Ajit Pawar, who became president of the Nationalist Congress Party after parting ways with his uncle and party founder Sharad Pawar last year, is sitting MLA from the Baramati assembly constituency
Even though his father Baba Siddique, who was shot dead in Bandra earlier this month, had crossed over from Congress to the NCP earlier this year, Zeeshan is yet to make his political move clear
Ever since Ajit Pawar's NCP became a part of the ruling Mahayuti coalition, the BJP has stopped paying attention to the Beed district, alleged Mhaske
Raut also said there could be some corrections in the list of candidates announced by his party
They are now aggressively working on spreading awareness about our symbol 'mashaal' in Kannad
JMM so far has announced candidature on 41 out of 81 seats
Shiv Sena (UBT) announced candidates from Uran, Sangola and Loha Assembly seats, where PWP led by Jayant Patil had staked claim to these three constituencies
Addressing a press conference, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said consensus has been reached on 270 out of total 288 seats for the November 20 elections
The Nationalist Congress Party has renominated 26 sitting MLAs, including leaders who had sided with Ajit Pawar during his rebellion against his uncle Sharad Pawar, which resulted in a split in the pa
Sanjay Raut also indicated Shiv Sena (UBT) could contest 100 seats out of the total 288 Assembly seats in the state
On October 18, after the recent announcement of the assembly election dates in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena convened a meeting with its office bearers
After the talks, especially those between the Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress, hit a roadblock, senior state Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat first met NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar and then Shiv Sena
Aspirants from various parties are flocking to MVA offices seeking tickets as the nomination filing process got underwaywith a deadline of October 29
Sitting MLAs may be thinking they will not be renominated in case their names don't figure in the first list
CEC meeting for Maharashtra was to take place Sunday evening but was postponed with party leaders citing various reasons including Karwa Chauth and holding of meeting for Jharkhand polls
An editorial in 'Saamana', the mouthpiece of the Sena (UBT) led by Uddhav Thackeray, also claimed such tampering was being resorted to as the BJP fears a defeat
He hit out at the BJP over the export ban and high export duty burden on onion and soybean farmers and the huge drop in cotton and sugarcane production, putting farmers in distress
The differences among MVA allies over certain seats had escalated into a war of words between state Congress chief Nana Patole and Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut
He further said that Shiv Sena (UBT), Nationalist Congress Party held a meeting on Sunday
Mahayuti govt faces scrutiny as schemes like Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana strain fiscal resources amid rising unemployment and prices of food items