Politics

The JVM(P) had been a part of the opposition grand alliance before the 2019 Parliamentry elections with its party contesting the Godda constituency out of the total 14 Lok Sabha seats.

The political impasse in the state continues after Assembly election results were announced on October 24, with victorious allies BJP and Shiv Sena bickering over chief minister's post.

Sharad Pawar's comments come amid talk about the possibility of NDA constituent Shiv Sena forming government in Maharashtra with support from the NCP and the Congress.

The BJP and Shiv Sena have been locked in a protracted battle in the state for over a week now, with the Uddhav Thackeray-led party demanding the chief minister’s post.

Pawan Kalyan said he would seek an appointment with the Chief Minister failing which he would extend his support to the future agitational programmes of the employees.

The banner echoed the remark made by party supremo Sharad Pawar when the Enforcement Directorate named him in a money laundering case in September.

Responding to speculation on the former Congress president's absence, Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said Gandhi was away at one of his regular "meditational visits".

Chowdhury, who is also a five-time MP from Berhampore Lok Sabha seat in Murshidabad district, on Wednesday met family members of the five labourers who were killed by militants in Jammu and Kashmir.

Incumbent Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis is likely to be elected as the leader of the BJP legislative party amid demand by its ally Shiv Sena for the top post on a rotational basis.

Congress MLA Arif Masood said that if the UP government won't give Dr Kafeel Khan justice, the MP government was ready to take in such a good child specialist.

The BJP and the Sena, with 105 and 56 seats respectively in the new Assembly, are locked in a bitter tussle over sharing of power.

The delegation of European Parliamentarians will travel to J&K on Tuesday, nearly three months after the state's special status under Article 370 was abolished and it was divided into two Union Territories.

As the BJP's tally went down in the state polls held last week compared to its 2014 performance, Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray raised a pitch for 'equal sharing' of power.

Chandarakant Patil said that one of the most important factors in BJP's setback in western Maharashtra was the presence of rebels. The party could not control them in time and division of votes helped Congress and NCP win more seats.

With ten seats, JJP emerged in the 'kingmaker's' role as the ruling BJP ended up winning only 40 seats in the 90-member assembly and sought JJP's to enable it to form a stable government.

The process of government formation will start after Diwali, Fadnavis said, addressing party workers at a Diwali gathering in Mumbai.