Bachchu Kadu backed Eknath Shinde for Chief Minister and announced a 2029 outreach tour. The remarks, backed by Abdul Sattar, have revived the Mahayuti leadership debate despite Shinde's denial.
Eknath Shinde was not invited to the Shivaji statue unveiling at Navi Mumbai International Airport. The omission prompted protests from his camp, opposition jibes and CMO notices over protocol.
In a significant move for the Maratha community, the Maharashtra government has decided to grant Maratha students educational concessions on par with OBCs, including scholarships, fee reimbursements and skill-training programmes under eight newly-launched schemes.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut alleged horse-trading ahead of the June 18 Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) polls, claiming the ruling Mahayuti alliance spent nearly Rs 150 crore to force Opposition candidates to withdraw from the fray.
The Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), comprising the Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar), has suffered a setback after six of its 15 candidates withdrew from the contest. However, the contest is not entirely one-sided, as Mahayuti is facing internal dissent on two seats — Nashik and Jalgaon.
A series of highly controversial proposals have been put on hold and sent for reconsideration by a panel of the BMC, which is controlled by the BJP and its ally, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, following a late-night call between Aaditya Thackeray and CM Devendra Fadnavis.
The move comes shortly after the Centre ordered the Delhi Gymkhana Club to hand over its premises by June 5 to "strengthen and secure defence infrastructure" and for other public security purposes.
Among the 17 seats set to fall vacant this year, the BJP holds seven, Shiv Sena five, NCP three, and Congress two, reflecting the local institutional strength of the parties. Capitalising on its past dominance, the BJP has now staked a claim to 12 seats.
Confusion, silence and growing rebellion inside Maharashtra's divided NCP have triggered fresh political drama, with Sharad Pawar's camp rejecting merger rumours even as discontent brews within Ajit Pawar's faction.
Refuting all the speculation over his Silver Oak (Pawar's residence) visit, Tatkare said that he enquired about Sharad Pawar's health, who was hospitalised a month back.
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis said the Mira Road stabbing accused was self-radicalised through online content and literature, with a jihadist motive behind the attack on two security guards. The ATS and NIA are now probing the case, examining the accused's digital footprint and possible extremist links.
Maharashtra has launched a scheme that pays Rs 600 for safely capturing and relocating monkeys. It is meant to ease growing conflict in settlements while keeping earlier wildlife safeguards intact.
Tensions flared in Bhayandar East after MNS workers disrupted a meeting over the Marathi mandate for drivers, triggering a standoff with police intervention.
Frustrated by the standstill, a Mumbai woman stepped out of her vehicle, walked into the middle of the march, confronted the BJP minister and got into a heated argument with police officers.
The Maharashtra legislative council election for nine seats, including the one to be vacated by former CM Uddhav Thackeray, is scheduled for May 12. Besides, there will be a bypoll for one seat, which was caused by a vacancy by Pradnya Satav's resignation from the Congress who later joined the BJP.
While the government calls it enforcement of existing language norms, opposition parties and unions have criticised the threat of licence cancellation as excessive and divisive.
Police claim that the accused, 19-year-old Ayan Ahmed Tanveer, sexually exploited the victims and filmed the acts without their consent, later using the videos to threaten and blackmail them.
The Maharashtra government will set up a premier music institute to fulfil Asha Bhosle's vision, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said. The actor, who died on April 12, was cremated on Monday.
Kamra argued that Thackeray spent decades criticising and ridiculing authority figures, including Prime Ministers, without ever facing breach of privilege actions. He reminded the committee that political satire forms the foundation of the ideology Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde claims to represent.
Congress withdrew its Baramati bypoll candidate following Ajit Pawar's demise, projecting the move as a gesture of respect while strategically boosting its political standing.
