NCP’s Patil, who had represented the constituency from 2009-2014, got 2.88 lakh votes (31.7%). In 2014 too, he had got just 2.08 lakh votes. read more

While the BJP has taken a chance by replacing Somaiya with a lesser known face (Manoj Kotak), former MP Sanjay Patil’s campaign is centered around the Marathi manoos. read more

On Tuesday, accompanied by local MNS workers on his ‘rath’, Patil says he is banking on MNS to get him Maharashtrian votes. The Marathi voters account for the largest [46%] vote-share in the constituency. read more

The three-time corporator from Mulund, who is contesting in the Mumbai North East constituency, has replaced veteran BJP leader Kirit Somaiya as the candidate read more

He said his main target was railways read more

The three-time corporator from Mulund said he would ensure that all permissions for the \u20B93,000 crore Goregaon-Mulund Link Road are received on-time. read more

Somaiya, one of BJP’s well-known parliamentarians from the state, is being replaced by a civic corporator, Manoj Kotak. Although Kotak is a three-term corporator and a well-known Gujarati face, his influence is limited to Mulund, unlike Somaiya, who... read more

There has been speculation about Somaiya being dropped for a while now. On Wednesday, a senior BJP leader admitted that Somaiya’s attacks against the Thackeray family, in the run up to a bitterly-contested Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls... read more

Shiv Sena had been bitterly opposed to Kirit Somaiya’s candidature. And the BJP’s decision to replace him with Manoj Kotal underscores its keenness to keep its ally in good humour. read more

The Shiv Sena is mounting pressure on its ally, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), over the candidature of sitting MP Kirit Somaiya read more

Madha constituency in Solapur has become a headache for the BJP. The NCP lost Ranjitsinh, son of its sitting MP Vijaysinh Mohite Patil, who was keen on contesting the elections. read more

There is speculation that Chheda may be asked to contest from Mumbai North East instead of sitting MP Kirit Somaiya read more

Maharashtra’s 48 constituencies will vote to elect members to the Lok Sabha in four phases on April 11,18, 23 and 29. read more

A chartered accountant and a two-time MP, BJP’s Kirit Somaiya’s candidature is being objected by local Shiv Sena workers. Before the 2017 civic elections, Somaiya was a major critic of the Sena, attacking the party over issues of corruption in the Sena-led... read more

Damania had alleged that Inamdar met her at her home and tried to bribe her to take back her case against the now arrested NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal. read more