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"Will Be Happy To Associate...": Ashok Chavan After Being Nominated For Rajya Sabha
Reacting to his Rajya Sabha candidature, Ashok Chavan, who recently joined the BJP, ditching the Congress, said that by becoming a member of the upper house of Parliament, he will get much wider scope to work at the national level.
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10 New Maharashtra Council Members To Take Oath On Friday
The ten newly-elected members of the Maharashtra Legislative Council will take oath on Friday, an official said on Thursday.
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Pankaja Munde Not Included In BJP List For Maharashtra Upper House Polls
The BJP on Wednesday declared names of five candidates for the upcoming polls to 10 seats of the Maharashtra Legislative Council, but former minister Pankaja Munde's name did not figure in the list.
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Fissures Appear In Maharashtra Alliance Over 12 Vidhan Parishad Seats
Differences have cropped up in Maharashtra's ruling alliance over the division 12 seats in the Vidhan Parishad - the upper house in the state assembly.
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Pankaja Munde Left Out Of BJP's List Of Candidates For Key Polls In Maharashtra
Pankaja Munde and Eknath Khadse, senior BJP leaders, have been left out of the party's list for the May 21 elections to the legislative council or upper house of the Maharashtra assembly.
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Election Fiercely Demanded By Uddhav Thackeray To Be Held On May 21
An election that Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had fiercely demanded in order to secure his job will be held this month in the midst of India's coronavirus fight. The Election Commission, on recommendations from Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and the state government, decided today to hold elections to the legislative coun...
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PM Modi's Shout-Out To Sharad Pawar's NCP Amid Maharashtra Turmoil
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's shout-out for Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in parliament, at a time the party is engrossed in all-out efforts to form a non-BJP coalition to take power in Maharashtra, drew much comment on Monday. PM Modi was speaking at a special discussion to mark the 250th session of the Rajya Sabha or upper hous...
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Legislative Polls: BJP Set To Become Largest Party In Maharashtra Council
The ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to become the single largest party in the Maharashtra Legislative Council after the biennial elections to eleven seats in the Upper House of the state legislature on July 16.
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Maharashtra Legislative Council Polls: Voting Underway In Four Seats
Voting was underway today for the biennial elections to four seats in the Maharashtra Legislative Council.
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Maharashtra Shutdown LIVE Updates: Over 300 Detained, 16 FIRs Registered After Violence On Wednesday
Over 300 people were detained after violence during Maharashtra shutdown called by Dalit groups in the state Wednesday. While Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has called for a judicial inquiry into the incident, there was ruckus in both Houses of parliament yesterday over the matter. The shutdown had generated tension in Mumbai and a number of area...
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PM Meets Top Leaders as BJP Knits Aggressive Parliament Strategy
Two days before Parliament's monsoon session begins, the BJP held a series of meetings on Sunday to counter the expected Congress offensive on Vyapam scam and the Lalit Modi controversy.
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Good Show by BJP in State Polls to Give Boost to Economic Reforms: Assocham
Good show by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly polls will give further impetus to the Narendra Modi government to push ahead with key economic reforms including GST, the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham) said on Sunday.
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Fine for running illegal hookah parlours to be increased: Maharashtra government
Maharashtra government has proposed a stringent fine against illegal hookah parlours. "We have proposed to make the offence cognisable, and hike the fine from the present Rs 1,200 to Rs 25,000," Home Minister RR Patil said in the Legislative Council today. The proposal had been sent to the Law and Judiciary department, he said. The Minister was ...
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"Will Be Happy To Associate...": Ashok Chavan After Being Nominated For Rajya Sabha
Reacting to his Rajya Sabha candidature, Ashok Chavan, who recently joined the BJP, ditching the Congress, said that by becoming a member of the upper house of Parliament, he will get much wider scope to work at the national level.
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10 New Maharashtra Council Members To Take Oath On Friday
The ten newly-elected members of the Maharashtra Legislative Council will take oath on Friday, an official said on Thursday.
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Pankaja Munde Not Included In BJP List For Maharashtra Upper House Polls
The BJP on Wednesday declared names of five candidates for the upcoming polls to 10 seats of the Maharashtra Legislative Council, but former minister Pankaja Munde's name did not figure in the list.
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Fissures Appear In Maharashtra Alliance Over 12 Vidhan Parishad Seats
Differences have cropped up in Maharashtra's ruling alliance over the division 12 seats in the Vidhan Parishad - the upper house in the state assembly.
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Pankaja Munde Left Out Of BJP's List Of Candidates For Key Polls In Maharashtra
Pankaja Munde and Eknath Khadse, senior BJP leaders, have been left out of the party's list for the May 21 elections to the legislative council or upper house of the Maharashtra assembly.
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Election Fiercely Demanded By Uddhav Thackeray To Be Held On May 21
An election that Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had fiercely demanded in order to secure his job will be held this month in the midst of India's coronavirus fight. The Election Commission, on recommendations from Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and the state government, decided today to hold elections to the legislative coun...
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PM Modi's Shout-Out To Sharad Pawar's NCP Amid Maharashtra Turmoil
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's shout-out for Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in parliament, at a time the party is engrossed in all-out efforts to form a non-BJP coalition to take power in Maharashtra, drew much comment on Monday. PM Modi was speaking at a special discussion to mark the 250th session of the Rajya Sabha or upper hous...
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Legislative Polls: BJP Set To Become Largest Party In Maharashtra Council
The ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to become the single largest party in the Maharashtra Legislative Council after the biennial elections to eleven seats in the Upper House of the state legislature on July 16.
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Maharashtra Legislative Council Polls: Voting Underway In Four Seats
Voting was underway today for the biennial elections to four seats in the Maharashtra Legislative Council.
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Maharashtra Shutdown LIVE Updates: Over 300 Detained, 16 FIRs Registered After Violence On Wednesday
Over 300 people were detained after violence during Maharashtra shutdown called by Dalit groups in the state Wednesday. While Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has called for a judicial inquiry into the incident, there was ruckus in both Houses of parliament yesterday over the matter. The shutdown had generated tension in Mumbai and a number of area...
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PM Meets Top Leaders as BJP Knits Aggressive Parliament Strategy
Two days before Parliament's monsoon session begins, the BJP held a series of meetings on Sunday to counter the expected Congress offensive on Vyapam scam and the Lalit Modi controversy.
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Good Show by BJP in State Polls to Give Boost to Economic Reforms: Assocham
Good show by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly polls will give further impetus to the Narendra Modi government to push ahead with key economic reforms including GST, the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham) said on Sunday.
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Fine for running illegal hookah parlours to be increased: Maharashtra government
Maharashtra government has proposed a stringent fine against illegal hookah parlours. "We have proposed to make the offence cognisable, and hike the fine from the present Rs 1,200 to Rs 25,000," Home Minister RR Patil said in the Legislative Council today. The proposal had been sent to the Law and Judiciary department, he said. The Minister was ...
