Maharashtra Crisis Live Updates

Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis last evening said that another round of cabinet expansion will take place soon after another ally, Ajit Pawar, joined the ruling state government. 

The crisis in Maharashtra due to Ajit Pawar's rebellion against uncle Sharad Pawar entered Day 5 on Thursday. In the latest development, Sharad Pawar asserted he still heads the Nationalist Congress Party, which he founded over two decades ago.

The Day 4 of rebellion in Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party began with a show of strength.

The rival factions of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) - led by founder Sharad Pawar and his nephew Ajit Pawar - are holding separate meetings in Mumbai today as the battle for the control over the party intensifies.

The political crisis in Maharashtra triggered by Ajit Pawar's rebellion in his uncle Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) entered Day 4 on Tuesday.

Nationalist Congress Party's Ajit Pawar, along with 9 party leaders, joined the Maharashtra government.

Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who argued for Uddhav Thackeray's side in Supreme Court in Maharashtra political crisis case on Thursday questioned the moral and legal right of the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra Govt to continue.

A day after Uddhav Thackeray quit as Maharashtra Chief Minister, Shiv Sena rebels may meet with the Governor after discussions today in Goa, where they arrived last night.

The loyalists of party president and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray took out a two-wheeler rally in Mumbai and held protests in parts of Pune against the dissident leaders

The political turmoil in Maharashtra continues with the rebellion growing stronger against Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

Shiv Sena MLAs, who have rebelled against the party bringing a crisis to the government in Maharashtra, are being taken to Assam and expected to reach Guwahati early Wednesday, sources said.

Maharashtra has been placed under President's Rule on Tuesday but that didn't stop allies Congress and NCP from holding discussions on whether to support the Shiv Sena in forming government.

Rahul Gandhi is on a padyatra or trek through villages in Maharashtra's Vidarbha, where a tragically high number of desperate, debt-ridden farmers have committed suicide. The 44-year-old Congress vice-president plans to cover 15 km on foot and will stop in five villages in Amravati to meet farmers whose crop has been destroyed by unseasonal rain. H...

Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis last evening said that another round of cabinet expansion will take place soon after another ally, Ajit Pawar, joined the ruling state government. 

The crisis in Maharashtra due to Ajit Pawar's rebellion against uncle Sharad Pawar entered Day 5 on Thursday. In the latest development, Sharad Pawar asserted he still heads the Nationalist Congress Party, which he founded over two decades ago.

The Day 4 of rebellion in Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party began with a show of strength.

The rival factions of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) - led by founder Sharad Pawar and his nephew Ajit Pawar - are holding separate meetings in Mumbai today as the battle for the control over the party intensifies.

The political crisis in Maharashtra triggered by Ajit Pawar's rebellion in his uncle Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) entered Day 4 on Tuesday.

Nationalist Congress Party's Ajit Pawar, along with 9 party leaders, joined the Maharashtra government.

Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who argued for Uddhav Thackeray's side in Supreme Court in Maharashtra political crisis case on Thursday questioned the moral and legal right of the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra Govt to continue.

A day after Uddhav Thackeray quit as Maharashtra Chief Minister, Shiv Sena rebels may meet with the Governor after discussions today in Goa, where they arrived last night.

The loyalists of party president and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray took out a two-wheeler rally in Mumbai and held protests in parts of Pune against the dissident leaders

The political turmoil in Maharashtra continues with the rebellion growing stronger against Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

Shiv Sena MLAs, who have rebelled against the party bringing a crisis to the government in Maharashtra, are being taken to Assam and expected to reach Guwahati early Wednesday, sources said.

Maharashtra has been placed under President's Rule on Tuesday but that didn't stop allies Congress and NCP from holding discussions on whether to support the Shiv Sena in forming government.

Rahul Gandhi is on a padyatra or trek through villages in Maharashtra's Vidarbha, where a tragically high number of desperate, debt-ridden farmers have committed suicide. The 44-year-old Congress vice-president plans to cover 15 km on foot and will stop in five villages in Amravati to meet farmers whose crop has been destroyed by unseasonal rain. H...