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Two more pollsters predict a Mahayuti win in polls
Two more exit polls on Thursday predicted a clear edge for the BJP-led 'Mahayuti' in Maharashtra with both giving the Maha Vikas Aghadi just around 100 seats.
Axis My India poll gave Mahayuti consisting of BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP 178-200 out of 288 seats while the MVA was predicted to win 82-102 seats. Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi is unlikely to win a seat while others could grab 6-12 seats.
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Will follow Shinde in any direction he goes: MLA Shirsat on allying with Sharad Pawar for CM post
Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Shirsat on Thursday said his party leaders will follow Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in any direction he goes post-assembly poll results and decisions taken by him will be acceptable to them.
He asserted the party will solidly back Shinde, who heads the Shiv Sena, as it trusts his leadership, comments coming two days ahead of the state assembly poll results.
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All parties make claims to form govt in Maharashtra
With counting day right around the corner, the two major parties in the fray have laid claim to the chief ministerial position in Maharashtra. In the 288-member Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, parties eyeing the top position hope to attain at least 145 seats to form the government.
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Assembly of people prohibited near all counting centres in Mumbai
The Mumbai police on Thursday issued an order prohibiting any assembly of people in 300-metre radius of all the 36 counting centres in the city. Elections to the 288-member Maharashtra assembly were held on Wednesday and votes will be counted on Saturday.
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AAP releases first list of 11 candidates
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday sounded an early bugle for Delhi elections by announcing its first list of 11 candidates, fielding six turncoats from Congress and BJP after dropping three sitting MLAs and choosing nominees for six of eight BJP seats.
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Nadda slams Kharge over Manipur issue over latter's letter to President
Nadda's letter to Kharge over Manipur issue 4D exercise, 'denial, distortion, distraction, defamation', says Jairam Ramesh
'We are confident, we trust our voters,' says JMM spokesperson Manoj Pandey ahead of counting of votes
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"Where will be joy and where will be sorrow - it is just a matter of few hours. I won't be outspoken. Let's wait. We are confident, we trust our voters, we trust the women of this state who queued up and voted in large numbers. We have reasons to be happy. But the outsider campaigners who had come here have now left. Had they felt even a little chance of victory, the 2-3 outspoken outsiders would have stayed back and left only after celebrating," he said.
Bihar Dy CM Vijay Kumar Sinha, BJP MP Deepak Prakash reach Union Minister Giriraj Singh's residence in Delhi to attend party's meeting
BJP Bihar meeting to happen today, leaders have arrived at Giriraj Singh's residence in Delhi. Leaders including Bihar Minister Mangal Pandey, Deputy CM Vijay Sinha, MoS Home Nityanand Rai, Samrat Choudhary, Sanjay Jaiswal have arrived.
'Around 160-165 MLAs will be elected from our party,' says Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut
"Counting will start tomorrow morning, and we are confident that we are heading towards a significant victory. Around 160-165 MLAs will be elected from our party," he said.
Perfect examples of regulatory capture, Jairam Ramesh slams SECI over Adani bribe case
Poster depicts NCP chief and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar as CM, put by in Pune by party leader Santosh Nangare
Rahul a habitual hypocrite and chronic liar, BJP slams Gandhi over remarks on Modi-Adani
Karnataka BJP stages protest against Karnataka govt over Waqf issue related to lands belonging to farmers
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'Allegations of severe torture emerged from Kishtwar,' Mehbooba Mufti urges UT govt to take action against those involved
It was YSR's dream that Gangavaram port should be in hands of government: Y S Sharmila
AAP to hold 65,000 'Revdi Par Charcha' meetings ahead of Delhi polls, ask people if they need free facilities: Kejriwal
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray to interact with party workers and candidates ahead of counting of votes
The Sakinaka police have detained two suspects for allegedly conducting a recce of senior Congress leader and Chandivli constituency candidate and former minister Mohammed Arif Naseem Khan
BJP leaders to meet Devendra Fadnavis at his residence ahead of counting day
J&K CM Omar Abdullah holds a cabinet meeting at his residence in Jammu
In Manipur, double-engine government has become a double-game government: Jairam Ramesh
On BJP chief & Union Minister JP Nadda's letter to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress General Secretary in charge Communications, Jairam Ramesh said, "It has been 18 months. Since May 3, 2023, Manipur has been burning. BJP got a full majority in the 2022 Manipur elections. In Manipur, the double-engine government has become a double-game government. One game is being played here and another there. And this letter of JP Nadda only contains lies...He is trying to divert the attention from the main matter. People of Manipur are asking 4 questions...one, why the PM has not visited Manipur in the last 18 months? Two, why there is no full-time Governor in Manipur?... Three, why parties have withdrawn their support from the CM? Still, why the CM feels safe, because he is getting protection from Delhi?. Four, everyone knows the PM has outsourced Manipur to the Union Home Minister. And he has completely failed. Why no action has been taken against drug mafias?"
'Outsourced integrity of regulatory, investigative bodies to foreign country,' Mahua slams Modi govt over Adani case
'The contract India received was something even America applied for but didn't get, which might have been a setback for them, leading to these allegations,' Ramdas Athawale on Adani case
Andhra Pradesh govt will study US indictment of Adani and act, says CM Chandrababu Naidu
Kailash Gahlot, who joined BJP recently, meets J P Nadda at party office in Delhi
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Akhilesh casts doubts on exit poll prediction, says UP people want BJP to go
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav.
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BJP's Tawde says 'deeply hurt', issues court notice to Rahul, Kharge amid cash-for-vote row
"Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party spokesperson Supriya said that Vinod Tawde was caught red-handed with Rs 5 crores distributing to voters and all kind of dramatic statement. They just wanted to defame me and my party. I am seriously hurt. I come from a regular middle-class family, for the last 40 years, I have been in politics but I have never done anything like that. Congress leaders wanted to defame me, party and my leaders so they purposefully spoke this untruth to the media and people, hence I have issued a court notice to them that they should apologise publicly or face the action," Vinod Tawde said.
NCP worker puts up poster depicting Ajit Pawar as CM, later taken down
Biju Janata Dal denies reports of power purchase agreements in Odisha with the Adani Group
Congress appoints Ashok Gehlot, Bhupesh Baghel and G Parameshwara as Maharashtra, Jharkhand observers
Congress ready this time, says party observer Gehlot citing Haryana poll 'complaints'
BJP's Jharkhand chief Babulal Marandi exudes confidence of party's performance, says will win more than 51 seats
"We are cent per cent sure (of winning), and as per the feedback that we have received from our karyakartas, BJP-led NDA will win more than 51 seats in Jharkhand," says BJP's state unit chief Babulal Marandi.