Shiv Sena Row

A 'red book' threw up 'red flags' Thursday as the Congress and BJP - and their allies, the Shiv Sena and NCP factions - squabble in the build-up to the November 20 Maharashtra Assembly election.

Amid outrage over the Puja Khedkar row, Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora called for "accountability from within" the system for the country's bureaucracy, including the Indian Administrative Service that is the backbone of domestic governance.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Monday said his party will seek legal recourse over the Mumbai North West Lok Sabha seat result, claiming victory was snatched from their candidate by "misuse" of the official machinery.

Amid the row over news reports claiming that the phone of a Shiv Sena candidate's aide was connected to an EVM during counting of votes in Mumbai's North West Lok Sabha seat, leaders of NDA and INDIA bloc in Maharashtra are trading barbs.

After Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Kangana Ranaut was allegedly slapped by a Central Industrial Security Force official at Chandigarh airport, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut sympathised with her, stating that an MP should not be attacked.

Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi's 'Mera Baap Gaddar Hai' remark targeting Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his son Shrikant Shinde ignited a massive in the state row on Thursday with the rival Shiv Sena slamming her.

The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the Maharashtra Speaker's ruling on the Sena vs Sena dispute and asked if the conclusion was contrary to its instructions.

As the Congress labours through intense seat negotiations with INDIA bloc allies ahead of the national election, Rahul Gandhi dialled Uddhav Thackeray yesterday to discuss the deadlock over eight of Maharashtra's 48 seats.

Ex-Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray slammed Speaker Rahul Narwekar Tuesday, and his Shiv Sena (UBT) moved the Supreme Court (again), after visuals of the latter's weekend meeting with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde at his residence,

Maharashtra Speaker Rahul Narwekar will on January 10 deliver his verdict on the disqualification petitions against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and several MLAs whose rebellion had split the Shiv Sena in June 2022.

Amid a row over Sanjay Raut's remarks that Shiv Sena (UBT) would contest 23 of the 48 seats in Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra, party chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said he won't do anything that would hurt the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance.

Shiv Sena MPs from Nashik and Hingoli in Maharashtra, both loyalists of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, have resigned in support of the Maratha reservation demand.

The Supreme Court Tuesday granted Maharashtra assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar a final opportunity to give it a realistic time frame for deciding the cross-petitions filed by the rival factions of the Shiv Sena.

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday said that the leader of DMK, an ally in INDIA bloc, should Keep his personal or parties' views to himself and within the state.

As a controversy erupted after an alleged 'flying kiss' gesture by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi with BJP's Smriti Irani training guns at the leader, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi called his gesture "affectionate".

A 'red book' threw up 'red flags' Thursday as the Congress and BJP - and their allies, the Shiv Sena and NCP factions - squabble in the build-up to the November 20 Maharashtra Assembly election.

Amid outrage over the Puja Khedkar row, Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora called for "accountability from within" the system for the country's bureaucracy, including the Indian Administrative Service that is the backbone of domestic governance.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Monday said his party will seek legal recourse over the Mumbai North West Lok Sabha seat result, claiming victory was snatched from their candidate by "misuse" of the official machinery.

Amid the row over news reports claiming that the phone of a Shiv Sena candidate's aide was connected to an EVM during counting of votes in Mumbai's North West Lok Sabha seat, leaders of NDA and INDIA bloc in Maharashtra are trading barbs.

After Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Kangana Ranaut was allegedly slapped by a Central Industrial Security Force official at Chandigarh airport, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut sympathised with her, stating that an MP should not be attacked.

Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi's 'Mera Baap Gaddar Hai' remark targeting Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his son Shrikant Shinde ignited a massive in the state row on Thursday with the rival Shiv Sena slamming her.

The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the Maharashtra Speaker's ruling on the Sena vs Sena dispute and asked if the conclusion was contrary to its instructions.

As the Congress labours through intense seat negotiations with INDIA bloc allies ahead of the national election, Rahul Gandhi dialled Uddhav Thackeray yesterday to discuss the deadlock over eight of Maharashtra's 48 seats.

Ex-Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray slammed Speaker Rahul Narwekar Tuesday, and his Shiv Sena (UBT) moved the Supreme Court (again), after visuals of the latter's weekend meeting with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde at his residence,

Maharashtra Speaker Rahul Narwekar will on January 10 deliver his verdict on the disqualification petitions against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and several MLAs whose rebellion had split the Shiv Sena in June 2022.

Amid a row over Sanjay Raut's remarks that Shiv Sena (UBT) would contest 23 of the 48 seats in Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra, party chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said he won't do anything that would hurt the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance.

Shiv Sena MPs from Nashik and Hingoli in Maharashtra, both loyalists of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, have resigned in support of the Maratha reservation demand.

The Supreme Court Tuesday granted Maharashtra assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar a final opportunity to give it a realistic time frame for deciding the cross-petitions filed by the rival factions of the Shiv Sena.

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday said that the leader of DMK, an ally in INDIA bloc, should Keep his personal or parties' views to himself and within the state.

As a controversy erupted after an alleged 'flying kiss' gesture by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi with BJP's Smriti Irani training guns at the leader, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi called his gesture "affectionate".