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An advertisement put out in regional and national newspapers by the Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra chief minister Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde and deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis. (File) The full-page advertisement was run with a headline ‘Modi for India, Shinde for Maharashtra’ and it carried a survey report that projected Shinde as more popular than deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. The BJP had projected Fadnavis as the face of the state unit of the party in the previous election of 2019 through similar advertisements. The advertisements in Marathi with the pictures of Modi and Fadnavis was run with the slogan ‘Deshat Narendra, Rajyat Devendra (Narendra for nation, Devendra for the state). The latest advertisement said, “According to the election surveys, 30.2% of citizens of the state prefer BJP, while 16.2% prefer Shiv Sena led by Shinde. This shows 46.4% of people trust the ruling alliance for the development of the state.” “According to the surveys done for the chief minister’s position, 26.1% of the population desire to see Shinde as the CM, while 23.2% give preference to Fadnavis. Thus, 49.3% of the state population wish to see a strong ruling alliance for the state’s leadership,” it added. However, reacting to it, BJP’s state unit chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule said that 2024 polls will tell who is more popular. “Such advertisements or surveys have no value, as the people of the state decide who is more popular. The advertisement does not bear any sig...

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde arrives at the State secretariat Mantralaya in Mumbai. Video: Special Arrangement Speaking to reporters, Deepak Kesarkar, spokesperson of the Shinde-led faction of MLAs, said Bal Thackeray was nobody's property. "Balasaheb belongs to the entire State and nobody can change this fact," he said, when asked about the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction's objection to the use of the late Sena founder's name and photograph by the Shinde group. Targeting Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut, Mr. Kesarkar said, "Mr. Raut is closer to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde with supporters at the State secretariat Mantralaya in Mumbai. Screengarb photo: Special Arrangement Mr. Kesarkar also criticised the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena's decision to replace Bhavana Gawali as the party's chief whip in the Lok Sabha. Also read | "With such an action, you are insulting women. She is a five-time MP, who has held the Shiv Sena flag high," he said. The Uddhav Thackeray-led faction on Wednesday nominated Rajan Vichare as the party's chief whip in the Lok Sabha, replacing Gawali. Comments Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by l...

By Ritvick Arun Bhalekar: A day after an advertisement in Maharashtra newspapers by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena sparked a row over the comparison between the popularity of the CM over his deputy Devendra Fadnavis, the state government released another advertisement featuring both the leaders as the face of development and growth in Maharashtra. The earlier ad reported "PM Modi for India, Eknath Shinde for Maharashtra", quoting a survey where Shinde is shown as more preferred for the CM post than BJP's Devendra Fadnavis. ALSO READ | The advertisement issued on Wednesday focuses on the BJP-Sena alliance in Maharashtra and attempts to highlight how it has the "support of the majority of the people in Maharashtra". "The BJP-Shiv Sena alliance is at the heart of the wishes of the public," the advertisement reads. Likewise, photos of late Shiv Sena supremo Balasaheb Thackeray and senior leader Anand Dighe were also there in the ad along with PM Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The previous advertisement missed Thackeray’s photo, which drew ire from Uddhav's camp. The advertisement published on Tuesday had reportedly upset BJP’s leadership and cadre. While the tagline of advertisement put out on Tuesday was "Modi for India, Shinde for Maharashtra", the chief minister sought to downplay it, saying both he and BJP leader Fadnavis were "in people's minds" and working together. Shiv Sena minister Shambhuraj Desai said, "Our party has nothing to do with the adver...

• "I will stay out of the government and ensure it runs smoothly," Mr Fadnavis said at a news briefing around 4:30 pm, announcing that only Mr Shinde • However, barely three hours later, he was seen taking oath as Mr Shinde's deputy after BJP chief JP Nadda said, " • • Devendra Fadnavis and Eknath Shinde met with Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and staked claim to power earlier in the afternoon. • Uddhav Thackeray quit as Maharashtra Chief Minister yesterday, shortly after the Supreme Court ruled that he must prove his majority. • The Shiv Sena chief was left with only 13 MLAs after the revolt that played out in three BJP-ruled states. Eknath Shinde and a group of rebels first moved to Gujarat's Surat in luxury buses. They were flown to Assam's Guwahati in chartered flights. They landed in Goa last evening to prepare for a possible test of strength. • Deepak Kesarkar, the spokesperson for the Sena rebels, stressed that it was ideology, and not greed for better posts, that drove them to switch sides and go with the BJP. • He also said the rebels did not betray Uddhav Thackeray and still have love and respect for him. "Nobody in Shiv Sena is against the Thackeray family," he said. • He asserted that the rebel faction is the Shiv Sena now, since Uddhav Thackeray is in a minority in the party. "It's not a question of who is the real Shiv Sena. We have the legal majority and thus ours is the legislature party," he said. • Despite evidence of its protection and facilitation of th...

Have taken serious note of death threat received by Sharad Pawar, says Maha CM Eknath Shinde Maharashtra CM on Friday said the government has taken serious note of the death threat received by senior leader Sharad Pawar on Twitter, adding that he has personally spoken to senior police officers and given them instructions for investigation Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday said that the government has taken serious note of the death threat received by senior leader Sharad Pawar on Twitter, adding that he has personally spoken to senior police officers and given them instructions for investigation. “Sharad Pawar is a senior leader and we all respect him. His safety will be fully taken care of. Instructions have been given to the police to increase security if necessary,” said the Maharashtra Chief Minister. Pune man arrested for issuing death threat to NCP chief Sharad Pawar BJP, Shiv Sena to jointly contest all upcoming elections, says Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde Earlier in the day, NCP had claimed that their party chief Sharad Pawar has received a death threat on social media and appealed to party workers to maintain peace at all costs. A delegation of NCP workers led by Pawar’s daughter and Lok Sabha member Supriya Sule met Mumbai police chief Vivek Phansalkar demanding action. — ANI (@ANI) The NCP leaders told the police that 82-year-old Pawar received a message on social media that read he will meet the same fate as (Narendra) Dabholkar soon. Taking co...

India flexes its muscles at Davos as China’s star fades,” Julia Horowitz, CNN Business reporter, wrote from the ski resort town of Davos in Switzerland on 19 January. RK Singh, India’s power minister, told her: “I haven’t had to ask for investment. Investment has just flown in.” She found that confidence on display at the World Economic Forum in Davos.  Indians who have returned from Davos talk about three things. One is, of course, RK Singh’s valiant show at a session on “Interplay of Food, Energy and Water”. When Andrew Ross Sorkin, The New York Times columnist and co-anchor on CNBC, sought to corner India on oil imports from Russia amid its war with Ukraine, Singh virtually silenced him citing facts and figures about India’s leadership in energy transition and climate action. “I will stop imports from Russia but let European countries do it first,” Singh declared . The second talking point in Davos was how Yoga guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar took on Pakistan’s junior foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar at a session on “Renaissance of South Asia”. When she alleged that Indian fighter jets entered Pakistani territory (Balakot air strike) in 2019 because (Lok Sabha) election “had to be won”, Shankar came with all guns blazing: “The entire world knows where terrorism is sprouting. Where was Osama bin Laden?” Hina Rabbani was grinning from ear to ear when he said he is “not from government, but from spiritual, social sector.” She looked ...

In a surprise turn of events Thursday, Shiv Sena rebel leader Eknath Shinde was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra and BJP leader and former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis as the Deputy Chief Minister. Shinde became the 20th Chief Minister of the state a day after Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray resigned as CM ahead of a floor test, bringing to an end the 31-month rule of his Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition. What came as a surprise was the about-turn by Fadnavis. Shortly after he told a press conference that he would not be a part of the government, the central leadership of the party said Fadnavis would be joining the government. Read | It is learnt that even the Prime Minister spoke to Fadnavis, asking him to join the government. The announcement of Shinde’s appointment as Chief Minister, made by Fadnavis, came as a surprise because the BJP with 106 MLAs is the single largest party in the existing House of 287 – the total strength is 288 but a Sena MLA passed away last month – and the natural claimant to the post of the Chief Minister. Fadnavis next to him, Shinde thanked the BJP leadership. “I express my deep gratitude to Prime Minister He said Fadnavis has shown a large heart. “No one does this after having 120 MLAs. If they wish, they could have kept the CM post, but they showed generosity to give the CM post to Balasaheb’s Shiv Sainik,” Shinde said. Fadnavis said, “We are not after power. This is a fight for ideology and Hindutva and for that reason the...