The party also said the government should give an assurance that the Cotton Crop of India (CCI) would buy cotton at Rs 5,500 per quintal
Long queues were observed outside several polling stations, indicating the percentage may go up in subsequent hours
The region was hit by large-scale desertions from opposition ranks ahead of polls, handing the saffron alliance an advantage at the hustings
Aaditya could get his party to bargain with the BJP for the position of Deputy CM. Father Uddhav will continue as party chief. This way, the Sena will be both in the government and out of it
Aaditya said he will contest from the Worli assembly segment in Mumbai
Thackeray assured Warora that his concerns for providing water to Shahapur will be addressed
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader had been missing since the Lok Sabha results were declared on May 23
When Uddhav Thackeray and the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis say in one voice that power sharing will be 50:50, power sharing will be equal. It covers everything, all posts and positions
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, along with his party MPs, will visit Ayodhya on June 16."Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Saheb Thackeray will offer obeisance to Ram Lalla in Ayodhya on June 16. The MPs of Shiv Sena too will be accompanying him for darshan of Lord Shri Ram," a tweet by Shiv Sena Communications read.A few days ago, the party's media cell had spoken about Thackeray's plan of visiting Ayodhya in June but had not mentioned a specific date.Thackeray last visited Ayodhya in November 2018 and had asked the Central government to announce a date for the construction of Ram temple.He had promised full support if an ordinance was brought for the purpose."We want the date when a temple will be made. First, tell us when you will make the temple, then we can talk about other things," he had said.During his last visit, Thackeray had offered prayers at the makeshift Ram Lalla shrine in Ayodhya.
Shiv Sena has since long been demanding the highest civilian award for Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, who spent the prime of his life at the Cellular Jail in Andaman after being sentenced to life
This, the Sena said, was despite the fact that the government never failed on other issues like "buying wins" in elections
Sena said the slowing of country's economic growth in last two years has also affected the MSMEs
The Sena has neither forgotten nor forgiven the BJP for its shock decision of going solo in the October 2014 Assembly polls, dumping its "elder brother" unceremoniously after acrimonious seat-sharing
The party, however, distanced itself from the threat
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With this, Shiv Sena's strength has gone up to 93 (including 3 independents) in the 227-member house
In the Sena hierarchy, the posts of "netas" (leaders) and "upnetas" (deputy leaders) are second in importance after the post of party president