With the warring partners, Congress and the NCP, failing to reach a power-sharing agreement in Maharashtra, Governor SC Jamir has started consulting legal experts on the steps that could to be taken in case the stalemate continued.
Dharmendra Jore and
Sayli Udas-Mankikar report.
After a dismal performance in the Assembly polls, the Shiv Sena is adopting new techniques to win back the confidence of voters. Amrita U Kadam reports.
Talks between the Congress and Nationalist Congress Party are stuck in a deadlock as the allies failed to arrive at a mutually acceptable power sharing formula.
HT Correspondent reports.
The Shiv Sena asked the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) to quit its alliance with the Congress if it wanted to form the government with the help of the saffron combine. HT Correspondent reports.
The process of government formation in Maharashtra remained stalled for another day on Thursday with the Congress and Nationalist Congress Party failing to arrive at an understanding on allocation of portfolios. HT Correspondents report.
Republican Left Democratic Front (RLDF), which won 11 of the 288 seats, today unanimously elected senior MLA Ganapatrao Deshmukh of Peasants and Workers Party (PWP) as its leader in Maharashtra Assembly.
As the meeting to elect NCP's legislature party leader got underway in Mumbai, supporters of NCP chief Sharad Pawar's nephew Ajit Pawar in Baramati began bursting firecrackers, secure in the knowledge that their 'Dada' would be elected.
The first session of the 12th Maharashtra Assembly is likely to begin from November three and may be a three-day affair.
In a press conference addressed by the Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray for the first time on Monday after his defeat in the assembly polls, he surprised everyone saying that the Sena has not been defeated in the polls.
Political parties are yet to release their list of candidates for the state Assembly polls. But many hopefuls have already started subtly canvassing for seats, reports Naresh Kamath.
She can speak fluent English when required, give fiery political Marathi speeches in Nanded and even break into a dance on hearing her husband Ashok Chavan’s victory in the elections. But Ameeta Chavan (51) is not your typical political bahu, reports Sayli Udas Mankikar.
With Ashok Chavan now firmly in the saddle, the questions doing the rounds in political circles in the state is: What lies ahead for Vilasrao Deshmukh and Narayan Rane?, reports HT Correspondent.
Even as the Congress-NCP alliance prepare to form the new government in Maharashtra for the third successive term, both the parties continued to spar over allocation of departments, reports Saroj Nagi & Dharmendra Jore
For the second time in 11 months, Ashok Chavan has won the confidence of Congress President Sonia Gandhi to become the chief minister of Maharashtra, reports Dharmendra Jore.
As the meeting of the newly-elected Congress MLAs in Maharashtra got over on Saturday, it became clear that Chief Minister Ashok Chavan would not get the chair easily.