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Dy CM Fadnavis absent at Maharashtra BJP's celebration, to skip exec meet

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis would not be attending the BJP's national executive meeting in Hyderabad, a party source said and was also conspicuously absent from a celebration

New Maharashtra CM Shinde reprimands rebel MLAs over their dance at hotel

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has expressed his displeasure over the way a section of MLAs from his group danced in Goa following the announcement of his name for the top post. On Thursday, the rebel Shiv Sena MLAs broke into a dance in the lobby of a luxury hotel in Goa, where they are currently staying, when they heard that Shinde was going to be the next chief minister of Maharashtra. A video showing the rebel MLAs dancing to the tune of Marathi songs went viral. However, several netizens slammed them for the way they danced, terming the act as indecent. While Shinde took oath as the chief minister, senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis was sworn-in as his deputy. After the swearing-in ceremony held in Mumbai, Shinde returned to the hotel at Dona Paula near here in the wee hours of Friday. On his return, Shinde expressed his displeasure over their dance and objected to it. Talking to reporters, rebel Sena MLA Deepak Kesarkar, who is the spokesperson of the Shinde camp,

Mumbai: Sena MP Sanjay Raut appears before ED in money laundering case

Raut reached the ED office located at the Ballard Estate in south Mumbai around 11.30 am

Special two-day session of Maharashtra Assembly postponed to July 3

A communique issued by the state legislature secretariat to the members of the assembly said the election to the post of the Speaker of the House will be held on July 3

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Victory for Hindutva ideology of Balasaheb Thackeray: Maha CM Eknath Shinde

The rebel MLAs of Shiv Sena, who forced Uddhav Thackeray to resign as Chief Minister, will continue camping in Goa and may go back before the floor test

Sena leader Sanjay Raut to appear before ED today in money laundering case

The ED had sent him a second summons to appear before July 1, after he failed to appear in his first summon on Monday due to the then political crisis in Maharashtra

Maharashtra happy that Balasaheb's Shiv Sainik became CM: Eknath Shinde

Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde said not only his colleagues in the Assembly but also Maharashtra is happy that "Balasaheb Thackeray's Shiv Sainik" has become the chief minister

Shinde holds first cabinet meet; 2-day special assembly session from July 2

Shinde told officials in the meeting that development projects need to be expedited

Maharashtra: Cong's 'ED Sarkar' jibe after Eknath, Devendra take oath

The Congress on Thursday dubbed the new Maharashtra government led by the BJP and Shiv Sena dissidents as "ED Sarkar", a reference to the first names of chief minister Shinde and Fadnavis.

Eknath Shinde is fourth Maharashtra Chief Minister hailing from Satara

Eknath Shinde on Thursday became the fourth chief minister of Maharashtra who hails from Satara district. NCP chief Sharad Pawar, who himself has roots in the western Maharashtra district, noted this in a tweet congratulating Shinde. While Shinde cut his teeth as a Shiv Sena leader in Thane near Mumbai, he hails from Dare Tamb village, 60 km from Satara city. Before him, the state had three chief ministers from the district: Yashwantrao Chavan (the first CM of the state), Babasaheb Bhosale and Prithviraj Chavan. While Pawar, another former CM, is mainly associated with Baramati in Pune district, the NCP leader told reporters that his family has roots in Koregaon tehsil of Satara. "After late Yashwantrao Chavan, Shree Babasaheb Bhosale and Shree Pritiviraj Chavan, another Satara-kar has taken over as the Chief Minister," Pawar tweeted earlier in the day. Vijay Mandake, a senior journalist from the district, said leaders from Satara have always been influential in state ...

LIVE: PM Modi congratulates Shinde on being sworn in as Maharashtra CM

Modi says Shinde has rich political, legislative, administrative experience

Congress leaders meet Uddhav; 'no discussion on continuance of MVA yet'

Maharashtra Congress leaders on Thursday met Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray at his residence 'Matoshree' in suburban Bandra a day after he resigned as chief minister. It was a courtesy call as they had worked with Thackeray as part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition government for the last two-and-half years, said Congress leader Nitin Raut. As to whether the MVA, an alliance of Sena, Congress and NCP, would continue, he said it was yet to be discussed. Congress would function as an opposition party, he said. State Congress chief Nana Patole said the party would contest the coming local body polls on its own, while the decision as to whether to continue the alliance for Assembly and Lok Sabha polls would be taken by the party leadership. The three parties would be together in raising issues concerning common people, Patole said. Besides Raut and Patole, Congress leaders Prithviraj Chavan, Balasaheb Thorat, Amit Deshmukh, Sunil Kedar and Yashomati Thakur met ...

Renaming spree in Maharashtra: Aurangabad, Osmanabad set to be renamed

The names of Aurangabad, Osmanabad, and Navi Mumbai Airport will be changed to Sambhajinagar, Dharashiv, and Dinkar Balu Patil Airport respectively

Maharashtra crisis: Rebel leader Shinde leaves for Mumbai to meet Governor

I am going to meet the Governor. Rest all MLAs are here in Goa. We will let you know our next decision and steps: Eknath Shinde

No hindrance from our side to rebels if they tie up with BJP: Sanjay Raut

'We will not create any impediment in their path. They can have their association (with the BJP). We will do our work. Now our paths are different...We will work as a constructive opposition'

Uddhav Thackeray: Reluctant CM whose tenure was cut short by rebellion

An ace photographer, the otherwise affable, mild-mannered politician, Uddhav had displayed combative traits of his father in dealing with the BJP

Eknath Shinde meets rebel MLAs in Goa to discuss next course of action

All Congress MLAs will also meet at Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan to discuss the present political situation in the state

Maharashtra Assembly special session postponed, no Floor Test today

The special Assembly was scheduled today with the only agenda of a Trust Vote against the Maha Vikas Aghadi government

Fadnavis, Shinde will decide next course of action, says Maha BJP chief

Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray resigned a day before a scheduled floor test in the state Assembly