Kalidas Kolambkar, a senior BJP MLA, took oath as pro-tem speaker of the Maharashtra legislative assembly on Friday, one day before the newly elected house’s special session. Governor CP Radhakrishnan administered the oath of office to the nine-time MLA at the Raj Bhavan in South Mumbai.Kolambkar is the most senior representative in the new house, … Read more
Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis is set to be sworn in as Maharashtra’s Chief Minister on December 5, after members of the core committee approved his name during a meeting on Wednesday. Senior party officials, including Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, and Fadnavis, attended today’s BJP core committee meeting. The … Read more
The ruling alliance in Maharashtra has not announced the name of the incumbent Chief Minister, but a formula for ministerial berths has been established. The power sharing will be based on a 6-1 formula, meaning one ministerial post will be given for every six MLAs a party has. The BJP, which won 132 seats, will … Read more
Eknath Shinde, the leader of the Shiv Sena, declared on Wednesday that he would accept Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision on the Mahayuti alliance’s pick for the future chief minister of Maharashtra, amid the uncertainty surrounding the appointment. Eknath Shinde referred to Prime Minister Modi as the head of the family during a news conference … Read more
According to officials, a reactor explosion at a fertilizer factory in the Sangli region of Maharashtra on Thursday claimed three lives, including two women, and wounded nine more. According to a PTI report, all of the injured have been admitted to hospitals as a result of the explosion and subsequent gas leak. Around 6.30 p.m. … Read more
During the current elections for the State Legislative Assemblies of Maharashtra, Jharkhand, and bye-polls, Enforcement Agencies under the Election Commission have confiscated more than Rs. 1000 crore worth of cash, alcohol, narcotics, freebies, and other inducements. Seizures of Rs 858 crores have been recorded for the states of Jharkhand and Maharashtra, which is seven times … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the Congress on Tuesday, saying it has always been the mentality of the ‘shahi parivar’ that it was born to rule India. “This is the reason that after Independence, the Congress never allowed Dalits, backward classes and Adivasis to progress,” PTI quoted Modi as saying in a rally at Chimur in Maharashtra’s … Read more
On Sunday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) officials announced their party’s platform for the Maharashtra Assembly elections. The manifesto featured the Mahayuti government’s Ladki Bahin project, which is overseen by Eknath Shinde. It attributed Manohar Parrikar with pioneering it in Goa, which the BJP-led governments of Madhya Pradesh and … Read more
The 35-day term for the Maharashtra Assembly elections is shorter than usual, according to the opposition, even though the Election Commission allowed the administration ample time to unveil a number of plans. It further noted that whereas the state’s Lok Sabha elections this year were conducted in five parts, elections to the 288-member Maharashtra assembly—the … Read more
The Election Commission of India released the Maharashtra polling dates this afternoon. Voting in Maharashtra will take place on November 20 and will be counted three days later, on November 23. Meanwhile, Jharkhand will vote in two stages on November 13 and 20. Both states’ votes will be counted on November 23. The Chief Election … Read more
The Maharashtra cabinet passed a resolution on Thursday urging the Centre to confer the ‘Bharat Ratna’, the country’s highest civilian honour, to the late Ratan Tata. It comes after the Shiv Sena, led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, demanded on Thursday a proposal for the Bharat Ratna named after Ratan Tata, who died on Wednesday … Read more
To honor the late industrialist Ratan Tata, the Maharashtra government designated Thursday, October 10, to be a day of mourning in the state. A statement from the government quoting chief minister Eknath Shinde said all national flags across government offices and buildings in Maharashtra will be flown at half-mast as a sign of mourning, reported … Read more
The Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government has accorded the indigenous cow the title of “Rajmata” ahead of the state’s assembly election. Officials claimed the decision emphasizes the cow’s spiritual, scientific, and historical value in Indian civilization. “Keeping in view the status of the indigenous cow in Indian culture since Vedic times, the usefulness of the milk … Read more
On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed regret over the recent fall of a monument of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj that was built the previous year. This is in response to the 35-foot monument of the founder of the Maratha kingdom from the 17th century that fell on August 26, afternoon, after the prime minister inaugurated … Read more
According to his office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Maharashtra on Friday. While there, he would give a speech at the Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2024 in Mumbai and lay the cornerstone for the ₹ 76,000 crore Vadhvan Port project in Palghar. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) stated in a statement on Thursday that … Read more