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: Thursday, March 4, 2021, 4:38 PM IST As BJP leader compares Uddhav to Rahul Gandhi, Congress Sanjay Nirupam slams him for inciting Owaisi File Image A day after his thundering speech in the Maharashtra Assembly, a Bharatiya Janata Party leader compared Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, while a Congressman claimed it would serve to incite AIMIM leader Asasuddin Owaisi, here on Thursday. Congress Sanjay Nirupam slammed Thackerays statements taking pride in the ...

The Congress had earlier formed Grand Alliance with AIUDF, CPI, CPI(M), CPI(ML) and Anchalik Gana Morcha (AGM) to fight the Assembly polls against the BJP-helmed National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

Ajit Pawar quells rumours about second Maharashtra Deputy CM Updated: Updated: ‘Major decisions will be taken jointly by three heads of Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance’ Share Article ‘Major decisions will be taken jointly by three heads of Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance’ Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Wednesday quashed speculation about Maharashtra getting another Deputy Chief Minister. The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader said any such major decision could only be taken by the thr...

J&K to come at par with Delhi, Puducherry; MLAs to get voting... J&K to come at par with Delhi, Puducherry; MLAs to get voting rights for elections of Prez, RS *RS to bid farewell to 4 members on Feb 8 Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Feb 5: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will introduce a bill in the Parliament next week bringing the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir at par with Delhi and Puducherry to grant voting rights to MLAs of the J&K Legislature in the election of President and Rajya Sa...

The writer is a former member of the prime minister’s economic advisory council, and heads a macroeconomic consultancy based in Islamabad. OVER the last few weeks, calls from influential members of civil society have been growing for a ‘grand national dialogue’. This appears to be a result of the growing political polarisation in the country, and a shrillness in the public discourse introduced by the PTI government since it came to power. However, this also coincides with much of the main...

Last Updated: Backed By Sena, Opposed By Congress; BJP Sees political Drama In Aurangabad Renaming Row As Shiv Sena mulls on renaming Aurangabad city to Sambhajinagar amid opposition from its ally Congress, the BJP asked whether the move is a poll-induced drama As Shiv Sena mulls on renaming Aurangabad city to Sambhajinagar ahead of Municipal Corporation elections amid opposition from its ally Congress, the BJP has asked whether the move is another poll-induced drama to distract the people...

Devendra Fadnavis dubs Shiv Sena, Congress’ fight over renaming Aurangabad as ‘drama’ ahead of civic polls Written byRia SharmaRia Sharma / Updated: Jan 6, 2021, 11:17 IST Former Congress for fighting over the renaming of Aurangabad city. Speaking to the media, the Leader of Opposition called the face-off between Sena and Congress as a ‘drama.’ Shiv Senas demand to rename Aurangabad as Sambhajinagar has caused unease in the Maha Vikas Aghadi government with Maharashtra Congress presi...

Updated Jan 03, 2021 · 07:06 pm Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut has said the matter will be resolved once the alliance partners sit and discuss. | PTI Congress and Shiv Sena, allies in the Maharashra government, are locked in a disagreement over renaming of Aurangabad city, The Indian Express reported on Sunday. The Shiv Sena has rekindled its old demand of changing the name of Aurangabad (after Mughal ruler Aurangzeb) to Shambhajinagar (after Maratha ruler Shivaji’s ...

The Shiv Sena had made the demand to rename Aurangabad to ‘Sambhajinagar’ more than two decades ago. The Maha Vikas Aghadi top brass. | File photo&nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspPTI Key Highlights Senior Sena leader Sanjay Raut exuded confidence that the matter would be resolved when all the MVA allies sit together for a discussion Maharashtra Congress chief Balasaheb Thorat had on Thursday stressed that the Congress will oppose the proposal A proposal for this had been passed ...

Two days after Maharashtra Congress chief Balasaheb Thorat said his party would strongly oppose any proposal that seeks to rename Aurangabad as Sambhajinagar, the Shiv Sena on Saturday said its resistance will not affect the three-party MVA government in the state.