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Union Budget aims to make India atmanirbhar, strong: Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said the Union budget aims to make India "atmanirbhar" (self-reliant) and "balashali" (strong).

Utpal not denied ticket, he rejected 2 other constituencies: Fadnavis

Utpal Parrikar was not denied a ticket, in fact he was offered two other constituencies as options to contest from, the BJP's poll in-charge for the coastal state Devendra Fadnavis said

Decision to allow wine sale in supermarkets smacks of a 'deal': Fadnavis

Maharashtra Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said that the Maha Vikas Aghadi government's decision on Thursday to allow sale of liquor in supermarkets smacked of a "deal"

Devendra Fadnavis lashes out at Maharashtra govt over Somaiya 'notice' row

Former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday slammed the Maharashtra government for issuing a show-cause notice to BJP leader Kirit Somaiya for accessing some official documents. Somaiya visited Mantralaya, the state secretariat, on Monday to review some government documents in accordance with the provisions of the Right to Information Act, Fadnavis claimed. "But this brainless government has mowed down the democracy and issued a notice to Somaiya...Has the government lost its (mental) balance completely ? The person who ordered the officials to issue a notice to Somaiya should face some action, Fadnavis added. The BJP leader also said that it was because of activist Anna Hazare's "relentless pressure", the Right To Information Act, 2005 was framed. If the government is not aware of these processes, it should first get proper information, he said.

BJP holds meeting under Fadnavis to discuss Mumbai civic poll plans

The BJP held a meeting on Tuesday to chalk out plans for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation polls expected to take place in a few months time.

Shiv Sena's Hindutva merely on paper, not beyond speeches: Fadnavis

A day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's comments on Hindutva, senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Monday hit back at former ally Shiv Sena

Goa polls: Devendra Fadnavis assures good, stable govt; slams opposition

Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday slammed AAP, TMC and the Congress parties ahead of Goa assembly elections.

Political chemistry needed for winning polls, not arithmetic: Fadnavis

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won four out of six seats on Tuesday

'Unholy alliance' of MVA rejected in Maha Legislative Council polls: BJP

BJP national general secretary and Maharashtra in-charge C T Ravi said the message is loud and clear that people and elected representatives of the local bodies are against the MVA

Maharashtra: Shiv Sena has no right to speak on Savarkar, says Fadnavis

Fadnavis was speaking at a function in Dombivali in Thane district on Thursday night

Mamata, Pawar want to keep Congress at bay: Devendra Fadnavis

Banerjee, who met Pawar on Wednesday, had taken veiled swipes at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and also said there was no United Progressive Alliance (UPA) any longer

BJP to form govt in Maharashtra, says Rane as Fadnavis, Pawar visit Delhi

Union minister Narayan Rane on Friday claimed that the BJP will form government in Maharashtra in March

Fadnavis visits Raj Thackeray, triggers speculation ahead of BMC polls

Fadnavis called on MNS chief Raj Thackeray, sparking off speculation in political circle about a possible tie-up between the two parties ahead of the crucial Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation polls

Action on alliance between BJP, MGP for Goa polls soon: Fadnavis

"I have spoken a lot about it (alliance). What will happen you will see for yourself in action," Fadnavis told reporters soon after his arrival in Goa.

Sharad Pawar should have done fact-check before PM jibe: Fadnavis

Fadnavis on Thursday said NCP president Sharad Pawar should have checked facts before criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi over a mega gathering of tribals organised in Bhopal earlier this week

Amruta Fadnavis seeks apology from Nawab Malik for 'defamatory tweets'

Malik, the chief spokesperson of the NCP, should tender unconditional apology within 48 hours and delete his "defamatory tweets", the notice said

Nawab Malik's son-in-law sends Rs 5 cr defamation notice to Fadnavis

Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik's son-in-law Sameer Khan has sent a Rs five crore defamation notice to former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis for making "baseless allegations against him without any merit", and also demanded written apology from him. A state BJP spokesperson, however, said they will respond to the notice legally. Nawab Malik's daughter Nilofer Malik Khan posted a snapshot of the legal notice, dated November 10, on her Twitter handle on Thursday. "False accusations ruin lives. Before one accuses or condemns they must know what they are talking about. This defamation notice is for the false claims & statements which Mr. @Dev_Fadnavis has put on my family. We will not back down," she tweeted. Sameer Khan was arrested in an alleged drugs case by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in January this year. He was granted bail in September by a court, citing lack of evidence. In the legal notice to Fadnavis, Sameer Khan's lawyer mentioned that his client was "falsely ...

BJP rubbishes Malik's allegations, denies Fadnavis links with mafia

Hitting back, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday denied the allegations made by Nationalist Congress Party Minister Nawab Malik that Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis had mafia links

Malik claims Fadnavis appointed 'criminals' to govt posts; Ex-CM hits back

Continuing his tirade against the leader of the opposition, Malik in a press conference said there are more bombs to be dropped in coming days and he will make more revelations against the BJP

Malik's family bought land from people with underworld links: Fadnavis

Speaking to reporters, Fadnavis also claimed he did not have this information earlier (when he was the state's chief minister)