Maharashtra Polls

Maharashtra govt formation: Two Independent MLAs from Vidarbha extend support to BJP-Shiv Sena alliance

Two Independent MLAs, one of them backed by the Congress-NCP combine in the recently concluded Assembly polls, have declared their support to the BJP in Maharashtra, where the party and its ally Shiv Sena are locked in a tussle on the division of power in the new government.

Maharashtra polls: BJP's overconfidence, downplaying of local issues behind its reduced tally in crucial Vidarbha region

Although Fadnavis referred to BJP rebels who were unhappy with compromises made during the seat sharing and ticket distribution negotiations, the party’s reduced tally can also be traced to a 'rebellion' from voters in the agrarian-dominated Vidarbha region, which also has a sizeable tribal population

BJP-Sena pitting rebel candidates, VBA hampering Congress-NCP chances in 23 seats: Maharashtra battle was a close one, but Opposition failed to sway voters

The Opposition in Maharashtra failed to convince voters that the contest is closer than it appears, largely because of its own limitations, and partly because of pliable regional media. When BJP started importing Opposition leaders ahead of the elections, not many asked why they needed to engineer these defections in the first place if the outcome was a forgone conclusion.

Ahead of Maharashtra polls, civil society groups release ‘citizen’s manifesto’; minimum wage, housing for poor among demands

The manifesto was collectively prepared by 39 NGOs and other groups in the state, including Pani Haq Samiti, Maharashtra Beghar Abhiyan, Centre For Promoting Democracy and Right to Pee. Members of around a dozen of these NGOs on Wednesday held rallies in western suburbs of Mumbai and distributed copies to voters.

In last rally before Haryana Assembly election, Narendra Modi attacks Congress over Article 370; Amit Shah canvasses in Maharashtra's tribal-dominated Nandurbar

On the last day of campaigning before the 21 October Assembly polls in Haryana and Maharashtra, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sharpened its attack on the Congress over the party's alleged failure in policies, especially those related to Jammu and Kashmir

Maharashtra election: Yavatmal farmer's widow, who contested LS polls, says more cultivators being pushed into moneylenders' web

Vaishali Yede gained a measure of fame for having delivered a heart-wrenching speech at the Marathi Literary Festival.

With agricultural finances stalled, Nanded banks say Fadnavis-led Maharashtra govt worsened credit crisis with shoddy farm loan waiver plan

The virtual non-delivery of farm loan waiver, and the repercussions that followed, will play a crucial role when Maharashtra goes to polls on 21 October, believes former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, and a prominent Congress leader from Nanded, Ashok Chavan.

Maharashtra polls: Villages in Chandrapur say will hold BJP 'accountable' in 21 Oct elections as NTFP-based self-employment takes hit

The mismanagement of the case by the forest department has cost at least 50 families in both the villages their primary livelihood, and voters have resolved to hold the Devendra Fadnavis-led BJP-Shiv Sena combine government of Maharashtra 'accountable' in the election.

Narendra Modi kickstarts BJP campaign in Maharashtra's Jalgaon: PM dares Opposition to promise bringing back Article 370 in manifesto

Kickstarting the BJP campaign in Maharashtra ahead of the 21 October state Assembly elections with chants of Bharat Mata Ki Jai, Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his speech in Marathi, 'Kasa kai Jalgaon?'

Maharashtra polls: At Pimpri-Chinchwad rally, Devendra Fadnavis claims Congress-NCP 'has already accepted defeat'

The Assembly polls in Maharashtra are scheduled to take place on 21 October, and the votes will be counted on 24 October