Prithviraj Chavan Resigns

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  "Have Not Resigned", Says Sena Minister In Row Over Cabinet Post

  The Shiv Sena's Abdul Sattar, whom sources said had quit the Maharashtra government earlier today after failing to get a cabinet berth, surfaced this evening to deny reports of his resignation

• Prithviraj Chavan's Resignation Accepted, to Continue as Caretaker Chief Minister

  Prithviraj Chavan's resignation as Maharashtra chief minister has been accepted by Governor CV Rao, an official said today.

• Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Resigns

  The Congress' Prithviraj Chavan has resigned as Maharashtra chief minister after his government was reduced to a minority with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) withdrawing support last evening. President's Rule is expected to be imposed in the state, where elections will be held in less than three weeks.

• Narayan Rane Adamant on Resignation, Matter Referred to Sonia Gandhi

  After failing to convince Konkan strongman Narayan Rane to withdraw his resignation from the Prithviraj Chavan government, Maharashtra's Congress unit on Tuesday decided to refer the matter to party chief Sonia Gandhi for a solution.

• Maharashtra Industries Minister Narayan Rane Quits Government

  Sulking Maharashtra Industries Minister Narayan Rane resigned today.

• Congress Leader Demands Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan's Resignation

  A Congress leader in Maharashtra has openly demanded Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan's resignation after the party's rout in the national election.

• Let Congress High Command Decide if Prithviraj Chavan Should Resign: Sources

  Nitish Kumar may have taken moral responsibility for his party's dismal performance in the national elections in Bihar and resigned as chief minister, but his counterpart in Maharashtra seems to be unwilling to relent.

• Election Results 2014: BJP Demands Chavan Resignation, Snap Polls In Maharashtra

  The BJP today sought the resignation of Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and called for snap polls after the state's ruling Congress-NCP combine was routed in the national election.

• Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission finally gets a chairman

  Justice SR Bannurmath, former Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court, is set to take over as the chairman of the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (SHRC). His predecessor, Justice Kshitij Vyas had resigned from the post in February last year. Since then the Commission has not been able to function, as the other members had also moved on to ...

• Arvind Kejriwal's party releases Black Paper on Maharashtra irrigation scam

  Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has released a "Black Paper" today in response to the White Paper on irrigation that has been prepared by the Maharashtra government. The activist-turned-politician has slammed the report which was presented to the state cabinet on Friday and practically gives a clean chit to NCP leader and former deputy chie...

• Maharashtra Governor accepts Ajit Pawar's resignation

  Maharashtra Governor K Sankarnarayanan today accepted the resignation of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who quit following reports about his alleged involvement in a Rs 20,000 crore irrigation scam.

• Sharad Pawar's Mumbai meetings prepare ground for accepting Ajit's resignation

  Early this evening, Sharad Pawar, the chief of the NCP, will meet with his party's legislators in Mumbai where he is expected to announce that he has accepted the resignation of his nephew, Ajit, as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra. To prep the scene, Mr Pawar met this afternoon with Ajit as well as Congress chief minister Prithiraj Chavan...

• Third act of Ajit Pawar drama today, uncle Sharad likely to accept resignation

  Sharad Pawar will meet his party's MLAs this evening in Mumbai where he is expected to announce that the resignation of his nephew, Ajit, has been accepted by him. Ajit Pawar quit on Tuesday evening as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, surprising both his own party, the NCP, and its partner, the Congress. Together, the parties have govern...

• Sharad Pawar indicates nephew Ajit will be removed

  NCP boss Sharad Pawar will meet party MLAs in Mumbai on Friday evening; they have asked him to take a final call on whether or not his nephew and senior party leader Ajit Pawar should go ahead with his resignation as deputy Chief Minister in the Congress-NCP state government. Sharad Pawar has indicated that he supports Ajit Pawar's decision to resi...

• Ajit Pawar's resignation must be accepted, says Arvind Kejriwal

  Appealing Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan to accept the resignation of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday also demanded sacking of state Water Resource Minister Sunil Tatkare.