Maharashtra Assembly Elections

Mumba Devi is the presiding deity of Mumbai, the country's financial capital, and the constituency named after her is set for an epic battle this time.

The contest in Maharashtra is so fragmented that legacy data is of little use to strategists hoping to read the voters' minds.

Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Pawar, 83, on Tuesday hinted at retirement as he said he may not contest any more elections after his Rajya Sabha term ends in 18 months.

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray expelled five rebel leaders for anti-party activities after they failed to withdraw nominations filed for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections.

After withdrawing his candidature as independent from the Maharashtra's Boriwali Assembly seat, BJP leader Gopal Shetty said on Monday that the interest of the party is above that of individual leaders.

Maharashtra Top Cop Rashmi Shukla Transferred Days Before Polls, Opposition Had Alleged She Tapped Phones

Assembly polls in Maharashtra are less than three weeks away and the political temperature is rising as rivals trade barbs and take swipes.Now, NCP's Sharad Pawar faction leader Jitendra Awhad has launched an all-out attack on the rival camp

Hitting out at the opposition after Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MP Arvind Sawant made a derogatory remark against her, Shaina NC has said while the MP has apologised, Sanjay Raut has justified the statement.

A case has been registered against Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) Mumbai South MP Arvind Sawant for his derogatory remark against Shaina NC, the candidate from the Eknath Shinde faction of the Shiv Sena for the Mumbadevi Assembly seat.

Former opposition leader in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and city Congress veteran Ravi Raja joined the BJP ahead of the upcoming Maharashtra assembly polls.

Police seized Rs 86.50 lakh in cash from a car in the Seawoods area of Navi Mumbai on Wednesday evening amid enforcement of the model code of conduct for the November 20 Maharashtra assembly polls, an official said.

Nawab Malik, now the official candidate of the Ajit Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party, told NDTV today that the allegations now levelled at him were "irresponsible" and the verdicts in the cases would vindicate him

Around 8000 candidates have filed nominations for the assembly elections in Maharashtra. The wealthiest of them is the BJP's Parag Shah - the sitting MLA from Ghatkopar East -- whose current worth is is Rs 3383.06 crore.

It will be a major contest between two Shiv Sena factions in 47 of the total 288 Assembly constituencies in Maharashtra.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said the BJP still wants to throw its weight behind MNS head Raj Thackeray's son Amit Thackeray in Mahim assembly seat, which the ruling Shiv Sena is also contesting.

Mumba Devi is the presiding deity of Mumbai, the country's financial capital, and the constituency named after her is set for an epic battle this time.

The contest in Maharashtra is so fragmented that legacy data is of little use to strategists hoping to read the voters' minds.

Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Pawar, 83, on Tuesday hinted at retirement as he said he may not contest any more elections after his Rajya Sabha term ends in 18 months.

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray expelled five rebel leaders for anti-party activities after they failed to withdraw nominations filed for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections.

After withdrawing his candidature as independent from the Maharashtra's Boriwali Assembly seat, BJP leader Gopal Shetty said on Monday that the interest of the party is above that of individual leaders.

Maharashtra Top Cop Rashmi Shukla Transferred Days Before Polls, Opposition Had Alleged She Tapped Phones

Assembly polls in Maharashtra are less than three weeks away and the political temperature is rising as rivals trade barbs and take swipes.Now, NCP's Sharad Pawar faction leader Jitendra Awhad has launched an all-out attack on the rival camp

Hitting out at the opposition after Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MP Arvind Sawant made a derogatory remark against her, Shaina NC has said while the MP has apologised, Sanjay Raut has justified the statement.

A case has been registered against Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) Mumbai South MP Arvind Sawant for his derogatory remark against Shaina NC, the candidate from the Eknath Shinde faction of the Shiv Sena for the Mumbadevi Assembly seat.

Former opposition leader in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and city Congress veteran Ravi Raja joined the BJP ahead of the upcoming Maharashtra assembly polls.

Police seized Rs 86.50 lakh in cash from a car in the Seawoods area of Navi Mumbai on Wednesday evening amid enforcement of the model code of conduct for the November 20 Maharashtra assembly polls, an official said.

Nawab Malik, now the official candidate of the Ajit Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party, told NDTV today that the allegations now levelled at him were "irresponsible" and the verdicts in the cases would vindicate him

Around 8000 candidates have filed nominations for the assembly elections in Maharashtra. The wealthiest of them is the BJP's Parag Shah - the sitting MLA from Ghatkopar East -- whose current worth is is Rs 3383.06 crore.

It will be a major contest between two Shiv Sena factions in 47 of the total 288 Assembly constituencies in Maharashtra.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said the BJP still wants to throw its weight behind MNS head Raj Thackeray's son Amit Thackeray in Mahim assembly seat, which the ruling Shiv Sena is also contesting.