The Shiv Sena rubbished reports of a climbdown and on Thursday again indicated it had not given up its claim on the post of chief minister and 50:50 division of portfolios.
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At the meeting of the Sena's MLAs, party chief Uddhav expressed 'disappointment' over CM Fadnavis' statement
Fadnavis on Tuesday said BJP chief Amit Shah never promised the CM's post for two-and-a-half years to the Sena
Fadnavis also asserted that he will be the chief minister for another five years
A close aide of Fadnavis also told PTI that the chief minister will be meeting the governor to wish him for the Diwali festival
Aaditya Thackeray has been given charge of the Yuva Sena and is tussling with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad
In an election expected to be a one-sided affair with a BJP-Shiv Sena sweep, the Nationalist Congress Party on Thursday was poised to win 53 seats, just four behind the Shiv Sena
The latest trends available for 86 seats in Haryana showed that the Congress was ahead in 25 seats, the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) in 11 constituencies and the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) in 2 sea
Low to average voter turnout was reported in assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana, where the BJP is seeking a second term in power and has predicted an easy victory.
He represented Shivdi Assembly seat in Mumbai from 1999 to 2009 and was later elected from Worli, after delimitation of constituencies
Maharashtra has 288 Assembly seats, of which the BJP won 122 and the Sena 63 in the 2014 state polls, which they fought separately
Polling for the 288 Assembly seats in the state will be held on October 21 and counting of votes will take place on October 24
Of the ten assembly seats in the Kolhapur district, spread between Kolhapur and Hatkanagle Lok Sabha seats, the Sena is contesting eight and BJP two
Ahead of the Maharashtra assembly polls next week, Ranjita Ganesan looks at what has prompted Shiv Sena scion Aaditya Thackeray to become the first of the Thackerays to contest elections
The exit polls have predicted the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena alliance getting elected in Maharashtra but have differed in their projection of a number of seats.
The party also said the government should give an assurance that the Cotton Crop of India (CCI) would buy cotton at Rs 5,500 per quintal
Long queues were observed outside several polling stations, indicating the percentage may go up in subsequent hours
The region was hit by large-scale desertions from opposition ranks ahead of polls, handing the saffron alliance an advantage at the hustings
Aaditya could get his party to bargain with the BJP for the position of Deputy CM. Father Uddhav will continue as party chief. This way, the Sena will be both in the government and out of it