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BJP's "Second Act Of Use And Throw": Sena Hits Out Over Power-Sharing

Press Trust of India | Thursday October 31, 2019, Mumbai

The Shiv Sena on Thursday again indicated that it had not given up its claim on the post of Maharashtra chief minister, saying that equal sharing of power must mean sharing of the top post too.

Full Term For Devendra Fadnavis, Deputies From BJP, Sena Likely: Sources

Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday October 31, 2019, Mumbai

The BJP and ally Shiv Sena are yet to come to an agreement about power-sharing in Maharashtra. Sources say back-channel negotiators have come up with a plan where Devendra Fadnavis will remain Chief Minister for five years with two deputies - one from the Shiv Sena and the other from the BJP.

"Will Make Maharashtra's <i>Kundli</i>," Asserts Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut

"Will Make Maharashtra's Kundli," Asserts Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut

Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday October 30, 2019, Mumbai

The Shiv Sena reiterated its challenge to BJP today as the party took another step towards confirming Devendra Fadnavis as the state's Chief Minister for a second term, ignoring the ally's demand for a 50:50 division of power.

No Question Of Supporting Shiv Sena In Maharashtra, Says Congress

Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 30, 2019, Mumbai

The Congress on Wednesday ruled out any possibility of aligning with the Shiv Sena in forming the next government in Maharashtra at a time when the Uddhav Thackeray-led party and the BJP are locked in a bitter tussle over sharing of power.

Election Results 2019 - "No Swearing-In Without Shiv Sena": BJP Amid Back-Channel Talks With Ally

Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday October 30, 2019, Mumbai

Maharashtra Election Results: There will be no oath ceremony in Maharashtra without the Shiv Sena, said a senior leader of the ruling BJP, which today took another step towards its Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's second term amid Sena's unrelenting demand for rotation of the top post between the two allies.

Maharashtra Election 2019: Maharashtra BJP Meet Today To Elect Legislature Party Leader

Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 30, 2019, Mumbai

The Maharashtra BJP Legislature Party will meet in Mumbai today to elect its new leader. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is likely to be elected as the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party or BJP legislature party, amid demand by ally Shiv Sena for the top post on a rotational basis.

BJP's Sanjay Kakade Claims 45 Shiv Sena MLAs Want To Tie Up With BJP In Maharashtra: Report

Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 29, 2019, Mumbai

BJP MP Sanjay Kakade today claimed that around 45 newly elected Shiv Sena MLAs in Maharashtra are keen on government formation by joining hands with the BJP. The Rajya Sabha member made the claim while speaking to a television channel, amid the ongoing tussle between the ruling allies over forming the next state government.

BJP Admits 50:50 Talk With Shiv Sena, Devendra Fadnavis Says No Decision

Reported by Purva Chitnis,Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday October 29, 2019, Mumbai

The ruling BJP conceded today that a "50:50" formula of rotational chief ministership in Maharashtra had been discussed with the Shiv Sena earlier this year, hours after its Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that no such formula had been considered.

Shiv Sena's Taunt At BJP Turns Into War Of Words With Dushyant Chautala

Reported by Purva Chitnis, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday October 29, 2019, Mumbai

In the BJP-Shiv Sena power tussle that has stalled government formation in Maharashtra despite a majority for the alliance, a Sena leader today delivered a stinging attack with a reference to Haryana.

Shiv Sena's Strength Grows With Support From Fifth Independent MLA

Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday October 28, 2019, Mumbai

A fifth Independent MLA today extended support to the Shiv Sena, bringing up the party's tally to 61, sources say. The Sena had won 56 seats in the recently concluded assembly elections. The upward movement of numbers is expected to lend power to its demand for a 50:50 division of ministerial berths and a turn at the Chief Minister's post for which a bitter tussle is on with ally BJP.

Congress Can Start Reversing The Tide: Salman Khurshid After Poll Results

Press Trust of India | Monday October 28, 2019, Bengaluru

Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid said today the outcome of Haryana and Maharashtra elections indicates that his party's slide in the country has stopped and it can now look forward to reversing the tide.

Maharashtra Election Results 2019: After Poll Win, State BJP Chief To Gift Sarees To Women

Press Trust of India | Monday October 28, 2019, Pune

Maharashtra BJP chief and state minister Chandrakant Patil, who won from Kothrud in Pune district in the just concluded Assembly polls, has decided to distribute sarees to women in his constituency as a 'Bhau-beej' gift.

Shiv Sena Uses Iconic "<i>Sholay</i>" Dialogue To Needle Ally BJP

Shiv Sena Uses Iconic "Sholay" Dialogue To Needle Ally BJP

Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Monday October 28, 2019, New Delhi

The Shiv Sena borrowed a famous dialogue from the iconic Bollywood film, "Sholay", to attack the BJP-led government over the economic slowdown during the festival season.

"BJP Can't Renege On 50:50 Formula Agreement": Sena's Sanjay Raut To NDTV

Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday October 28, 2019, Mumbai

The Shiv Sena today made it clear that it would fight for its demand for a 50:50 arrangement on chief ministership in Maharashtra, which the ruling BJP has emphatically disagreed with.

Maharashtra Election Results 2019: "<i>Itna Sannata Kyun Hai Bhai</i>": Shiv Sena Pokes BJP Over Economy

Maharashtra Election Results 2019: "Itna Sannata Kyun Hai Bhai": Shiv Sena Pokes BJP Over Economy

Press Trust of India | Monday October 28, 2019, Mumbai

The Shiv Sena on Monday borrowed an iconic dialogue from Hindi blockbuster movie 'Sholay' to target the Centre over the economic slowdown, seeking to know why there was so much "silence" in markets on the occasion of Diwali and wondered if worse days were ahead. "...Itna sannata kyon hai bhai?" (why is there so much silence) is the question resonating everywhere on "silence"over the future of the country and Maharashtra, the Sena said in an editorial in party mouthpiece 'Saamana'.