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The 'akhaad parties' were an initiative of BJP MLA Mahesh Landge, who is also BJP president of Pimpri-Chinchwad unit and is popular as 'pahalwan' in Bhosari and beyond.

Following Sharad Pawar’s shock decision to quit as NCP chief, many assumed his nephew and senior leader Ajit Pawar would take over the mantle. However, now several party men want his daughter and three-time MP Supriya Sule to lead them. They believe she has great leadership skills and good ties with other parties, which will keep them in good stead

Pawar also said Congress leader K C Venugopal had come to meet him and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray.

The developments in Maharashtra are hotting up with claims that 40 MLAs are backing Ajit Pawar, the nephew of NCP supremo Sharad Pawar.

Dismissing speculations of a split in the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), senior party leader and former Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar has said there is no truth in rumours of him joining the BJP.

Five days after he took oath as the Maharashtra Chief Minister following a rebellion in the Shiv Sena, Eknath Shinde today comfortably won the trust vote in the state Assembly with 164 votes being polled in his favour and 99 against him in the 288-member House.

Some Shiv Sena MLAs voted against the party whip. Its recording should be verified and necessary action should be taken against them, says NCP legislator Zirwal

'Over the past few weeks, many had claimed that the (rebel) Sena MLAs are on their side and are waiting to return to Mumbai. It is evident now; all of that was a lie,' the new CM said in the assembly today.

Mumbai, July 3 (PTI): Rahul Narvekar of the BJP was on Sunday elected Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly during the first day of its special session. Narvekar, who polled 164 votes, defeated Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena candidate Rajan Salvi, who got 107 votes. The Speaker’s post was lying vacant since February last year after Nana Patole of the Congress resigned. Narvekar (45) is the youngest ever Assembly Speaker in the country, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said. His father...

NCP MLA Anna Bansodes son arrested in attempt to murder, kidnapping case Pimpri Chinchwad Police has arrested the son of NCP MLA Anna Bansode in a case of attempt to murder and kidnapping. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By PTI PUNE: Pimpri Chinchwad Police in Pune district has arrested the son of NCP MLA Anna Bansode in a case of attempt to murder and kidnapping, an official said on Thursday. The case was registered on a complaint by Tanaji Pawar, manager at a solid waste management firm w...