried about the meeting between Gautam Adani and Sharad Pawar of ally NCP, Patole said his party did not have any personal animosity with the industrialist. "The questions raised by Rahul Gandhi about the relationship between P...