Politics

Pawar's remarks kept the suspense on government formation alive as the NCP, over the last few days, had been in talks with ally Congress for a possible coalition with the Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena

The Shiv Sena had reached out to the Congress-NCP combine for support after its alliance with the BJP collapsed.

The BJP has announced 72 candidates in four lists so far for the elections in the 81-member state assembly to be held in five phases between November 30 and December 20.

Led by Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari, the party workers raised slogans against the AAP and demanded an apology from it for trying to 'malign the image' of PM Narendra Modi.

Maharashtra is currently under President's rule after a stalemate over government formation following the assembly polls last month.

The Rajya Sabha MP, who turned 58 on Friday, was responding to questions on whether his party will share the chief minister's post with the NCP and the Congress, its allies in the prospective three-party government.

A perception is prevalent among some that a vacuum exists in politics after AIADMK stalwart J Jayalalithaa and DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi died in 2016 and 2018 respectively.

Rahul Gandhi's remarks came after the Supreme Court gave a clean chit to the government on the purchase of 36 fully-loaded Rafale fighter jets from French company Dassault Aviation.

Reacting to the Sena's statement that it was not given enough time to prove its majority in the House, Shah said political parties in Maharashtra were given 18 days before central rule was imposed.

The Supreme court struck down the portion of the order of then Speaker by which the legislators were disqualified till the end of the 15th Karnataka Assembly in 2023.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the disqualification of 17 Congress-JD(S) MLAs in Karnataka on orders of the Speaker but allowed them to contest the December 5 bypolls in the state.

Without taking any names, the Sena, in an editorial in party mouthpiece 'Saamana', said those who talk of ethics in politics are currently the 'most disruptive'.

The RJD heir apparent, who turned 30, posted on social media photos of him cutting a cake and drinking tea on board a plane, drawing flak from many who questioned the lavish celebrations given the poor state of economy.

Congress leader Devraj Kushwaha said that Uma Shankar Akela joined the Congress after not being given a BJP ticket from Barhi Assembly seat in the upcoming elections in the state.

The formation of the present government is against the mandate of the people of Karnataka and the provisions of the Constitution of India, Siddaramaiah said in his letter.

Former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, however, said that a coordination committee should be formed for taking decisions regarding the Grand Alliance.