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What Modi and Shah tried to pull off in Maharashtra is absolutely fine

The drama in Maharashtra shows no party is better than the BJP at using the existing ethical framework for political advantage

SC to hear Sena-Congress-NCP plea seeking floor test in 24 hours today

The petitioners moved the apex court on Saturday evening seeking an urgent hearing following which the court authorities confirmed a hearing on the petition at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday

SC to rule on petitions against Maharashtra govt formation Tuesday 10:30 am

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the top court the Maharashtra governor is not supposed to conduct a roving and fishing inquiry to ascertain which party has the numbers to form government.

Maharashtra cabinet expansion likely on December 30, say media reports

Currently the Uddhav Thackeray-led cabinet has six ministers besides chief minister Thackeray

Sharad Pawar taught me how to form govt with fewer MLAs, says Uddhav

The BJP and Sena fought the October 21 assembly polls in together, but their alliance collapsed after the Sena walked out and joined hands with the Congress and NCP

Maharashtra portfolios: Sena gets Home, NCP Finance, Congress Revenue

Portfolios in the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra were allotted on Thursday, two weeks after Uddhav Thackeray was sworn in as chief minister, with his party, Shiv Sena, getting the important Home ministry. Thackeray, alongwith six ministers -- two each from Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress -- took oath of office on November 28. A statement from the CM's office said that Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde has been given the charge of Home, Urban Development, Forest, Environment, Water Supply, Water Conservation, Tourism, Public Undertakings, Parliamentary Affairs departments. The other Sena minister, Subhash Desai, has been given the charge of Industries, Higher and Technical Education, Sports and Youth Welfare, Horticulture, Transport, Marathi Language and Cultural Affairs, Ports. NCP minister Jayant Patil has been allocated Finance and Planning, Housing, Public Health, Co-operation, Food & Civil Supplies, Labour and Minority Welfare. Chhagan Bhujbal, another ..

Uddhav Thackeray's big test as Maharashtra CM: Finding money for farmers

The new government will have to factor in the economic slowdown and the dip in tax collection before committing the state's finances to various projects

CM Thackeray discusses Maharashtra Cabinet portfolio allocation with Pawar

The meeting at Nehru Center was attended by Shiv Sena leaders Eknath Shinde, Sanjay Rautand Subhash Desai, and the NCP's Ajit Pawar and Jayant Patil, sources said

Why did it take 5 yrs for BJP to realise Pawar's experience, asks Shiv sena

Thackeray took over as chief minister over a month after state Assembly poll results were declared on October 24.

Was aware that Ajit and Devendra Fadnavis were in talks: Sharad Pawar

Pawar had on Monday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had proposed "working together" but he rejected the offer

New govt to ensure 80% jobs for locals: Maharashtra Governor B S Koshyari

Koshyari made the announcement while addressing the joint sitting of the state legislature at Vidhan Bhawan in which he laid out the new government's broader agenda for the coming years

Best of BS Opinion: Don't waste crisis, Hindutva rate of growth, and more

Here's a selection of opinion pieces from today's Business Standard

Shekhar Gupta: Saffron shrinks but Hindutva wins

BJP is ruling fewer large, important states now but its big Hindutva ideas have won and face little opposition across the country

Uddhav Thackeray-led govt in Maharashtra to face floor test tomorrow

Governor B K Koshyari has asked Thackeray to prove majority by December 3

The Losers, 2019

The 2019 Maharashtra Assembly election tells us that while constancy and fealty pay and that timing is everything

Sena has history of allying with Congress, ideologically opposite parties

Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray took oath Thursday evening at the historic Shivaji Park supported by the Congress and the NCP

Month after results, Uddhav Thackeray takes oath as Maharashtra CM

Two each from Shiv Sena, NCP, and Congress sworn in ministers in Vikas Aghadi govt

Food at Rs 10, 'One Rupee Clinic' on agenda for Sena-Cong-NCP alliance

It further states that women's safety shall be the highest priority for the coalition government

SC to hear petition challenging Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance tomorrow

The petition has been filed by the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha spokesperson Pramod Pandit Joshi

Maharashtra govt formation: 2 ministers each of Sena, NCP, INC to take oath

The Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress have come together under the front called 'Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi' to form government in the state