Politics

The Congress’ shift in political line is echoed in the silence of even Left and progressive forces in their reaction to Grand Old Party’s overtures to Sena, the original practitioners of Hindutva politics.

BJP’s controversial Bhopal lawmaker was on Thursday axed from the parliamentary consultative committee on defence and barred from the party’s parliamentary meetings for the winter session after her remark invited criticism from the Opposition.

The BVA is dominant in Vasai-Virar belt of neighbouring Palghar district. While Thakur is MLA from Vasai, other two legislators of his party are son Kshitij Thakur (Nalasopara) and Rajesh Patil (Boisar).

Congress spokesperson Rajeev Gowda alleged that there is an agrarian distress but the government will ensure that no data comes out.

The BJP promised to provide Rs 5,000 to maximum number of farmers every year under the states Mukhya Mantri Krishi Ashirwad Yojana. All farmers will be given loan of up to Rs 3 lakh with easy repayment options.

Devendra Fadnavis should not have taken the oath as chief minister of Maharashtra when he did not have the numbers, she said while speaking on the sidelines of a special session of the West Bengal Assembly.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan after losing power to Congress in assembly polls had edited his bio on the micro blogging website.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that the floor test for Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to prove his majority in the Maharashtra Assembly be conducted on Wednesday.

The Shiv Sena-Congress-NCP has filed a plea against the governor's decision to swear in BJP leader Fadnavis as chief minister and NCP's Ajit Pawar as deputy chief minister in the early hours of Saturday.

The Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress on Saturday filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the 'arbitrary and malafide actions/decisions' of Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari in swearing-in Devendra Fadnavis as chief minister.

Sharad Pawar had on November 20 met the prime minister in Parliament ostensibly to discuss farmers' distress in Maharashtra, two days after the PM praised the NCP for maintaining discipline on floor.

He also claimed that NCP leader Ajit Pawar, who took oath as deputy chief minister along with CM Devendra Fadnavis, had joined the new government alone, and no other NCP MLA was with him.

Sharad Pawar may have been informed by the BJP and told to keep quiet and let things continue as per the wishes of the people of the state and country, Athawale said.

BJP's Devendra Fadnavis took oath as the Maharashtra chief minister for a second term while Nationalist Conference Party chief Sharad Pawar's nephew, Ajit Pawar, became his deputy.

Thirteen years ago, former PM HD Deve Gowda went into a silent mode communicating only through his trusted aides, claiming that his son HDK had betrayed him by splitting the party and going with the 'communal' BJP.

The month-long political impasse ended dramatically with Devendra Fadnavis returning as the chief minister again, backed by a section of NCP.